Blackboard Ultra Instructor Training Sessions
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We encourage you to sign up for our Blackboard Ultra Training sessions so that you are successfully prepared as an instructor at UofL for the Blackboard Ultra migration. As a reminder, the university fully transitioned to Blackboard Ultra as of fall 2024.
Join the Delphi Center’s Instructional Design team and Blackboard Support team for a hands-on, practical session on Blackboard Ultra. Each session is 45-minutes held on MS Teams. Sessions will continue to be offered until the transition is complete.
Completed this training and have questions, or would like step-by-step assistance for your course? Check out our pop-in sessions this spring semester.
We also recommend enroll in the Blackboard Ultra Training for Faculty Organization to use as a resource for step-by-step directions. Access here: https://uofl.me/Ultra_Faculty
Blackboard Ultra Training Session Topics
- Navigating Ultra
- Process for Spring 24 courses
- Building/Copying Content
- Utilizing Batch Edit
- Navigating Panopto Integration
- Creating, Posting and Editing Announcements
- Creating Individual and Group Messages
- Comparing Conversations and Discussions
- Creating and Monitoring Discussions Boards
- Utilizing Discussion Board Analytics
- Adding and Designing Assignments and Assessments
- Managing Settings
- Grading Assignments and Assessments
- Utilizing Question Analysis
- Managing Group Assignments
- Using Third Party Tools
- Gradebook Overview
- Managing Gradebook Settings
- Setting up the Overall Grade
- Viewing Submissions and Grading
- Utilizing options from Student Page
2025 Blackboard Ultra Training
Sign up by clicking on the session that fits your schedule from our virtual training list below. More dates will be added throughout the year. You can also assess our handy, step-by-step resources anytime by self enrolling in the Blackboard Ultra Training for Faculty Organization.
We recommend to sign up for a training at least one day prior to the session. Training sessions will be cancelled the morning of, if there are zero registrations.
Getting Started | Communicating with Learners | Assignments & Assessments | Using the Gradebook | |
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Thursday, January 2 | 2 p.m. | |||
Friday, January 3 | 11 am | |||
Monday, January 6 | 10 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 p.m. |
Tuesday, January 7 | 2 pm | 11 am | 10 am | 12 pm |