Blackboard Ultra
Blackboard Ultra Course is a new course view that offers a modern, intuitive, and personalized interface. With a simplified workflow and an accessible, fully responsive design, Ultra Course View will make it easier to teach and learn from any device. As of the Spring 2025 term, all course sites at WKU will be in the Ultra course view.
What's new in Blackboard Ultra - Updates
Although Ultra Course View has been available since 2014, Anthology remains committed to continuously enhancing Blackboard. Each month, new features are released, ranging from significant functional updates to minor enhancements.
To help you stay up to date, CITL offers monthly Zoom workshops that review the latest Ultra updates. Be sure to check the CITL event calendar for details.
Below, you'll find a breakdown of the most recent features released. For more comprehensive information, you can also explore the full Release Notes for Learn SaaS or the Archived Learn SaaS Release Notes for older updates.
- Print answer key for assessments
- Improvements to prevent printing a question across pages
- Needs Grading improvements for assessments allowing multiple attempts
- Send a copy to email when scheduling announcements
- Improvements to the group submissions page
- Needs Grading improvements for students and questions tabs
- Recording audio and video when adding per question feedback
- AI Design Assistant – output language selector
- Printing for assessments
- Streamlined point value editing for questions
- Post immediately when creating announcements
- Prevent auto-assigning members within self-enrollment groups
- Group members list available in the selected group
- Filter out graded responses when grading by question
- Grader notes on student grades
- Weighted calculation usability improvements
Ultra Support
Self-help Resources
Explore a number of resources to help you navigate Blackboard Ultra. Whether you are a new user or looking for answers to common questions, you’ll find step-by-step guides, video tutorials, and more.
Training
Starting in the Spring 2025 term, all courses will transition to the Ultra Course View. To ensure you are prepared, completing an Ultra training is required. You can choose between CITL’s led sessions or the self-paced, online Blackboard Ultra Training provided by ITS. Without completing one of these trainings, you won’t be able to create a Backboard course site for the Spring term. Check out our list of upcoming training sessions below:
- In-Person Training: October 16, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | HCIC 3004
- In-Person Training: November 1, 2024 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | HCIC 3004
- ITS: Blackboard Ultra Training: This is a completely self-paced training through ITS that focuses on the foundations for using our learning management system and associated tools. To self-enroll in this training, you must log into Blackboard, select My WKU Bb and scroll down to the ITS: Blackboard Ultra Training link. Clicking on the link will enroll you in the training that you will then find within the Courses tab in the Blackboard menu.
Need Help?
If you need assistance with Blackboard Ultra please contact ITS at 270-745-700, or submit a support ticket. You can also reach out to CITL at citl@wku.edu.
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