What tools are available in an Ultra course?
- Erin Warner
Tools may appear in Ultra under another name or form and with different functionality and customization. These will be noted under “Details”.
Visit the Blackboard Help page for more information: Blackboard Learn Original and Ultra Terminology
Changed Tools/Features
Original | Ultra | Status | Details |
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Achievements | Achievements | deployed | Available. |
Adaptive Release | Release Conditions | deployed | Date/time, performance-based, and group/member release available now. Not available: Marked reviewed. |
Anonymous Grading | Anonymous Grading | deployed | Available. |
Announcements | Course Announcements | deployed | Available. Announcements in Ultra can also be sent to students via email. |
Attendance | Attendance | deployed | Access Attendance by clicking Attendance under Details and Actions in your Ultra course. Functions and features identical to Original Course View. |
Blogs | Journals | In Development | Coming to Ultra - No timeline. Alternatives - Use Discussion Board in Blackboard or an external blogging platform. |
Calendar | Calendar | deployed | Click the Calendar tab at the top of an Ultra course to access. Additional capabilities are planned. |
Contacts | -- | DISCONTINUED IN ULTRA | |
Content Collection | Content Collection | deployed | To access the Content Collection, click Tools in the left-hand menu on the Blackboard landing page. Additional capabilities are planned. |
Content Editor | Content Editor | deployed | The following are not yet available in the ultra content editor:
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Course Analytics / Reports | Course Reports / Student Activity | deployed | Available now. Some analytics are embedded. Might not be visible until student data is generated. |
Course Banner | Course Image | deployed | When a Course Image is set, it is displayed as the Course Tile on the Courses page in the base navigation. It can also be toggled on to be displayed as a course banner. |
Course Menu | -- | DISCONTINUED IN ULTRA In the Ultra Course View, there is no course menu. All of the content is listed on a single page, to make it easier for students to navigate, and links to course tools are organized in the Details and Actions area or along the top right of the page. Content can be organized using folders and learning modules, which open and close. | |
Course Link | Course Link | deployed | Available. |
Course Messages | Messages | deployed | In ultra course messages there is no subject line and there are no folders to organize course messages. |
Date Management | Batch Edit | deployed | Available now: Edit due dates & visibility. Enhancements expected. |
Delegated Grading | Delegated Grading | deployed | Available now. Additional capabilities are planned for Ultra Courses. |
Discussions | Discussions | deployed | Available now. Additional capabilities are planned for Ultra Courses. |
Files | Files | deployed | Available now. Upload files from your desktop. |
Folders | Folders | deployed | Ultra courses are limited to a nested folder depth of two. You can create a subfolder inside of a folder, but cannot add additional folders within a subfolder. |
Grade Center | Gradebook | deployed | Supports weighted & points-based schemas, filters (smart-views), running total, download submissions and assessment results. |
Groups | Course Groups | deployed | Fully supported with import and export via CSV for group creation and membership enrollment. |
Item and Blank Page | Document | deployed | The term "Document" refers to a page in Ultra that resembles a web page. Documents can include images, text, uploaded files, and HTML content. If you only need to add a file without accompanying text, use the Upload option instead. |
Item Analysis | Question Analysis | deployed | Run Question Analysis for a single test by clicking the ... button next to it in the Course Content view, or by clicking the pie chart icon in the upper right. Additional capabilities are planned. |
Journal | Journal | deployed | Journals can be created by using the + menu to create content, then selecting Journal under Participation and Engagement. |
Learning Module | Learning Module | deployed | Learning Modules can contain multiple files, Documents, Assignments, Tests, or Discussions. You can force students to view the content in a Learning Module sequentially by using Release Conditions and selecting the Sequence checkbox. This also allows students to track what they have completed in the module. Additional capabilities are planned. |
Performance Dashboard | -- | discontinued in Ultra Embedded analytics and progress tracking reports provide extensive data about learner performance. | |
Publisher Integrations | Content Market | deployed | Most publisher integrations are available in Ultra Course View; you should contact your publisher representative for more information. |
Retention Center | Progress Tracker | deployed | Information repurposed through Activity Stream. |
Roster | Roster | deployed | Available in the Details & Actions area within an Ultra course. You can view the full student roster, enroll a TA or another Instructor, or add an accommodation for a student (such as extended timers) that apply to all assessments in the course. |
Rubrics | Rubrics | deployed | Available now. |
SCORM | SCORM | deployed | To add a SCORM package in your Ultra course, click the plus sign to add content, click Create, select SCORM package, and select Upload SCORM package or Browse Content Collection. |
Self & Peer Assessments | Assignments with Peer Evaluation enabled | deployed | Available now. |
Send Email | Messages | deployed | When creating messages and announcements, instructors can send a copy by email to the recipients. Instructors can change messages settings through the Course Settings. |
Student Preview | Student Preview | deployed | Access via the Enter student preview mode button in the Details & Actions area within an Ultra course. Click the ... menu in the upper-right corner to exit student preview. |
Tests and Pools | Tests, Reuse Questions, Question Banks | deployed | Ultra does not yet support the full array question types that original courses do. Review Question types in Ultra |
Web Link | Web Link | deployed | To create a link to web content, you can create a link directly in your course by clicking the +, Create, and then Link. |
Wikis | -- | discontinued in Ultra | |