Course Copy Compatibility Chart
What should instructors know before they copy their course from Original to Ultra? This guide lists content that will copy to Ultra seamlessly, content that will copy to Ultra with exceptions/workarounds, and content that will not copy to Ultra.
Before copying your Original course to an Ultra course, review this page for information about the content types that will copy to Ultra and the content types that won’t copy to Ultra.
Content that will copy from Original to Ultra
Content type in Original | Content type in Ultra |
|---|---|
Content area in course menu | Folder in course content area |
Item in a content area | Document in course content area |
File in a content area | File in course content area |
Tool link in a content area | Tool link in course content area |
Web link | Web link |
Learning module | Learning module |
Learning module in a folder | Learning module in root content area |
Folder in a content area | Folder in course content area A long folder description is copied to an Ultra document within the folder. |
Survey | Form |
Assignment | Assignment |
Journal | Journal |
Announcements | Announcements |
Rubrics | Rubrics |
Grading Schemas | Grading Schemas |
Activity level groups | Moved to course-level groups |
Content that will copy from Original to Ultra with exceptions
Content type in Original | What you should know |
|---|---|
Content descriptions | Please remain aware of the length of each item’s description, as descriptions will be shortened to 750 characters in Ultra. More information: https://bama.atlassian.net/wiki/x/EIBIxw |
Tests | Some question types won’t copy from Original to Ultra. More information: https://bama.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYDOt |
Pools | Question Pools are called Question Banks in Ultra. Some question types won’t copy from Original to Ultra. More information: https://bama.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYDOt |
Discussion forums | Discussions in Original will only copy to Ultra with a full course copy. Discussion threads won’t copy. An Original long discussion description is not copied to Ultra. More information: https://bama.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AgBUxw |
Discussion threads | Original discussion forums where students are allowed to make new threads are converted to Ultra Discussion and threads deleted. A forum where students are not allowed to make threads is converted to an Ultra folder and each thread becomes a discussion within the folder. |
Goals | Goals in Original will only copy to Ultra with a full course copy. |
Grade Center categories | Grade Center categories in Original will only copy to Ultra with a full course copy. |
Course Banner | A course banner in Original will only copy to Ultra with a full course copy. |
Content that won’t copy from Original to Ultra
Content in Original | Individual Item Copy to Ultra |
|---|---|
Tool link in course menu | Will not copy |
Course link in course menu | Will not copy |
Description of Discussion Board | Will not copy |
Long Discussion description | Will not copy |
LTI or Third Party Content | Will not copy More information: Known issue- Copying LTI links to Ultra |
Syllabus | Will not copy |
Self and Peer Review | Will not copy |
Blog | Will not copy |
Wikis | Will not copy |
Nested content information:
Blackboard Ultra supports up to three levels of hierarchy for content nesting on the course content page.
Course content at deeper levels gets moved to the lowest level supported in Ultra Course View. Contents are maintained.