Are there features in Original that are unavailable in Ultra?
When copying your course from Original to Ultra Course View, some features will not copy and will be removed. We recommend requesting an Ultra Preview course to preview and prepare your course content before moving your Live course to Ultra.
Please contact the Center for Instructional Technology for more information.
Original Content Type | Is there an alternative? |
|---|---|
Blogs | Yes. Use the Discussion Board in Blackboard or an external blogging platform. |
Contacts | Yes. Create a document with contact information. |
Course Links | Yes. You can add course links to the Course Content page. Visit our help article for more information: https://bama.atlassian.net/wiki/x/EADvxg |
Course Menu Links | No. The course menu has set options at the top of the course. |
Glossary | Yes. Create a document with glossary content. |
Grading Color Codes | No. |
Grading Periods | No. |
Module Page (example: My Alerts) | No. |
Test Question Types: File Response, Jumbled Sentence, Opinion Scale/Likert, Ordering, Quiz Bowl | Yes. Visit our help article for more information: Review and edit unsupported test question types in Ultra |
Self and Peer Assessments | Yes. Create an assignment with peer evaluation. |
Grade Center Smart Views | Yes. The Ultra Gradebook has Filters in the Grades view. |
Surveys | Yes. Create a Form in Ultra or use a Qualtrics survey. |
Total Column | Yes. Recreate your total columns with a Total Calculation column in the Gradebook. |
Weighted Total Column | Yes. Recreate your weighted columns with a Weighted Calculation column in the Gradebook. |
Wikis | No. Use OneDrive to collaborate on a document with students in the course. |