Blackboard Original vs. Blackboard Ultra Terms

Content Folder

Folder

Files

Files

• Files can be configured to be view only, download only, or view and download.

• Progress Tracking can be enabled on Files so that you can easily see which students have viewed it.

• Instructors can use Progress Tracking on Files to quickly message students based on their engagement with the content.

Learning Module

Learning Module

• Students can easily navigate to the next or previous item.

• Students can see the number of items they need to complete and the items they have completed so far.

• Instructors can personalize Learning Modules by uploading or selecting a custom image thumbnail.

• Instructors can enforce sequential learning, ensuring that students are working through items in the correct order.

Item

Document

• Instructors can embed files and set them to display inline and/or make them downloadable.

• Instructors can build documents with the rich content editor, upload files using drag and drop workflows, or make use of a robust HTML editor for more advanced use cases.

• Instructors can easily embed third-party integrations leveraging LTI to enhance the learning experience.

• Instructors can enable conversations that allow students to talk about the content.

• Progress Tracking can be enabled on Documents so that you can easily see which students have viewed it.

• Instructors can use Progress Tracking on Documents to quickly message students based on their engagement with the content.

Assignments

Assignments

• Instructors can label assignments as formative to help set expectations for learners.

• Instructors have consistent authoring experience when creating assignments and tests.

Discussion Board

Discussion

• Instructors and students can easily see the number of responses and replies each participant has made within the discussion.

• Instructors and students can easily filter the discussion by participant.

• Instructors can easily identify which students have not participated and send them a message.

Self and Peer Assessments

Assignments - Peer Review

• Instructors can enable peer reviews on assignments without having to use a separate assessment type.

Adaptive Release

Release Conditions

• Instructors can easily adjust release conditions without having to leave the course content page.

Announcements

Announcements

• Students are prompted with a pop-up when they first enter a course if there is a new announcement.

• Instructors can see the number of students who have viewed the announcement.

• Announcements are conveniently located at the top of the course for improved visibility.

Date Management

Batch Edit

• Instructors can quickly edit dates, adjust the visibility of items, or delete items.

• Instructors can modify items without due dates.

Goals

Goals & Standards

Messages

Messages

• Instructors and students will see an unread message indicator when they enter a course and have unread messages.

• Instructors can force an email copy to recipients to ensure that students see important communications.

• Instructors can prevent replies to messages that are meant to be a one-way communication.

Performance Dashboard

Course Activity Tab

• Instructors can set alerts based on the number of days since a student has last accessed their course and/or if their grade is below a specified percentage.

• Instructors can see students who have alerts based off their last access date and overall grade in the course.

Question Pools

Question Banks

Retention Center

Course Activity Tab

• Instructors can set alerts based on the number of days since a student has last accessed their course and/or if their grade is below a specified percentage.

• Instructors can see students who have alerts based off their last access date and overall grade in the course.

Wikis

Collaborative Document

• Integration with Microsoft Office and Google Docs.

• Students can become familiar with applications they will use in a work environment.

• Collaboration and editing of documents can be done within the course.