Blackboard Original vs. Blackboard Ultra Terms

Blackboard Original vs. Blackboard Ultra Terms

This guide will show the comparison between tools and terms from Original to Ultra.

Find out more information at the Blackboard Help article for Blackboard Original and Ultra Terminology.

Original

Ultra

What's New?

Original

Ultra

What's New?

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.

Assessments

Original

Ultra

What's New?

Original

Ultra

What's New?

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.

Tools

Original

Ultra

What's New?

Original

Ultra

What's New?

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.