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62% of Fall 2023 Blackboard Courses Now Using Ultra
9 of 10 UMBC students are enrolled in an Ultra course
As UMBC finalizes its migration to Ultra, more faculty opted to use the new course experience during FA2023. Specifically, of 1588 total available Blackboard shells, faculty have enabled 991 using...
September 20, 2023 · 2:55 PM
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Call for Proposals: Blackboard's Digital Teaching Symposium
Submissions due September 18, 2023
Do you have a digital teaching best practice or experience to share with other educators? What strategies help educators excel and thrive in a shifting higher education landscape? Share your...
September 7, 2023 · 4:02 PM
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Improved course management tools for Ultra in September
Preview new AI course design assistant tools also coming
As the fall semester starts, the next update for Ultra courses brings improvements to the course management tools and a new stock image resource for course banners. Additionally, faculty will also...
August 31, 2023 · 1:37 PM
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Support student success with Ultra’s progress tracking tools
Discover how and when students engage with course content
The success of students in a Blackboard course is often dependent on their level of engagement and their ability to stay on track with course content and assignments. As an instructor, it's...
August 30, 2023 · 9:11 AM
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Ultra Courses to Offer New AI Course Design Assistant Tools
Generate images, structure, test questions, and rubrics
As the landscape of education continues to evolve, the integration of cutting-edge technology into the classroom has become more vital than ever. The advent of generative AI tools is poised to...
August 10, 2023 · 9:35 AM
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FA2023 Courses Created in Blackboard on July 25, 2023
Blackboard course shells for FA2023 were created on July 25, 2023.  The Ultra Course Preview setting is enabled in FA2023 courses, which allows faculty to preview OR convert a new Original course...
July 26, 2023 · 9:50 AM
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Grade by student or question in Ultra courses for Aug update
New Google integration, customize image for learning modules
The August release reveals a new update for the Ultra grading system, enabling faculty to grade by question or student, or mix and match the approach. Additional updates to Ultra for August...
July 24, 2023 · 12:47 PM
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Ultra update features tracking meter, resize images in July
Improved file deletion, complete/incomplete schema, and more
The July update for Ultra provides updates to assessment and grading, content delivery, and course management, offering new functionality and quality of life improvements for faculty and...
June 28, 2023 · 8:35 AM
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RESOLVED: AWS Outage Impacting 3rd-Party Tools in Blackboard
At approximately 3:42pm, DoIT staff became aware of a potential outage with third-party tools on our instance Blackboard Learn. System admins confirmed reports that an AWS outage in US-East is...
June 13, 2023 · 4:26 PM
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June brings support for CSV upload of Ultra test questions
New location for Announcements, plus anonymous test grading
Creating many questions on a test can be a time-consuming process. Instructors might import questions using third-party tools or publisher test banks, if compatible or available. Beginning with...
June 1, 2023 · 11:47 AM
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