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HEADLINES
What’s New
- Fall 24 Bb Courses to Use Ultra by Default
- 4 Reasons to Use Copy Content to Prepare an Ultra Course
- Ultra Courses to Support Additional Level of Nested Folders
- Ultra Adoption by Faculty Eclipses Original for SP2024
- Google Jamboard to Retire in Fall 2024
- Learning Analytics Mini Grants CFP Due 6/7/24
- Enhancing Media and Accessibility Using Panopto
- Blackboard Courses Created: SU2024 (April 22, 2024) & FA2024 (May 13, 2024)
- DoIT’s Susan Biro Selected to QM Academic Advisory Council
Training & Professional Development (recording archive | view upcoming events)
- Ultra Quick Start Series: 30 minutes to get you started
- Copy Content into Blackboard Ultra (5.15)
- Content Release and Visibility Settings (5.16)
- Create New Content in Blackboard Ultra (5.20)
- Create Assessments in Blackboard Ultra (5.28)
- Optimizing Course Quota (5.30)
- Blackboard Ultra's AI Course Design Assistant Tool (5.17)
- 30 Minutes: Check Course Accessibility with Bb Ally (5.21)
- Ultra Boot Camp: Kickstart Your First 2 Weeks (choose morning or afternoon on 6.4 or 6.6)
In Case You Missed It: Recordings & Tips
- Learning Analytics: Community of Practice SP2024 Series Recordings
- Selecting Course Materials and Tech Tools For Upcoming Terms
- Course Prep Checklists
Other DoIT & UMBC News