New Faculty Orientation to Blackboard Ultra
New to Ultra? No problem! Get your course ready for day 1
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 · 6 - 7 PM
Online
For new faculty who may be teaching with Blackboard Ultra for the first time, getting started may feel overwhelming. During this orientation, Instructional Technology staff will review the basics of Ultra to ensure your course is ready the first day of the semester.
Topics covered during this session will include:
- Content
- Create modules and modules
- Upload content
- Externally link to cloud storage
- Communication
- Add instructor contact information
- Post announcements and send student emails
- Create discussion boards
- Gradebook
- Create and grade assignments
- Set up the grade book to match your grading schema
To RSVP for this event, please click “Going” below and be sure to add the event to your calendar! Registered participants will receive a calendar invitation prior to the event.
At least 10 registrants are needed for this session to proceed as scheduled. The session will be recorded and the link distributed to all registrants.
JOINING THE SESSION
This webinar will take place in a Google Meet virtual conference room. Enter the webinar up to 15 minutes before the start time. Visit the myUMBC event post and select the "Join Online Event" button to join the Google Meet session.
Prior to the Event
- For the best viewing experience, we recommend using Chrome, Brave, or Firefox, preferably the most recent updates to those browsers. Closing any unnecessary browser tabs will help conserve your bandwidth.
- If this is your first time joining one of our webinars, please review the requirements to use Google Meet. Learn how to connect your audio & video, change/blur your background, and use reactions. You can also review the accessibility support including live captions.
This session will be recorded. If you are unable to attend and would like to receive a copy of the recording, please still mark "Going" on this event!