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Blackboard course shells for FA2019 were created on July 28, 2019. The Ultra Course Preview setting is again enabled in FA2019 courses to allow faculty adoption during the phased roll-out of...
July 30, 2019
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11:19 AM
Learn what’s coming to Ultra & Collaborate next month
This month’s update to Blackboard will provide access to UMBC’s Google Drive. Faculty, staff, and students will be able to view their Google cloud storage from their Ultra courses, user profile,...
July 3, 2019
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12:30 PM
Learn what’s coming to Ultra & Collaborate next month
The June update to Blackboard brings delegated grading to Ultra courses. Renamed “parallel marking” in Ultra, this feature is designed to minimize bias when paired with anonymous grading. Parallel...
May 30, 2019
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1:25 PM
Learn what’s coming to Ultra
A core feature in an Original Blackboard course, Student Preview is used by faculty to review the content and tool functionality in a virtual environment before releasing to students -- and it is...
May 2, 2019
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10:27 AM
Blackboard course shells for SU2019 were created on April 26, 2019. The Ultra Course Preview setting is again enabled in SU2019 courses to allow faculty adoption. The Ultra Course Preview tool...
May 2, 2019
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10:25 AM
Phased rollout of Bb Ultra better supports campus e-Learning
Earlier this week the Provost and Deans agreed to a DoIT proposal to go forward with a broad investment in instructional technology support staff, software tools and training stipends for faculty....
April 4, 2019
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8:06 AM
Build inclusive environment for all student learning styles
To support UMBC’s ongoing commitment to a more inclusive campus, DoIT is pleased to introduce a new tool called Ally into Ultra courses to help improve the accessibility of course content in...
March 13, 2019
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11:35 AM
More than 900% increase in adoption since FA2018
Early adoption is growing at UMBC as more than 100 faculty opted to use the new Ultra Course View during the SP2019 semester. An additional 25 faculty tried Ultra using the sandbox shells created...
February 22, 2019
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9:07 AM
Ask questions, get help, share feedback with your peers
DoIT believes faculty are important partners and will play an essential role during the Ultra migration. The new Blackboard course interface is significantly different from the Original course...
February 21, 2019
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11:49 AM
Multiple opportunities for training, support, outreach
Training and support are essential components of a successful transition to the Ultra Experience. This past summer, about 30 faculty and staff attended the Ultra Experience Boot Camp, one of...
November 12, 2018
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3:17 PM