Blackboard Ultra Resources

This webpage offers tutorials and help pages for Blackboard Ultra Course View. UofL has begun transitioning to the Ultra Course View version of Blackboard with full migration expected by fall 2024. The Delphi Center provides support to faculty members, staff and students that use Blackboard and its associated software tools.

• Getting Started – Faculty

  Experience Blackboard Ultra	Video
  Instructor Choice for Ultra View for Course	Video	Help Page
  Edit Your Profile	Video	Help Page
  Activity Stream	Video	Help Page
  Calendar	Video	Help Page
  Monthly Release Highlights		Help Page
  Ultra Course vs. Original Comparison		Help Page

• Getting Started – Students

  Activity Stream	Video	Help Page
  Respondus	Video
  McGraw-Hill Connect	Video	Help Page
  Pearsons	Video	Help Page

• Building Your Course

  Adding Content	Video	Help Page
  Copying Content	Video	Help Page
  Creating Learning Modules	Video	Help Page
  Creating a Journal	Video	Help Page
  Inline File Viewing	Video	Help Page
  Moving Content with the Keyboard	Video	Help Page
  Previewing your Course as a Student	Video	Help Page

• Assessing Learning

  Accommodations in Ultra	Video	Help Page
  Exceptions	Video
  Analytics in Ultra	Video	Help Page
  Assessment Exceptions	Video	Help Page
  Associate a Rubric	Video	Help Page
  Attendance Grades	Video	Help Page
  Audio/Video Feedback	Video	Help Page
  Creating Assignments	Video	Help Page
  Group Assignments	Video	Help Page
  Creating a Test	Video	Help Page
  Gradebook in Ultra	Video	Help Page
  Grading Assignments/Inline Grading	Video	Help Page
  Streamlined Grading	Video
  Grading in Instructor App	Video
  Grading Using a Rubric	Video	Help Page
  Granting Student Accommodations	Video	Help Page
  Import Original Questions	Video	Help Page
  Item/Category Weighting	Video	Help Page
  Peer Assessment	Video	Help Page
  Reuse Questions	Video	Help Page
  SafeAssign	Video	Help Page
  Using Question Pools on a Test	Video	Help Page

• Communicating and Collaborating

  Announcements	Video	Help Page
  Discussions	Video	Help Page
  Collaborate	Video	Help Page
  Microsoft Teams Meetings	Video	Help Page
  Create Groups	Video	Help Page
  Discussion Analysis	Video	Help Page
  Journals	Video	Help Page
  Messages	Video	Help Page
  Self-enroll in a Group	Video	Help Page

• Student How-Tos

  How to Check Grades	Video	Help Page
  Check Attendance	Video	Help Page
  Managing Blackboard Profile	Video	Help Page

• Third Party Tools

  Panopto		Help Page
  Perusall	Video
  VoiceThread		Help Page
  SoftChalk		Help Page
  Respondus	Video	Help Page
  Cengage	Video	Help Page
  McGraw-Hill		Help Page
  Pearsons		Help Page