Blackboard Ultra News and Training

We're excited to share the latest updates and enhancements to Blackboard Ultra for the month of September. These improvements are designed to enhance your teaching and learning experiences.

Key Updates:

• Course Content Layout Change - The new layout emphasizes the course content by moving it to the left, giving it more space on the screen, and offering higher contrast between the background and course elements.
• Knowledge Checks - Add ungraded knowledge checks for students to self-assess their learning while engaging with content on an Ultra Document
• Gradebook Enhanced - A new overview page makes it easy to see what assignments need grading or have not been posted. The detailed student activity report provides instructors with more information on how and when students are engaging with their course.

To learn more about these features and how to utilize them, please refer to the following resources:

• ⁠Video: September 2024 Ultra Updates
• Wiki: Blackboard Ultra Course View for Faculty and Organization Leaders
• Wiki: Ultra Roadmap and detailed notes on the new features

We encourage you to explore these new features and incorporate them into your courses as you see fit.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us by emailing academiccomputing@fairfield.edu.