Blackboard Ultra News and Training

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


Key Updates:

  • Email Notifications for Discussions: To encourage participation in discussions, you can now set your emails to "Email me right away" and select which discussion activity you're interested in.
  • Generate Question Banks: Instructors now have the option to generate questions in a question bank.

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

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


If you have any questions or feedback on your experience with Ultra, please don't hesitate to contact us by emailing academiccomputing@fairfield.edu.



For more information, contact Academic Computing, ITS / 203-254-4069 / academiccomputing@fairfield.edu