Blackboard Ultra Workshops & Webinars

Blackboard Workshops and Webinars


SESSIONS

Ultra Café

The Blackboard Ultra Café is a day of snacks, coffee, and course building. Blackboard experts offer guidance in an in-person interactive workshop and an in-person open workspace.

The interactive workshop and the open workspace are offered in the Morning Café and the Afternoon Café in separate rooms. If you aren’t able to attend both on the same day, feel free to register for one on another date.

Morning Café: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Afternoon Café: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

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PART 1: Interactive Workshop

Come prepared to learn the skills to leave Blackboard Original behind and create your upcoming courses in Ultra! 

In this interactive workshop, instructors will create a Learning Module, Folder, Document, Link, Test, Assignment, Discussion, and Journal. We will also add a course image, try out the student preview option, discuss test exceptions and more!

  • Bring your own laptop. 
  • Light snacks and beverages provided.

InfoIMPORTANT

We recommend you attend an Ultra Basics or Ultra Demo workshop or review the On-Demand recording before this session. View the Blackboard Workshops & Webinars page for our workshop schedule and on-demand recordings.

PART 2: Open Workspace

It’s time to create a real course! Our team will be on hand to guide and answer any questions you have.  

In this 2-hour open workspace you can put all of your Ultra knowledge into action and build your courses in Blackboard Ultra. Fine-tune your course content or start from scratch while our team will be on hand to answer any questions. 

  • Bring your own laptop. 
  • Light snacks and beverages provided.

InfoIMPORTANT

We recommend you attend an Ultra Basics or Demo workshop or review the On-Demand recording  and attend Ultra Café Part 1 prior to attending this session. View the Blackboard Workshops & Webinars page for our workshop schedule and on-demand recordings.

Upcoming Sessions

Save the date and register for upcoming sessions on one or more of the following dates:

  • April 23, 2025 (Wed)
  • May 13, 2025 (Tues)
  • June 10, 2025 (Tues)
  • July 11, 2025 (Fri)
  • August 5, 2025 (Tues) 
  • September 11, 2025 (Thurs)
  • October 8, 2025 (Wed)
  • November 4, 2025 (Tues)
  • December 10, 2025 (Wed)
  • January 6, 2026 (Tues) 

Ultra Office Hours

Hosted by CIT’s Blackboard team, Ultra Office Hours offer brief updates and how-to’s, questions and answers, and discussion. Bring your questions or just come for a quick overview of new features and other Ultra good topics.

Ultra Office Hours are open to all who teach with Blackboard or support others in their teaching. They are held via Teams on the 2nd or 3rd Monday of the month.

Upcoming sessions


Blackboard Ultra Demo and Info Session

Join us for a 30-minute presentation followed by Q&A to see Ultra for yourself and find out what you need to do to prepare.

Upcoming sessions

  • Thursday, May 29, 10:30-11:30 AM via Teams
  • Friday, June 27, 2-3 PM in Gorgas Library Camellia Room (Room 2020) (no registration required)
  • Tuesday, July 22, 2-3 PM in Gorgas Library Camellia Room (Room 2020) (no registration required)

Session resources

Recorded sessions


Blackboard Ultra Basics

The new Blackboard is here! Join this session to learn the basics: navigation, key features, and how to build course content from scratch and by copying from Original courses.

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Blackboard: Transitioning Original Courses to Ultra Courses

In Ultra, you can copy content from other courses you teach so you don’t have to start with a blank slate. Join this session to learn how to copy an entire course or individual course items from Original to Ultra courses. We’ll also look at Ultra Course Preview, which instructors can use to see changes before converting their courses permanently, and CIT resources for course conversion.

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Blackboard Ultra: Creating Dynamic Content

Build your Ultra course! Learn how to create new content, copy content from other courses, and add content from external sources, such as academic publishers.

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Blackboard Ultra: Communicating with Students

Learn how to use Announcements, Messages, Discussions, and email to communicate with students. We’ll also explore Class Conversations, an Ultra feature than allows students to discuss course content with you and their classmates.

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Blackboard Ultra: Collaborative and Personalized Learning

Learn how to use Groups, Release Conditions, Progress Tracking, and other features to engage students in active learning though customized learning paths and group activities.

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Blackboard Ultra: Assessing Student Learning

Learn how to create and evaluate Assignments, Tests, and other assessments. We’ll also talk about grades and feedback, rubrics, and accommodations.

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Blackboard Ultra: Grading and Managing the Gradebook

Explore grading workflows, set up and adjust the Gradebook, and navigate the Gradebook’s student view.

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Blackboard Ultra: Analytics for Instructors

Learn about Ultra features you can use to keep track of how your students are performing and how they are interacting with your course, such as the Student Activity Log, Course Activity Report, Student Activity Details for Assessments, Student Activity Details for Courses, Observer Role, and Analytics.

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