Blackboard Office Hours

Got questions about Blackboard Ultra? Join our Office Hours for one-on-one support, quick tips, and personalized guidance. Whether you’re troubleshooting a tricky feature or just curious about what’s new, we’re here to help—no appointment needed!

In-Person Office Hours

Every Friday from 2:00-3:30 in A232 Gordon Palmer Hall.

Virtual Office Hours

Join the Teams meeting – every Tuesday from 2:00-3:00

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.

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. This session is for instructors, teaching assistants, and course designers and builders.

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Ultra

Think you know Blackboard Ultra? Think again! Join us for a fast-paced, interactive session where we reveal 10 surprising, time-saving, and just plain cool features hiding in plain sight. Whether you’re a seasoned Ultra user or just dipping your toes in, this workshop will leave you saying, “Wait… it can do THAT?!”

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.

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. This session is for instructors, teaching assistants, and course designers and builders.

Communication Features in Ultra

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.

Blackboard AI Design Assistant

Use Blackboard’s generative AI tool to help you design your Ultra course. Instructors can auto-generate the following: learning modules, assignment prompts, discussion prompts, journal prompts, test questions, question banks, grading rubrics, images, and document layouts. This session is for instructors, teaching assistants, and course designers and builders.

Assessing Student Learning

Learn how to create and evaluate Assignments, Tests, and other assessments in your Ultra course. We’ll also talk about grades and feedback, rubrics, and accommodations. This session is for instructors, teaching assistants, and course designers and builders.

Grading and Managing the Gradebook

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

Analytics, Performance, and Activity

Learn about Ultra features you can use to keep track of how your students are performing and how they are interacting with your course. This session is for instructors, teaching assistants, and course designers and builders.