Getting Started with Ultra

These guides will get you started with Blackboard Ultra, from navigating a course to the most common tasks such as adding Re/Play videos and making content available for your students.

This section is a work in progress, and is currently being developed. Please check back here soon for more updates – in the meantime, the content may change visually and new guidance will be added.

Need further support? If you were looking for something here which you were unable to find support for, please let us know. This site is being updated and curated with wave 1 participants so please tell us what needs to be added or what could be improved. Email the Ultra Project team via blackboard-ultra@bristol.ac.uk.

1. Ultra checklist

If you feel you’re ready to go, or want a list of essential things to consider, start with this checklist.

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2. Getting set up

Find and Manage your Courses

Accessibility Checking

Using Student Preview (opens Blackboard Help pages)

Set up your Blackboard Profile (opens Blackboard Help pages)

Enrolling and Removing Colleagues from a Course

3. Managing Content

Organising Content using Folders and Learning Modules

Creating a Document (opens Blackboard Help pages)

Adding Re/Play videos to your Ultra course

Tracking student progress with the unit content (opens Blackboard Help pages)

4. Interacting with Students

Adding a unit Announcement (opens Blackboard Help pages)

Using the Conversations tool (opens Blackboard Help pages)

Using Messages (opens Blackboard Help pages)

Setting up Groups (opens Blackboard Help pages)

Using Discussions (opens Blackboard Help pages)

Creating Journals (opens Blackboard Help pages)