Collection of Blackboard Learn Ultra Guides.
If your test is automatically marked Students will be able to receive their results at the time set for this. If there are questions that require marking such as essay type questions, then you will need to mark these before an overall mark can be calculated. Access the submitted tests 4. Select a student from […]
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There are three main containers in Blackboard Learn Ultra that will help to organise your materials. Learning Modules and Folders Ultra Documents When organising your materials know that there are only two levels in Learn Ultra course structure. Learning Modules and Folders Learning Modules and Folders are both ways of organising materials on an Ultra
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Journals are a place for students to privately communicate with you or as a self-reflection tool. Students can not view each others entries. Students can make unlimited entries. Creating a Journal Journal settings Setting up a Graded Journal Commenting on a Journal Creating a Journal To add a journal, hover over the area in the
Discussions allow interaction within a course or organisation. Discussions can be created in a specific content area, or through the discussions tab where all discussions can be accessed. In this article you will be able to see how to: Where on the course can Discussions can be created? It is possible to create a Discussion in
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It is possible to export groups from Blackboard Learning Ultra and original, it is also possible to import groups to Blackboard Ultra from other Ultra courses or original courses. Please read this guidance as there may be some caveats. Importing and exporting groups To export a group To import a group Importing and exporting groups
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Whilst your discussions are mainly managed within the discussion itself, on the Discussions page, you can help students find what they need and keep the area organised. A link to the Discussion page can be found on the top navigation bar in an Ultra course. This guide will cover: Discussion Area Options Manage Posts Discussion Area
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YuJa is a Learning Capture tool used to record in-class lectures, making screencasts and to provide video storage for teaching and learning. In Blackboard Learn Ultra there are two YuJa LTI tools Videos (YuJa) (creates a link to YuJa) and Insert Video (formally YuJa Media Chooser) (allows you insert YuJa videos into the course) this guide covers YuJa Video
As in any discussion you will wish to reply to threads and questions from your students to continue the conversation. How to Reply to a Discussion How to Save a Draft Message How to Reply to a Discussion When accessing discussion threads, you will be presented with a collapsed form of the discussion. To reply
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Class conversations are similar to Discussions, but are tied to a specific item in the content area. You can choose to activate a class discussion during or after content creation. For example activating these online content conversations as a response to student comments in class to allow a wider discussion on course materials. Where can
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Messages is a function in Blackboard Learn Ultra that can be accessed via the main Blackboard Menu or inside an Ultra course. This function is set as Read-only for students at the University of Reading. You will be able to use the tool to message your students but they cannot use it to reply to
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