{"id":18487,"date":"2023-12-18T13:22:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T13:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/?page_id=18487"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:25:55","slug":"blackboard-learn-ultra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/blackboard-learn-ultra\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Learn Ultra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);min-height:115px\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-2-color has-text-color\">Blackboard Learn Ultra<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Blackboard is the University of Reading&#8217;s virtual learning environment, used to enhance the student learning experience. 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