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Important update: Moving Ultra guides to new Support site

We have created new TEL Support site for Blackboard Learn Ultra guides. All Blackboard Original guides will remain on this original view site.

If you have bookmarked links to existing Ultra view guides, you will be automatically redirected to the corresponding guide on new site.

If you don't find the guide you are looking for, please raise a support ticket.

Go to TEL Support Ultra view site for Blackboard Ultra guides ➜

[last updated 24th September 2024]

Blackboard Learn

Getting Started → Administration & Processes → Course Content → Communication → Learning Activities → Users & Groups → Grade Centre →

Assessment and feedback

Turnitin Assignments → Turnitin Similarity Report → Blackboard Assignments → Blackboard Tests → Video assignments → Gradescope → Online Exams →

Blackboard Ally

Check the accessibility of the materials on your course →

Learning Capture

Learning Capture - YuJa →

Blackboard Collaborate

Blackboard Collaborate - index of resources → Collaborate Ultra Video Tutorials → Collaborate Ultra Test Room → Planning a session → Setting up a session → Running a session → Setting-up Audio and Video → Recorded sessions→ Using mobile devices →

Microsoft Apps

Stream (Classic replaced with Stream on SharePoint)

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Meetings

Microsoft Forms

Microsoft Bookings

What's new

| Ultra Courses - Get started
| Turnitin archived Assignments
| Turnitin - Read only message
| Create accessible content
| YuJa - Learning Capture
| Transitioning from Stream to YuJa
| Course Accessibility Reports

Need help?

Please contact us via DTS Self Service Portal

Most visited guides

  • Blackboard Tests: Timer, Autosubmit and Force Completion settings
  • Turnitin: QuickMarks – Share Sets
  • YuJa Accessibility
  • Uploading to YuJa
  • Microsoft Teams: managing attendees

TEL Staff Development sessions

TEL Learning Capture - YuJa Classroom Capture Demonstration

View full list and dates

Self-directed Online Tutorials

Marking Blackboard and Turnitin Assignments

Running Interactive Online Sessions

Blackboard for Administrators Part 1 – An Overview

Blackboard for Administrators Part 2 – Electronic Assessment

Blackboard for Administrators Part 3 – The Grade Centre

Creating Rubrics for Blackboard and Turnitin

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