Blackboard Learn Ultra: Courses staff development programme (Spring – Summer 2024)
From February 2024, a comprehensive programme of staff development and online resource is available to help get you started with Blackboard Learn Ultra. It covers all the essential topics to support you in preparing your 2024/25 Blackboard course. Sessions are aimed at academic colleagues but other staff are welcome to attend. Administrative colleagues in Support Centres have dedicated staff development being arranged. (For an overview of Blackboard Ultra from an academic’s perspective, watch this 10 min video.)
Please note:
- Dedicated sessions may also be delivered to Schools or Departments, but colleagues are welcome to book individually to attend sessions on the open programme, as outlined below.
- If you are not able to join a session, please know further dates are being arranged in due course.
Each topic has an accompanying online web resource.
- Ultra: Plan and start building your 2024-25 Course (Essential). This 2hr in-person, hands-on workshop will equip you with the skills to start building your 2024/25 course. It will introduce you to Ultra Courses, the university Course template, it will show how to add and reuse Blackboard Learn Original content in the most effective and efficient way. This companion online resource supports the session. Details & booking.
- Ultra: Assessment Overview (Recommended). This 90 min webinar will give you a tour of assessment tools and processes in Ultra, and focus on similarities and differences with Original. The companion online resource will recap the essential points after the session. Details & booking.
- Ultra: Creating Learning Activities (Recommended). (From May 2024) This practical 90 min workshop will be offered in the Summer 2024 and will give you an introduction to creating learning activities in your Ultra course. This companion online resource supports the session. Details & Booking.
- Ultra: Communicating with Students, Monitoring Progress and Using Course Analytics (Recommended). This 1 hr webinar will introduce the revised course communication tools and the new functionality on monitoring student activity and progress with your Ultra course. This companion online resource supports the session. Details & booking.
- Ultra: Re-using Blackboard Original Tests in 2024/25 Courses (Optional). This 75 min webinar, will focus on the re-designed Ultra Tests and the best options for re-using Original Tests in Ultra courses. This companion online resource supports the session. Details & booking.
- Ultra: Groups. This self-access resource provides everything you need to know about creating and managing groups in Ultra.
- Ultra: Course Building Retreat to progress your course building (Optional). (From May 2024) (Not a training session) These sessions provide dedicated time for you to progress your 2024/25 course building with TEL team support on-hand to answer your questions. (Further information and booking link below).
Ultra: Course Building Retreat (Information and Booking)
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