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Training Opportunities for Blackboard Ultra Courses

Training Opportunities for Blackboard Ultra Courses

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Ultra Information Day – October 30

Faculty are invited to a Blackboard Ultra Information Day on October 30, a special event designed to help you get the most out of Ultra Course View. Whether you’re new to Ultra or looking to deepen your expertise, this day will offer practical sessions and insights into using Ultra effectively

🗓 Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025
🕒 Time: 10am – 4pm
📍 Location: River Campus, LeChase Hall, Genrich-Rusling Room (2nd floor)

Throughout the day, you can join focused sessions on these topics:

 

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Blackboard Roadmap Updates

Join us for an exciting session where we’ll unveil the roadmap for Blackboard , highlighting both current and upcoming features designed to enhance your teaching and learning experience. Discover new tools and updates that will streamline your workflow and engage your students. The event will be hosted by Anthology representatives.

Anthology Ally in Blackboard/Remote

Join us for a session on Anthology Ally in Blackboard, led by Dr. Katie Grennell, Product Engagement Manager, Ally at Anthology, and Adjunct Instructor at Hilbert College. This session will highlight how Ally supports inclusive teaching by providing students with alternative content formats, giving instructors real-time feedback to improve course materials, and offering valuable reporting tools to track accessibility progress. Through an overview, demonstration, and Q&A, faculty will gain practical strategies for using Ally to enhance digital accessibility and create a more supportive learning experience for all students.

Ultra Gradebook

This session explores Blackboard Gradebook’s features—from weighted grading to bulk edits and performance tracking. Learn best practices to streamline grading, reduce errors, and enhance transparency for students. The event will be hosted by Anthology representatives.

Advanced Tips using Ultra

Explore your course with Blackboard Ultra, and we’ll explore content layouts, easy-to-use communication tools, and student engagement features like Progress Tracking. Whether you’re teaching online or in person, this session will help you build a course that’s organized, interactive, and easy to manage. The event will be hosted by Anthology representatives.

Self-Paced Training Options

An Ultra self-paced Blackboard course is available to guide you through the different functions and features of Ultra courses.
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You can also explore our Video Playlists

Assistance with any use of Blackboard or associated learning tools is always available. Submit a ticket at UnivITHelp@rochester.edu.

Mini Workshops to Enhance Your Blackboard Courses

Are you looking to learn more about Ultra Courses, enhance your course, or learn how to use a new tool that is available within Blackboard? These workshops are for you! These workshops are meant to be short (20-30 minutes) and focused on specific topics.

 

 

Workshops to Support your Teaching within Blackboard

These hour-long workshops are meant to help you learn new tools and techniques for your teaching.

 

Rubrics Workshop – November 4 at 11:00 am

Are you using rubrics to assess your students’ work? Do you want to learn how to add rubrics to your course in Blackboard? This workshop will cover the how-to of creating and grading with rubrics in Blackboard. This workshop is designed to be a follow-up to Designing Effective Rubrics offered by the Teaching Center on October 24. Learn more.

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Using Blackboard AI to Streamline Course Design

Blackboard Ultra courses have a number of AI tools built in that help you streamline your course design and development. Join us for this workshop to see how the tools can be used to save time and streamline your course design.

December 2 at 12:00 pm Register to attend

December 3 at 2 pm Register to attend

 

Workshop Series for Faculty Transitioning to Ultra

Workshop #1 – Building and Organizing Content in Ultra Courses
This workshop will help you learn how to organize your Ultra course best. It will also cover how to copy content from your Original course into Ultra.

Workshop #2 – Setting Up Graded Items in Ultra Courses
This workshop will cover using all of the Graded Items (Discussion, Journal, Tests, Assignments) in Blackboard Ultra. It will also briefly discuss how to connect to the external tools that the University has available for use with Blackboard.

Workshop #3 – Teaching in Ultra Courses
This workshop will cover things you need to know as you begin teaching your course in Ultra, including sending announcements, messages, progress tracking, and setting up your overall grade column.

Workshop materials

Creating Content

Creating Gradable Items

Teaching in Ultra