The big move from Blackboard Learn Original to Blackboard Learn Ultra
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To help you prepare and keep updated with all that is changing, our regular fortnightly posts will provide tips and advice for migrating your modules, with staff and student perspectives from those who have used Ultra in the pilot phase. It will highlight some of the best features and opportunities for learning and teaching of this new VLE.
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Or you might be asking yourself what Ultra is and what it means to you as a student or lecturer at Ulster University.
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'Ultra’ describes the transformation of the user interface and workflows in Blackboard Learn . The Ultra, the new look VLE, boasts a modern student interface that adjusts to fit whatever computer, tablet, or smartphone is being used.
With an upgraded layout it offers a faster, more responsive mobile experience, it is intuitive for students to use, with essential functionality for staff and students presented in a user-friendly way.
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Why Ultra? Why now?
As early as 2014, Helen Beetham, researcher, lecturer and coordinator of JISC Building Digital Capabilities project, recognised the importance of a consistent digital experience for students (Beetham & White, 2014). The JISC 2023 report, ‘Beyond Blended’, highlights how digital technologies are now thoroughly embedded into learning and teaching in Higher Education (Beetham & MacNeill, 2023).
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‘Our annual digital experience survey highlights the fact that nearly 70% of our students are regularly accessing Blackboard on a mobile device and we know that the current experience is not as good as it should be. A key feature of the new Ultra experience is a responsive design that natively works on any device without the need to download dedicated mobile applications.
Ultra will provide a more intuitive, streamlined interface and workflows, enhancing the student experience and reducing some of the complex workflows that staff experience.’
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All staff can now request their own Ultra development area (dev area) to familiarise themselves with the new interface.
📘 Follow the how-to guide two steps below to get set up your dev area:
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Login to Module Manager. Then, select Ultra > Setup https://dl01.ulster.ac.uk/modulemanager/
Login to Blackboard (learning.ulster.ac.uk). Then you will see a new module available in your Blackboard modules list.
Develop your skills
There will be ongoing training and support for the move to Blackboard Ultra, with Anthology certified courses, as well as bespoke CDLE staff training and events. For all our 2024 digital learning support and events, check out the CDLE homepage at:
Learn more about the move to Ultra
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If you’d like to get thinking about the opportunities for learning and teaching that the new VLE has to offer, explore the links below:
Fiona’s Demo video for QAHE January 2024
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Blackboard Ultra Preview Andy Jaffrey May 2023
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JISC Building Digital Capabilities
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🔗 References
Beetham, H., & White, D., (2014) Students' expectations and experiences of the digital environment. Available from: https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/5573/ [accessed 16 January 2024]
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