Introduction
In August of 2022, Blackboard Learn will begin to use the Ultra Base Navigation (UBN). This will update the appearance of Blackboard Learn. This update is a steppingstone towards the eventual move to Blackboard Learn Ultra.
If you are a returning student, your module content will not have changed. Module menus, module content and tool links will continue operate in the same way.
Table of contents
What is the Blackboard Learn Ultra Base Navigation?
The UBN is an overhaul of the layout and appearance of Blackboard Learn, designed to improve the virtual learning environment’s accessibility and mobility.
The new UBN benefits students in the following ways:
- Modern, intuitive experience
- Responsive on mobile devices
- Consolidated cross-course information that allows you to quickly get an overview of key course information in a single place.
- The new activity stream and cross-course calendar helps you to better manage your time.
- Assessment and assignment details can be found in one location and the combined courses calendar can be linked to an external calendar of your choice.
- Quick access to the most critical information by opening modules and tools in layers, reducing the number of clicks needed to take an action.
Note: You can longer use the Personalise Page feature to customise the course menu colour.
What’s new?
The Navigation Panel
Instead of displaying tabs across the top of Blackboard Learn, there is a persistent left-hand navigation menu that provides users with access to their modules and Blackboard Learn tools.