NOTE: This information is for faculty only. For general information, go to the Blackboard: Move to Ultra Courses site. For information on migrating your course from Learn to Ultra, go to the Blackboard Ultra Migration site.
Blackboard Ultra Course Development Shell Request - Sign up to get a "demo" shell just to try out Ultra, or specify course development shells when you're ready to get to work on your classes.
Blackboard Ultra Summer 2026 Course Reversion to Learn - While everyone is strongly encouraged to teach in Ultra in the summer, if there are compelling pedagogical reasons to wait until Autumn 2026 to run your class in Ultra, fill out this form to identify those courses.
Basics of Ultra - A general overview of Ultra, including how to customize your profile, manage your calendar, set your notifications, create announcements. and interact with your students.
Build Content in Ultra - Tutorials and instructions on how to build your course content, copy content from another course, set release conditions for your content, and edit content settings all at once.
Assessments in Ultra - Learn how to assess students' learning through tests, assignments, and discussions. Set due dates, time limits, grant exceptions, and customize students' submission view.
Gradebook in Ultra - Learn the various ways to grade students' assessments and manage gradebook items.
Analytics - Learn to monitor student performance to ensure success for everyone.
DEIS Knowledge Base - Our quickly searchable knowledge base has many Blackboard Ultra-specific categories.
FPDi Workshops - Find and register for various 1-hour Ultra workshops, delivered in Zoom and available through the Faculty Professional Development Initiative on CougarConnect.
One-on-One FAC Consultations - Schedule a 30-minute individual, customized training session at a day and time that fits your schedule, delivered in a personal Teams call with our Faculty Assistance Center staff.
Drop-in Labs - In-person and virtual drop-in labs for faculty who would like one-on-one help or quick troubleshooting. No need to register. Note that there will not be any drop-in labs on holidays or days where the campus is closed.
The following faculty, listed alphabetically by last name, have volunteered to be peer mentors for other faculty who would like tips, techniques, and insights for Ultra. Please reach out to any of them directly through email (you can find them automatically in Outlook when you start typing their names in the "To" field).
Shawn Casey - Professor, English Department
Christine Creagh - Professor, Early Childhood Development
Madelyn (Madee) Green - Instructor, Anthropology, Social & Behavioral Science
Erin Kelly-Snyder, DVM - Program Coordinator / Assistant Professor, Veterinary Technology
Nicholas Lakostik - Professor, English Department
Marc Lord - Professor, Biological & Physical Sciences
Ann Palazzo - Professor, English Department
Jane Roberts - Program Coordinator / Professor, Health Information Management Technology
Karla Short - Instructor, Emergency Medical Services
Stephen Timmons - Professor, Humanities (History)
Katelyn Zag - Assistant Professor, Nursing