The Ultra Course View is cleaner with a more modern design and easy-to-use workflows. It also has powerful new tools that are not available in the Original Course View, like Discussion Analytics. There are some features of the Original Course View that are not available in the Ultra Course View, however.
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a web conferencing tool that allows faculty to synchronously communicate online with students anywhere in the world. Collaborate Ultra is browser-based and does not require a separate launcher application as Collaborate Classic did.Apr 5, 2020
0:002:13Blackboard Collaborate User Interface Tour - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipOpen the My Settings panel to add your profile picture complete your audio and video setup andMoreOpen the My Settings panel to add your profile picture complete your audio and video setup and adjust your notification settings.
0:201:28Introduction to Blackboard Learn with the Ultra Experience for Instructors ...YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipYou will see the new ultra course view where everything is organized so that all the course materialMoreYou will see the new ultra course view where everything is organized so that all the course material interactions. And tools are right at your fingertips. You can quickly add content to your course.
From the content area select Tools and More Tools. Select Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. By default the link name is Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. When you add Blackboard Collaborate to your course content, it links to the tool, not a specific session.
Select the Experience the new Learn icon in the top-right corner of the page. In the pop-up window, start the conversion to the Ultra Course View. You'll receive an email notification when your course is ready. From the Courses page, access your course and check out how your content looks in the Ultra Course View.
0:074:41Blackboard Collaborate Instructions for Faculty - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipFirst log into blackboard. And enter your specific course once in your course scroll down to courseMoreFirst log into blackboard. And enter your specific course once in your course scroll down to course tools and click blackboard collaborate ultra. Next click either of the create session buttons.
Reviewers felt that Zoom meets the needs of their business better than Blackboard Collaborate. When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Zoom is the preferred option. For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Zoom over Blackboard Collaborate.
Blackboard Collaborate is free for all staff to use, and there is no restriction on the maximum number of sessions that can be run at any one time.
The Ultra Course View adapts to the size of users' screens whether they view courses on a mobile phone, tablet, or desktop computer. Users can access their courses on the go and on their schedules.
There are improvements to the Ultra Calendar as well as advanced filtering options for the Gradebook, submission linking, and calendar links for Ultra Peer Review. Students can now mark and track progress and the student experience is improved with a new navigation menu!
January 2019The first programmes with the Ultra course view were launched in January 2019 and by 2019/20 all courses will be on Learn Ultra, making Northumbria University one of the first Higher Education Institutions in Europe with a full Learn Ultra deployment.Jul 2, 2019