TABLE OF CONTENTS

• What is Ultra Course View?
• Convert Your My Space
• Things to Try in Ultra
• Convert Your Upcoming Course
• Additional Resources and Support

What is Ultra Course View?

Blackboard Ultra has been redesigned from the ground up and features a modern, mobile-first design and intuitive navigation. Features include: 

• A responsive mobile friendly experience. Move from phone to tablet to computer seamlessly. 
• Improved accessibility. 
• Consistent navigation for students across courses. 
• Progress tracking. 
• Streamlined grading.
• And more.

Blackboard has recently tripled its development team for Ultra courses. New features and improvements are released every month! Some of these new features are large updates with completely new functionality. Others are small enhancements that improve workflows and your experience teaching and learning in Ultra. For more information about new features, visit our What's New in Ultra? page. 

Check out all of our Ultra information pages on the Lesley eLIS blog.

Convert Your My Space

Your My Space course is a private sandbox course where you are the only one enrolled. This space was designed to allow you to practice using the tools and features in myLesley.

All My Space courses will be converted to Ultra Course View in January 2024, however you may convert your My Space at any time. 

If your My Space was created before August 8, 2023, please email elis@lesley.edu to request your My Space be set to Instructor Choice.

If your My Space was created after August 8, 2023, your course is already set to Instructor Choice.

Once your course is set to Instructor Choice, follow the Ultra Course Preview Instructions to preview your course in Ultra and, once you are ready, convert it. Please note that you will need to make your course private before beginning the Ultra Course Preview.

Things to Try in Ultra

Use your My Space course to become familiar with the features and tools in Blackboard Ultra. The following guides will walk you through the tools and tasks 

As you work through these documents, think about how you may apply these tools to your course and your content. Every course is different - you may not need or want to use all of the tools and features.

Things to Do in Ultra Course View Part 1

This step-by-step guide will walk you through some of the basic features of Blackboard Ultra Course View, including adding an Ultra document, using the text editor, creating folders and modules, creating assignments and tests, creating discussions, and more. 

Things to do in Ultra Course View Part 1 

Things to Do in Ultra Course View Part 2

This step-by-step guide will walk you through some of the more administrative features of Blackboard Ultra Course View, including creating groups, tracking attendance, batch editing, coping content, setting up the gradebook, and more.

Things to do in Ultra Course View Part 2

Convert Your Upcoming Course

If you would like to teach your upcoming course in Ultra, please email elis@lesley.edu. 

Additional Resources and Support

Blackboard Ultra Course View Faculty Quick Start Guide

This guide contains instructions and tutorial videos to get you started with Ultra Course View: Blackboard Ultra Course View Faculty Quick Start Guide

eLIS Online Office Hours

Join the eLIS staff for our weekly online office hours every Monday and Thursday, 2:00 - 4:00 ET. No appointment necessary: eLIS Online Office Hours.

Contact eLIS

Reach out to elis@lesley.edu with any questions or to request a 1:1 or small group training.