Blackboard Ultra Training Part 1

This session will cover key principles of course design, including backward design, module basics, content creation, and accessibility while introducing tools in the Ultra system for managing communication and course materials.

Introduction to Ultra, Accessibility and Course Design

  • Simple Course Design
    • Backward Design 
    • Course goals & weekly objectives – context, connections, scaffolding, alignment 
    • Module basics
  • Course Availability
  • Communication 
    • Announcements 
    • Messages
  • Content Pedagogy and Creation – Simple Course Design - Modules
  • Creating content 
    • Create
    • Copy Content
    • Upload:
    • Content Market
    • Cloud Storage
    • Content Collection
  • Create
    • Learning module
      • Edit Title
      • Change visibility
      • Description
      • Forced Sequence
      • Image 
    • Folder
      • Inside Module
      • 2 levels of folders
  • Copy Content from other Courses  

Keywords:
Blackboard, Ultra, Course, Stream, Gradebook, Course Design, Backward Design, Module, Content Creation, Assessibility 
Doc ID:
144860
Owned by:
Sharley K. in NDSU IT Knowledge Base
Created:
2024-11-21
Updated:
2025-05-21
Sites:
NDSU IT Knowledge Base