Teaching Innovation and Learning Technologies is gearing up FHSU’s big transition to Blackboard Ultra.
To smooth the process and guide faculty, we are hosting a variety of workshops, drop-in sessions, and courses to help.
We will be providing faculty with several resources to help during the conversion process.
Online Tutorials
In case you need some conversion assistance after-hours or just want a quick answer, we’ve created a small collection of tutorials for faculty.
These tutorials will help you with converting your course, re-structuring content, and how to fill your course with content.
You can access these tutorials here:
Ultra Training Courses
To learn how to use Blackboard Ultra, you can attend our asynchronous training course. This course covers the basics of Blackboard Ultra, such as creating content (i.e., pages, assignments, assessments), messaging students, and using the Ultra Grade Book.
The course consists of 8 modules, each taking approximately one hour to complete.
You can register for the Ultra training course by submitting a Blackboard Support ticket.
Ultra Conversion Consultations
To start you with Blackboard Ultra, TILT Instructional Designers are hosting one-on-one Conversion consultations. These 60-minute events serve as your introduction to converting courses to Ultra.
Whether you have a specific course in mind for conversion, or do not even know where to start, our consultations have options for everyone with full support and and guidance along the way.
Register for a Conversion Consultation HERE
https://calendly.com/d/ck66-yyd-yhk/blackboard-ultra-transition
Drop In Zoom Office Hours
If you need some targeted help, TILT will also be hosting drop-in office hours via Zoom.
These events will be first come, first serve with no appointment necessary. TILT Instructional Designers will be available to answer your questions regarding converting your courses to the Ultra course view. (These events will be for Ultra conversion questions only!!!!!)
If you want to join us and ask some questions, please mark the days and times of the sessions below and join us.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 1 – 2 PM (CST)
Thursdays 7-8 PM (CST)
No registration necessary! Join via our new Zoom Events page during the times above:
Click HERE
https://fhsu.zoom.us/ze/hub/TILT
We thank you for all of your hard work and we are excited to help bring a new learning experience to our students.
Student Resources
The following link will take you to our Ultra student tutorial page. This tutorial provides students with an interactive Blackboard Ultra tutorial that covers four topics that are essential to student navigation: Accessing Content, Viewing Grades, Submitting Assignments, and Contributing to Discussion Boards.
The tutorial is a file that can be uploaded directly into your course.
You can access the file and tutorials on how to upload it at this link: https://tigerlearn.fhsu.edu/blackboard-ultra-training-for-students/