by Monnier | May 27, 2024 | Blackboard, Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
As you all probably know by now, there isn’t a lot of visual customization that can be done in Ultra. But there is one thing you can do to personalize the look of your course (and for me, to differentiate all my intro shells on my Blackboard landing page without...
by Monnier | May 2, 2024 | Blackboard, Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
After working with the Ultra gradebook for almost a full semester, I thought I’d share with you guys some of the lessons I’ve learned so far. Lesson the first: always check what you are doing in student preview, otherwise, be prepared for a few fun...
by Monnier | Mar 22, 2024 | Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
Let’s take a break from Ultra for a second here. We need to talk about Padlet. There is actually A LOT to talk about, when it comes to Padlet, so this is only the first post in a series. And I would also add that now is a great time to join Padlet because their...
by Monnier | Mar 11, 2024 | Blackboard, Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
I have been blogging about my experience with the Ultra Courseview (UCV) for 7 weeks now. That’s about a dozen posts covering the basics of the UCV, as I have experienced them in my own courses. But then, I’ve been here so long, this kinda feels like...
by Monnier | Mar 7, 2024 | Blackboard, Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
Adaptive release is one area where I find the Original course view to be superior to Ultra. I don’t know how many of us use adaptive release, but if you have used it, you know it allows you to be pretty granular on to release your content, even with the basic...
by Monnier | Mar 4, 2024 | Blackboard, Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
A propos of nothing: And yes, it’s real. Anyhoo, there are different ways that you can set up your attendance in Ultra, depending on whether or not your gradebook is already populated. If your gradebook is still empty, just click on the gradebook tab and you...
