Problem
USJ is currently undergoing the switch to Blackboard Ultra. Starting in the Spring of 2027, all new courses will be in Ultra. This article provides links to instructions on adding content to your Blackboard Ultra course.
Environment
Faculty
Resolution
Explains the tools and workflows available for organizing a course, including documents, folders, and learning modules.
https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/types-of-course-content.html
Covers the different ways to bring materials into a course, from typing text to uploading files and linking cloud storage.
https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/add-content.html
Generates a starting course structure, content, and questions directly inside a course to speed up setup.
https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/ai-design-assistant.html
Let’s an instructor access a course as a student to check content, grades, and activities exactly as a learner would see them.
https://help.anthology.com/blackboard/instructor/en/course-and-content-management/set-up-courses/student-preview.html
WATCH & LEARN
▸ Blackboard Instructor Video Library
Short, official Blackboard videos that demonstrate features in action, organized into topic-based playlists.
https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Ultra/Watch_Videos
▸ Blackboard Tutorials — Instructors (YouTube)
A curated YouTube playlist of official Blackboard instructor tutorials — a good option for a lunch-break crash course.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLontYaReEU1tCbsCDP-u_wsKdkDBegIhH
Cause
Blackboard's Original course layout is being discontinued, requiring all universities to make the switch to Ultra.