Blackboard Course View Transition

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Blackboard is the supported Learning Management System at Syracuse University. From this page you can choose which version of Blackboard you would like information for.

ITS and Online Learning Services (OLS) are offering instructors to begin teaching their credit-bearing courses in the Ultra Course View. Syracuse University will complete the transition from original courses to ultra courses during the summer of 2024. For the Fall 2024 term, all newly-created courses will be in the Ultra course view. Instructors will retain access to their previously-offered original courses to copy content into ultra courses and for record keeping purposes.

Instructors are encouraged to evaluate the Ultra Course View and make the move to an ultra course when they are ready by submitting a request for an ultra course; they can do so as early as Spring 2023. By default, Blackboard courses will continue to be created in the original view until Spring 2024 or an instructor requests the change. An instructor can request the change in any one course — they do not have to transition all of their courses to ultra at the same time until Fall 2024.

Original Course View

You are using the original course view if the course menu appears on the left side of your window. This menu is the cornerstone for all course content. Select an item to open it and the content appears in the main window to the right of the course menu. Content modules and folders open in a new tab/window.

Screenshot of a course homepage in original course view

Ultra Course View

You are using the Ultra Course View if your instructor's name and picture appear in the content area. At the top of the page are navigation links to your course tools. Ultra courses have one course content page where all course materials are organized using modules and folders. Content modules and folders open as layers within the same window.

Screenshot of a course homepage in Ultra course view

Upcoming OLS Events

Events & Office Hours

Date

Time

Event Type

Description

Mondays

9:00 - 10:00 AM

Monday Office Hours

Open time with Online Learning Services staff for instructors to ask questions and get support on ultra courses. Hosted on Zoom: https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/99215387414

Tuesdays

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Tuesday Office Hours

Open time with Online Learning Services staff for instructors to ask questions and get support on ultra courses. Hosted on Zoom: https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/96710631791

***Office hours are cancelled on Tuesday, 8/6/2024 as OLS hosts a training.