Instructional Design Example Archive (IDEA) pages offers examples or templates of different technology solutions for instructional design challenges, or different potential uses for specific Blackboard Ultra features.
Use IDEA pages if you are looking for creative examples of how to use a Blackboard Ultra feature to pursue different instructional goals or in diverse learning contexts, or if you want to explore potential solutions to a problem using a range of different instructional technology or design tools.
- New Course Basics — This is a beginning guide to the basics of adding content to an empty Blackboard Ultra course, written for instructors who are new to Blackboard Ultra (or who need a bare-bones refresher).
- Blackboard Start of Semester Frequently Asked Questions (SOS - FAQ) — This page answers frequently-asked questions about setting up Blackboard courses for the start of a new semester, and can serve as a rough timeline and/or checklist of things to do to get your new course ready for the semester.
- Course Setup Checklist — Type or paste something here to turn it into an excerpt.This page guides instructors through setting up the essential features of their Blackboard Ultra course. It is designed to encourage best practices for course setup that can save you work later in the semester.