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On July 17th, SU Blackboard will update from Blackboard Learn to Ultra Base Navigation. The change will provide users with a modernized landing page that includes a new notification system that provides , a consolidated view of activity across their courses and provides more direct methods for navigating , and more easier ways to navigate to course content.
This The update will not change how change any of the following:
- How you login to Blackboard
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- The way that individual courses function once you have entered them.
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- The function of
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- course tools
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- such as items, announcements, assignments, test, discussion boards, etc.
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- . These will function just as before once you are inside a course.
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- Content already built in courses
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- The ability of instructors to copy content, just as before.
- Third party integrations with textbooks, Kaltura, Zoom, Collaborate, Turnitin,
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- etc. — these will work much as before with some small tweaks to how they are accessed.
This change is being scheduled to take place between the Summer I and Summer II terms to impact as few users as possible in on-going courses. We hope that the timing will also provide ample time for Fall 2021 instructors to grow accustomed to the change and seek technical support before the term begins.
Blackboard has created separate brochures In addition to the summary below, users are encouraged to view the brochures created by Blackboard with a summary of the changes of improvements for instructors and changes improvements for learners.
Benefits
There are a number of benefits of making a this change to in the system navigation:
- Greatly improved accessibility
- Dramatic improvements for navigating the site on mobile devices
- Reduced clicking to navigate directly to relevant areas of courses
- Notifications that can be customized by each user
- Consolidated views of activity across all courses
- Architecture improvements that make it possible to create Blackboard Ultra Courses in the future
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The activity stream provides a view of activity in your courses including newly posted information, due dates, and activity in discussion boards, and grades/grading among other things. Clicking on the items displayed will taking you directly to the relevant area in the course for a complete view of the material. The stream is customizable by each users to user so that they can display just the information you they want to see.
Grades
Clicking grades will show students scores and feedback recently posted in their courses. Instructors will see a summary of submissions including their grading status.
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