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| Name in Original | Name in Ultra | Notes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Release | Conditional Release | In original courses instructors can release content when a student has made an attempt on an item, regardless of its grading status or score. In ultra, additional content is only released based on the grade an item receives. In ultra courses, if an assessment used as a condition, it must be graded before new content is released to the student. | Unknown |
| Blogs | Forthcoming | Blogs are not yet available in ultra courses. | Future Development |
| Contacts | None | Contacts will not be included in ultra courses in lieu of improvements to profiles in the overall navigation. | Final |
| Content Collection | Content Collection | Users can add content to a course from the content collection but the content collection manager is no longer available inside of ultra course view. Instead it is accessed from the "Tools" area of the main navigation menu. | Final |
| Content Editor | Content Editor | The following are not yet available in the ultra content editor:
| In Development |
| Course Duration | None | Course duration can no longer be edited by the instructor — it can only be changed by a system administrator. | Final |
| Course Links | Course Links | It is not yet possible to create a link from one area of an ultra course to an item created elsewhere in the course. By extension you can not create a link in an Announcement that takes a student directly to a piece of course content. | Expected 2022 |
| Course Menu | None | The course content page has replaced the course menu in ultra courses. Rather than create a separate menu instructors should structure their course content in folders and modules directly on the course content page. | Final |
| Course Reports | Embedded Analytics | Some items, such as assessments or discussions, have some analytics built into them. Course Reports as in original courses are no longer available, including view tracking. | In Development |
| Course Messages | Messages | No subject line or folders to organize messages. | Final |
| Course Surveys | Forthcoming | This feature is not currently available in ultra courses. Instructors would have to use an alternate technology like Qualtrics, Google Forms, or Microsoft Forms. | Research |
| Date Management | Batch Edit>Dates | This feature is relocated to the batch edit menu in ultra courses. | Final |
| Discussions | Discussions | Discussions are available but the feature is still being enhanced:
| In Development |
| Embed HTML | HTML Blocks | This is not currently available in our Blackboard system — ITS is exploring options for enabling it. | Future Release |
| Folder | Folder | Ultra courses are limited to folder nested depth of two. You can create a sub-folder inside of a folder, but cannot add additional folders within a subfolder. | Research |
| Glossary | None | The Glossary Tool will not be included in ultra courses. | Final |
| Grade Center | Gradebook | There are a number of changes relevant to the Gradebook in ultra courses.
| In Development |
| Groups | Groups | It is not currently possible to change group membership after gradable activities have begun. | In Research |
| Rubrics | Rubrics | The following rubric features are unavailable:
| In Research |
| Send Email | Messages | Messages are the core communication in tool in ultra navigation and ultra courses. When creating messages and announcements, instructors can elect to send a copy by email to the recipients. Users can elect to enable email notifications for messages in their profile area of the main navigation. | Final |
| Tests | Tests | Ultra does not yet support the full array question types that original courses do. The following question types are currently available:
Force completion is not recommended for use in original courses and will not be included in ultra tests | In Development |
| Tool Availability | None | Instructors can no longer turn off individual tools in a course — the available tools are set at the system level by administrators. | Final |
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