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Some features in Ultra Course View are significantly different than those in Original Course View. This list is not exhaustive, but highlights some notable differences between ultra and original courses.
| Name in Original | Name in Ultra | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| Content Editor | Content Editor | Text editor is newly built and no longer relies on a third-party as in Original Course view. Instructors should expect differences in the tools they find they and a new user interface. As it's being developed, there may be features that are currently missing that will be added. |
| Availability Exceptions | Accommodations | There are new tools in ultra courses to give accommodations at the level of the student rather than at the level of the test or assignment. This means that you can apply accommodation for the student once and it will automatically be applied to other Blackboard assessments throughout the course. |
| None | Automatic Zeros | Unsubmitted work counts as zero in ultra courses |
| Course Copy | Import Content | Rather than use a course copy, instructors can select the "Copy Content" option to browse other courses and duplicate content from them into the current course. The tool can copy an entire course, a folder, or individual content items. Some items will not copy nicely from an original course into a |
| Discussion Forums | Folders | Rather than create discussion folders, instructors can place discussions anywhere they like in a course and group related discussions in folders. |
| Performance Dashboard | Progress Tracking | Blackboard is scheduled to release a number of enhancements to progress tracking from both the student and instructor perspective during Summer 2022. |
| Publisher Content | Content Market | All third-party tools, including textbook and publisher content are now found in the "Content Market" section of ultra courses. |
Limitations
The following features are either not fully developed in ultra courses or will not be included them. Instructors transitioning from original to ultra course view should be aware of the following in case they depend on any of these features in their courses.
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