End of Original Course View

Blackboard Original course view Course View (OCV) was the standard format for courses created between 2003 - 2023 (including Spring '24 courses created in November/December of 2023). 

From January-June 2024, all new Blackboard courses and organizations were initially created in the new Ultra course view by default, with some flexibility to convert back to OCV by instructor request.

used to create courses from 2003 through 2023. As of July 2024, all new Blackboard courses /and organizations are in Ultra course view. Courses created for the Fall '24 semester and forward must be delivered in Ultra and cannot be converted to OCV format.Older Blackboard courses/in Ultra Course View. Older courses and organizations created in OCV format have been remain archived and are still accessible to instructors for reference and copying of course materials. 

ITS Online Learning Services offers a range of training and support resources for copying and updating content from archived OCV courses/organizations into Ultra course view. Please email help@syr.edu if you have further questions about the transition from Blackboard original to Ultra.