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Blackboard Original Course View

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Blackboard Original Course View

Blackboard Original 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. 

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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.

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Archiving of Original View Courses

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All new Blackboard organizations from summer 2024 onward will be created in Ultra view. Organizations are not tied to a particular semester, and OCV organizations will continue to function for existing users during the Ultra transition period. As part of the transition, all OCV Blackboard organizations will eventually be archived, just like courses. Organization leaders will retain access to the archived organization content for reference and copying purposes, but participant access will be disabled. After the conclusion of the Ultra transition period, OCV organizations will need to be updated to Ultra view before full participant access can be restored. Organization leaders will be notified before participants are disabled but are encouraged to request an Ultra Organizations and transition their content as soon as possible.

Removed or Replaced Tools

Blackboard announced the removal or replacement of the following tools, which will no longer be available in future versions.

Feature

Status

Adaptive Release 

Replaced by Release Conditions

Course Messages

Replaced by Messages

Course Reports 

Replaced by Embedded Analytics/Progress Tracking

Course Surveys

Replaced by Forms

Grade Center

Replaced by Gradebook

Send Email

Replaced by Messages

Tests Question Types

Not all Question Types from Original are Available yet

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Tool/Feature

Status

Blogs

Not available, may be considered for future updates

Content Editor Emoticons

Not available, may be considered for future updates

Content Editor Find/Replace

Not available, may be considered for future updates

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Tool/Feature

Status

Achievements 

Removed

Contacts

Removed

Course Menu

Removed

Course Messages

Removed

Discussion Forum/Threads

Removed

Flickr Embedding

Removed

Glossary

Removed

Lesson Plans

Removed

Module Page

Removed

Rubric Evaluation Report

Removed

Rubric Applied to Test Essay Question

Removed

Slideshare Embedding

Removed

Tasks

Removed

Tool Availability

Removed

Wikis

Removed