Blackboard Original Course View
Summer/Fall 2024 - End of 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 created in the new Ultra course view by default, with some flexibility to convert back to OCV by instructor request.
As of July 2024, new Blackboard courses/organizations are all created in Ultra course view, and cannot be converted to original course view.
Older Blackboard courses created in original course view have been archived and are still accessible to instructors for reference and copying of course materials.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.
Original Course View Answers Pages
Answers pages about Blackboard OCV have been archived, and no longer appear in the page index in the left-side navigation bar or in basic search results. Archived OCV pages can still be accessed through Answers advanced search. Open advanced search, then under [+ More Filters] on the right, check the box for “Show archived content.” Enter your search terms and include “OCV” to search archived Blackboard Answers pages.
Original Course View Resources on blackboard.com Help Center
Anthology/Blackboard maintains a detailed customer support site for Blackboard original about how to use the tools and features from both the instructor and student perspective. Please note that some legacy tools that may appear in your older OCV Blackboard courses are third-party plugins from other developers, and may not be covered in the help center site.
Original Course View Organizations
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 in the Fall '24 semester. 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, 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.