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Blackboard Learn™ with the Ultra experience (Learn Ultra) delivers a simpler, more powerful teaching and learning experience. With a modern, intuitive, fully responsive interface, Learn Ultra better engages students, eases the burden on educators, and clears the path to success.
Learn Ultra is comprised of Ultra Base Navigation, the Original Course View and the Ultra Course View.
Ultra Base Navigation is a modern, intuitive menu that lives outside of courses and organization. From the moment you log in, you have access to core Blackboard features from the left-hand Base Navigation menu.
It includes links to new pages, such as the Activity Stream, Calendar, Messages, etc., that provide quick access to the most critical information consolidated from all your courses.
The Base Navigation menu remains in view as you move from page to page—even when you're in a course. As you open pages, they open as layers. Close the layers to return to a previous page or the menu.
You can easily return to the Base Navigation menu from wherever you are—even if you're in a course. You'll see it behind and to the left of the other layers you have open.
From the moment you log in, you have access to core features in the menu where your name appears. You can easily return to the menu from wherever you are—even if you're in a course. The menu peeks from behind the other layers you have open.
When you select any link from the menu, you see a global view across all your courses. For example, Grades shows all your grading tasks organized by course. No need to navigate to each course to see what's ready for grading.
Ultra Base Navigation brochure for Instructors
More information about the links on the Ultra Base Navigation menu
Getting Started for Instructors
Institution Page: Find information about your institution.
Profile: Select your name in the list to add your avatar and set up your notifications.
Activity Stream: See up-to-the-minute action for all of your courses.
Courses: Navigate to past, present, and future courses.
Organizations: Access the organizations that you lead or are a member of.
Calendar: View course events and due dates for all your courses.
Messages: View and send messages in all of your Ultra courses.
Grades: See what needs grading across all your courses.
Tools: Access global functions that are outside of your courses such as portfolios or the Content Collection.
How will Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation enhance my experience?
From the moment you log in, you have access to core features in the menu where your name appears. You can easily return to the menu from wherever you are—even if you're in a course. You'll see the menu peeking from behind the other layers you have open.
When you select any link from the menu, you see a global view of your courses. For example, Grades shows your scores in all courses—you don't have to navigate to each one.
Ultra Base Navigation brochure for Students
More information about the links on the Ultra Base Navigation menu
Institution Page: Find information about your institution.
Profile: Add your avatar and setup your notifications.
Activity Stream: See up-to-the-minute action for your courses.
Courses: Navigate to past, present, and future courses.
Organizations: Access the organizations you're a member of.
Calendar: View course events and due dates for your courses.
Messages: View and send messages in your courses.
Grades: Check your grades for all courses.
Tools: Access global functions that are outside of a course such as portfolios or the Content Collection.
Q. Why are we updating to the Ultra Base Navigation?
Q. What is changing?
Q. How will this change my course or organization?
Faculty may use a course banner to customize their course in the Original Course View. A custom course banner can be created using the Faculty Center's Banner Generator tool. For more information about the Banner Generator tool, contact the AState Faculty Center.
Blackboard Learn 9.1
