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Gradebook Hacks: 5 Tips to Prep for the Semester

Get Your Blackboard Ultra Gradebook Ready For Fall

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 22, 2023, 12:00 pm1:00 pm

Description


Managing an online gradebook effectively requires preparation, attention to detail, and organization. The Blackboard Ultra gradebook offers multiple features to support grading and providing student feedback. The best time to plan and organize your gradebook is before the semester begins.


Join this 30 minute session to review 5 best practices to prepare your Ultra gradebook for the upcoming semester, including key updates to the gradebook. Stay after for Q&A and demo. This session is ideal for instructors who currently use Ultra or who are adopting Ultra for Fall 2023.


This session will be facilitated by Instructional Design Specialists Josh Abrams and Laura Wyatt.

To RSVP for the event, please click “Going” below and be sure to add the event to your calendar! Registered participants will also receive a calendar invitation from the event host at least one week before the event.

At least 5 registrations are needed for this session to proceed as scheduled. The session will be recorded if two or more people attend and the link will be distributed to everyone who registered.


JOINING THE SESSION

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