What’s New

The February update for Ultra features enhancements to support content creation, improved file rendering, assessment security, and grading workflows. Additionally, updates to the AI Course Design...

In early January, the Ultra updates features improvements to course settings, content management, grading, and the AI Course Design Assistant, providing increased flexibility for faculty in...

On Jan. 6th, Poll Everywhere will launch a new course management feature to simplify how instructors use polling and to improve the process of synchronizing grade data with Blackboard's...

This month's update to Ultra increases support for assessment, accessibility, learner engagement, and course management. Instructors can now choose roleplaying as an option for AI Conversations,...

Update: This feature is postponed by the vendor to allow UMBC to review and verify functionality. Additional information about availability will be provided to the campus as soon as possible. In...

This June, Ultra users can look forward to updates that enhance user experience and functionality including a new language selector when generating content with the AI Course Design Assistant,...

At UMBC, courses are created in Blackboard about four weeks before a new semester begins, providing time for faculty to transition instructional materials and assessments into a new site for...