Transition to Blackboard Ultra
Blackboard Ultra is coming in Spring 2027! Wondering what this means for your course? Drop in for a few minutes to learn how to copy content from a previous course into your Ultra course, prepare for the spring semester, or learn more about Blackboard Ultra. 
Registration is not required, join in anytime during the hour. Join here

Thur. 10/8 - 10am-11am
Fri.   10/16 - 11am-12pm
Wed. 10/21 - 1pm-2pm
Fri.    10/30 - 10am-11am


If you are registered for a webinar, the webinar link will be emailed to you the day before the scheduled webinar.

Upcoming Workshops

Collecting and Grading Submissions in Blackboard Ultra

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Instructor: ITL Staff
Location: Webinar
Time: Oct 15 2026 11:00 A - Oct 15 2026 12:00 P

This workshop is geared towards instructors who are currently using or plan to use Blackboard Ultra. In this workshop, participants will learn how to create Blackboard assignments and retrieve student submissions for grading.


Transition to Ultra - Office Hours

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Instructor: ITL Staff
Location: Webinar
Time: Oct 16 2026 11:00 A - Oct 16 2026 12:00 P

Blackboard Ultra is coming in Spring 2027. Wondering what this means for your course? Drop in for a few minutes to learn how to copy content from a previous course into your Ultra course, prepare for the spring semester, or learn more about Blackboard Ultra. Registration is not required, join in anytime during the hour. Join here


Blackboard Ultra Essentials: Set Up Your Course for Success

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Instructor: ITL Staff
Location: Webinar
Time: Oct 19 2026 2:00 P - Oct 19 2026 3:00 P

This workshop will introduce participants to the new Blackboard Ultra user interface. Blackboard Ultra courses offer a new modern, intuitive, accessible, and mobile friendly interface with improved workflows and new features. Participants will be given access to a development course with the Blackboard Ultra interface.


Managing Grades in Blackboard Ultra

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Instructor: ITL Staff
Location: Webinar
Time: Oct 21 2026 11:00 A - Oct 21 2026 12:00 P

This workshop is geared towards instructors who are currently using or plan to use Blackboard Ultra. This workshop will cover how to manage the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook and calculate grades. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about managing the different Gradebook views in Blackboard Ultra, creating grade columns, entering grades, and calculating grades using formulas such as weight distribution in the Gradebook.


Transition to Ultra - Office Hours

Registration Closed | Details
Instructor: ITL Staff
Location: Webinar
Time: Oct 22 2026 1:00 P - Oct 22 2026 2:00 P

Blackboard Ultra is coming in Spring 2027. Wondering what this means for your course? Drop in for a few minutes to learn how to copy content from a previous course into your Ultra course, prepare for the spring semester, or learn more about Blackboard Ultra. Registration is not required, join in anytime during the hour. Join here


Transition to Ultra - Office Hours

Registration Closed | Details
Instructor: ITL Staff
Location: Webinar
Time: Oct 30 2026 10:00 A - Oct 30 2026 11:00 A

Blackboard Ultra is coming in Spring 2027. Wondering what this means for your course? Drop in for a few minutes to learn how to copy content from a previous course into your Ultra course, prepare for the spring semester, or learn more about Blackboard Ultra. Registration is not required, join in anytime during the hour. Join here


Creating and Administering Online Exams in Blackboard Ultra

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Instructor: ITL Staff
Location: Webinar
Time: Nov 2 2026 11:00 A - Nov 2 2026 12:00 P

This workshop is geared towards instructors who are currently using or plan to use Blackboard Ultra. In this workshop, participants will learn how to create a Blackboard Test and set it up for students, how to view and grade test results, and how to use Question Banks. Along the way, participants will also learn some best practices for using Blackboard tests as well as ways to deter cheating.


Grading Effortlessly Using Rubrics in Blackboard Ultra

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Instructor: ITL Staff
Location: Gelman B129
Time: Nov 4 2026 2:00 P - Nov 4 2026 3:00 P

Have you ever had students wondering why they got a certain grade on their assignment, or what their grade was made of? Consider using Blackboard rubrics. A Blackboard rubric lists evaluation criteria for a graded activity. Rubrics can help students organize their efforts to meet the requirements of an assignment. Instructors can use rubrics to assess the students consistently against a set of criteria, and to explain their evaluations to students. This workshop will cover the basics of Blackboard rubrics. Participants will learn how to create a rubric, associate it to a graded activity and effortlessly grade using an interactive rubric.


Creating and Administering Online Exams in Blackboard Ultra

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Instructor: ITL Staff
Location: Webinar
Time: Nov 13 2026 2:00 P - Nov 13 2026 3:00 P

This workshop is geared towards instructors who are currently using or plan to use Blackboard Ultra. In this workshop, participants will learn how to create a Blackboard Test and set it up for students, how to view and grade test results, and how to use Question Banks. Along the way, participants will also learn some best practices for using Blackboard tests as well as ways to deter cheating.


Blackboard Ultra Essentials: Set Up Your Course for Success

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Instructor: ITL Staff
Location: Webinar
Time: Nov 17 2026 2:00 P - Nov 17 2026 3:00 P

This workshop will introduce participants to the new Blackboard Ultra user interface. Blackboard Ultra courses offer a new modern, intuitive, accessible, and mobile friendly interface with improved workflows and new features. Participants will be given access to a development course with the Blackboard Ultra interface.


Managing Grades in Blackboard Ultra

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Instructor: ITL Staff
Location: Webinar
Time: Nov 19 2026 11:00 A - Nov 19 2026 12:00 P

This workshop is geared towards instructors who are currently using or plan to use Blackboard Ultra. This workshop will cover how to manage the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook and calculate grades. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about managing the different Gradebook views in Blackboard Ultra, creating grade columns, entering grades, and calculating grades using formulas such as weight distribution in the Gradebook.


Managing Grades in Blackboard Ultra

Register | Details
Instructor: ITL Staff
Location: Webinar
Time: Dec 2 2026 2:00 P - Dec 2 2026 3:00 P

This workshop is geared towards instructors who are currently using or plan to use Blackboard Ultra. This workshop will cover how to manage the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook and calculate grades. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about managing the different Gradebook views in Blackboard Ultra, creating grade columns, entering grades, and calculating grades using formulas such as weight distribution in the Gradebook.


Blackboard Ultra Essentials: Set Up Your Course for Success

Register | Details
Instructor: ITL Staff
Location: Webinar
Time: Dec 8 2026 2:00 P - Dec 8 2026 3:00 P

This workshop will introduce participants to the new Blackboard Ultra user interface. Blackboard Ultra courses offer a new modern, intuitive, accessible, and mobile friendly interface with improved workflows and new features. Participants will be given access to a development course with the Blackboard Ultra interface.