{"id":5917,"date":"2021-07-08T16:13:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T16:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=5917"},"modified":"2026-01-28T17:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:37:25","slug":"blackboard-ultra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/blackboard-ultra\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Ultra"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5917\" class=\"elementor elementor-5917\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0541bbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0541bbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f00297\" data-id=\"5f00297\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce4054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ce4054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blackboard is a Learning Management system (LMS) that is designed to support teaching and learning.<\/p>\n<p>Some basic resources and guides are listed below,&nbsp;both for the staff or students, which will help you to use various tools on Blackboard Ultra.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To start, please take the time to watch this short video below&nbsp;to find out more about Blackboard navigation features.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39d996b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39d996b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a774c96\" data-id=\"a774c96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027b20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"027b20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/aESMnB_G1CQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-211f1fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"211f1fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-573a5c1\" data-id=\"573a5c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f8b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1f8b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">User Guide For Staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0234d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0234d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fddee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"24fddee\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-row\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b203b elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"78b203b\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae94e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eae94e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><ul><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/faqs\/#ModulePage\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Adding\/building content and facilitating your module page\u200b<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/faqs\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Blackboard Ultra FAQs<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/blackboard-instructor-app\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Blackboard Mobile App<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Training and Support\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li><p>Attend a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/workshops\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">workshop<\/span><\/a> for staff<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae90d3 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ae90d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c9330e\" data-id=\"0c9330e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc7bd59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc7bd59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">User Guide For Students<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584acdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"584acdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fddee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"24fddee\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-row\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b203b elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"78b203b\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae94e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eae94e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><header><ul><li><p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/blackboard_help_student\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Accessing Blackboard and FAQs<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/key-information-for-new-students-about-blackboard-and-online-learning\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Key information for NEW students<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/key-information-about-blackboard-and-online-learning-for-returning-students\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Key information for RETURNING students<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/blackboard_help_student\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Navigating Blackboard and accessing your resources<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/faqs-for-students\/\">Online Assignment Submission<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/blackboard-mobile-app-students\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Blackboard Mobile App<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Administrator\/SaaS\/User_Interface_Options\/Ultra_Experience\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Further Help and FAQs<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/header><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3fbc28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3fbc28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Updates and Known Issues\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb6796 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb6796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fddee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"24fddee\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-row\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b203b elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"78b203b\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae94e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eae94e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><ul><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/blackboard-ultra-roadmap\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Blackboard Ultra updates<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Collaborate\/Ultra\/Participant\/Get_Started\/Browser_Support\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Recommended browsers\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><header><\/header><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40f5d55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40f5d55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ef1a24\" data-id=\"2ef1a24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f721f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96f721f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #808080\"><em>Last Updated Sept 2025<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackboard is a Learning Management system (LMS) that is designed to support teaching and learning. 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