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Date/Time:Tuesday July 29, 2025 9:00 am
Location:McN Library TLC - R324
In this three-day intensive workshop series, we’ll cover all the basic principles of building and running an Ultra-style Blackboard course site. If you register for this series, CETL will reach out via email in July to ask for a course you intend to convert or build, then teach using an Ultra-style course site in Fall 2025. We will use this to set you up with development space for working on your Ultra-style course. CETL expects that, by attending the morning workshops and taking advantage of the afternoon development sessions, most classic-to-Ultra conversions could be completed and ready for teaching by the end of the bootcamp.
Schedule
Morning sessions will consist of designer-led instruction. Afternoon sessions will be focused on building or converting your course with the support of the instructional design team so it is ready to launch the start of the Fall term.
Tuesday 7/29
9AM – Ultra Course Site Organization and Basic Principles
10AM – Ultra Content tools – Adding Documents, Links, Files, and Video
11AM – Communicate with Your Students Using Messages and Announcements
12 – Lunch on your own
1PM-3PM – Supported Course Development, Individual Q&A
Wednesday 7/30
9AM – Ultra Testing
10AM – Ultra Assignments
11AM – Creating Rubrics
12 – Lunch on Your Own
1PM-3PM – Supported Course Development, Individual Q&A
Thursday 7/31
9AM – Ultra Gradebook setup
10AM – Running an Ultra Course – Grading, Accommodations, and Analytics
11AM – General Ultra Q&A
12 – Lunch on Your Own
1PM-3PM – Supported Course Development, Individual Q&A
Blackboard Ultra Mentoring Program
Blackboard Ultra Course Builder Bootcamp attendees will have first-in-line opportunity to join the CETL Blackboard Ultra Mentoring Program (BUMP).
BUMP participants will be paired with a CETL designer who will be enrolled in their ultra-style course site to help monitor any technical issues. The designer will serve as the mentee’s first point-of-contact for questions and technical issues. They’ll provide hands-on support and in-depth consultation during the course creation (or conversion) process. Once the course has kicked off, the mentor will check in regularly via email to see how the course is progressing, if there are any concerns, and if there’s any additional support that they can provide.
We are limited to 12 BUMP mentorships for Fall 2025. Articles and Resources