Blackboard Ultra at Syracuse University
Beginning Fall 2024, all Blackboard courses will be delivered in Ultra Course View, but you can start using it now. Please visit Answers for more information about Ultra Course View.
Blackboard Ultra is the supported Learning Management System (LMS) at Syracuse University. With the modern look and simple functionality of the Ultra Course View in Blackboard, instructors will find it easy to build their Ultra courses while students will appreciate the ease of navigating them. The Ultra course layout utilizes contemporary web design practices that meet current accessibility guidelines and responsiveness across all device sizes. This creates a consistent and seamless experience for both faculty and learners when moving between a desktop, tablet and mobile device.
Below are links to Blackboard Answers pages created by SU Online Learning Services, indexed by main topic areas. Each index lists a few top pages for answering frequently asked questions and a link to the full index all Answers pages on that topic. If you cannot find the information you need in our Answers archive, you can contact OLS by emailing help@syr.edu and including "Blackboard" in the subject line.
Authorized users with a current SU NetID can access blackboard by selecting the Login to Blackboard button below.
If you're new to Syracuse University, or are unsure of how the system works, we encourage you to begin with this set of videos that introduces the system and some of the basics of our configuration.
Answers about Blackboard login access, setup, technical settings and requirements, and general FAQ's
Top Pages
- how to login to Blackboard and locate your courses- contact information for the ITS service center and Blackboard support group, and for school/college IT offices - searching/filtering your course listFull Page List
Answers about managing course availability and appearance, course enrollments and merges, announcements, calendar, email/messages, notification settings, etc.
Top Pages
- common questions and request forms related to setting up new Blackboard courses - making your Blackboard course available to students - combining 2 or more sections under a single "parent" course in Blackboard - sending out mass announcements/emails to all users in a course - sending messages/email to selected users from within BlackboardFull Page List
Answers about building and publishing course content including documents, embedded files, links, streaming media, assignments, etc.
Top Pages
- adding new items to the course content area - organizing the course content area - importing content from other Blackboard courses - managing student access to items in the course content areaFull Page List
Answers about using the Blackboard Ultra gradebook and course analytics tools
Top Pages
- overview of the Gradebook interface - creating and applying grading rubrics - using the attendance tool and importing into the GradebookFull Page List
Answers about managing your course roster, including tools and settings for individual students and creating groups
Top Pages
- using the course roster - creating new groups and enrolling studentsFull Page List
Answers about supported tools for online learning including Zoom, Kaltura, PlayPosit, PointSolutions, Microsoft 365, and Google Suite, as well as information about the process for requesting to connect other third-party tools to SU Blackboard
Top Pages
- creating a Turnitin assignment link in the course content area and linking to the Blackboard gradebook - embedding a Zoom meeting link in the Blackboard content areaFull Page List