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How to Clean Up My Courses in Blackboard Ultra

For instructions, please visit our How to Clean Up My Courses in Blackboard Ultra YouTube video.

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Vital Blackboard Ultra information for instructors

All new Wichita State courses are now in the Blackboard Ultra Course Format. All instructors need this vital information: Your old courses will still be in their original course format. Please do not convert Classic Blackboard courses directly to Ultra. Remember: copy, don’t convert. Your existing course material can be copied directly into an Ultra Course…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/07/29/vital-blackboard-ultra-information-for-instructors/

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Set up announcements

Home / Blackboard guides / Set up communication Blackboard guide · Set up communication Set up announcements Plan announcements in advance and schedule them to post on their own. A short weekly announcement that says what is happening, what is due, and links straight to it keeps students oriented and cuts down on email. You can write these while you build…

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How do I add a link in Blackboard to a WSU University Library document?

Linking articles instead of uploading a .pdf helps ensure the most accessible version is always showing in your course, and helps with technical issues in Blackboard classes, while ensuring professors are not accidentally violating copyright problems. The WSU University Libraries has created a tool to be able to link articles and eliminate the need to sign…

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What is my Blackboard and myWSU username and password?

Your Blackboard username and password will be the same as your myWSU ID (located on your Shocker Card) and password. The following rules apply to all systems that use your myWSU ID: Valid passwords are 12-30 characters in length, begin with a letter or number, and contain a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and one or more of the…

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What is my Blackboard and myWSU username and password?

Your Blackboard username and password will be the same as your myWSU ID (located on your Shocker Card) and password. The following rules apply to all systems that use your myWSU ID: Valid passwords are 12-30 characters in length, begin with a letter or number, and contain a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and one or more of the…

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As an instructor, I am receiving a permissions error in Blackboard Ultra.

… the best browsers for Ultra. This problem will also resolve if you clear your cookies and cache, but changing browsers will also work. What happens is the student permissions for Blackboard get stuck in your cache and when you go back in as an instructor later, the system still thinks you are a student because your browser is still telling them that.

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Confused by Blackboard Ultra?

Blackboard has gone through several changes lately and there are more to come. If you are confused by Ultra, you’re not alone. To help with the confusion, the Office of Instructional Resources has put together several web pages to answer your questions and to give you the information you need to make the necessary choices about your class materials in…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/07/01/confused-by-blackboard-ultra/

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Blackboard Integration to outside calendars currently inoperable

Until further notice, students and faculty should not rely on Blackboard’s calendar integration. The Office of Instructional Resources will push out any updates as they become available. Recently, the Blackboard calendar tool has experienced problems when integrated with external calendars such as Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar. This interrupts the…

https://news.wichita.edu/2021/09/14/blackboard-integration-to-outside-calendars-currently-inoperable/

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Pace with release conditions

Home / Blackboard guides / Build content Blackboard guide · Build content Pace with release conditions Decide what students can see and when, and guide them through it in order. Start with visibility. New content is hidden from students until you show it, which is useful while you build. One caution: set visibility before you set release conditions, because …

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December’s Teaching Today is all about Blackboard Ultra

Wichita State will offer only the Blackboard Ultra course format after spring 2024 semester, and that’s going to mean a lot of work getting ready for summer and fall for many professors, but the December issue of “Teaching Today” has the basic information needed to get started. Many professors mistakenly believe they are in Blackboard Ultra but are actually …

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/12/13/decembers-teaching-today-is-all-about-blackboard-ultra/

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Your entry point and syllabus

Home / Blackboard guides / Set up your LMS Blackboard guide · Set up your LMS Your entry point and syllabus Give students a clear front door and a syllabus they can use. Give students a clear front door: a short welcome and a visible “Start here” that says what to do first. Post your syllabus as a Blackboard Document built with real headings, rather than…

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Discussions and rubrics

Home / Blackboard guides / Assess and quiz Blackboard guide · Assess and quiz Discussions and rubrics Set up discussions for real interaction and rubrics to grade fairly and fast. A discussion works best when you set it up with a specific prompt and a clear expectation for engagement, for example one original post and two substantive replies by set dates.…

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Student Preview and availability

Home / Blackboard guides / Maintain across terms Blackboard guide · Maintain across terms Student Preview and availability See your course as a student, then make it visible with confidence. Student Preview lets you enter the course as a test student and see exactly what students see, submit work, and confirm that release conditions behave as intended.…

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Blackboard Account Overview (Students)

A student account will be created for you once you have been admitted to the university, and you will receive your myWSU ID in the mail from the Admissions Office.

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Blackboard Account Overview (Instructor)

Account creation will be handled by your department during the hiring process.

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End-of-term housekeeping

Home / Blackboard guides / Maintain across terms Blackboard guide · Maintain across terms End-of-term housekeeping Close out a term cleanly and set up the next one for success. At the end of a term, export your gradebook for your records and confirm final grades match your institution’s student system. Tidy the course for reuse: remove dead links, retire…

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Choose your grading scheme

Home / Blackboard guides / Set up the gradebook Blackboard guide · Set up the gradebook Choose your grading scheme Set up an honest grading scheme before any grades post. Decide your grade scheme early: straight points, or weighted categories, for example exams 40 percent, projects 40 percent, and participation 20 percent. Set it before the first grades…

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Course availability and key settings

Home / Blackboard guides / Set up your LMS Blackboard guide · Set up your LMS Course availability and key settings The handful of settings important to set before students arrive. Two things cause most early-term trouble: availability and dates. Make the course available to students when you are ready, and set the start and end so students get access exactly…

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Create assignments

Home / Blackboard guides / Assess and quiz Blackboard guide · Assess and quiz Create assignments Create assignments with clear instructions and the right submission settings. An Assignment collects student work for a grade. On the Course Content page, add an Assignment from the plus menu, then write instructions that state what to submit, in what format, and…

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