Blackboard Ultra
Blackboard is UND's Learning Management System connecting students, faculty and staff both inside and outside of the classroom. It is used for courses, organizations, committees, departments and groups.
Blackboard Ultra Resources
Getting Started
Are you new to Blackboard? Review guidance for new users, access the Blackboard Request form, and find resources for working in Blackboard Ultra.
Set Up Courses
Explore resources for setting up your course, from course merges to built-in tools that support course organization and student engagement.
Add Course Content
Learn how to add content to Blackboard Ultra by creating items directly in your course, uploading files, linking external content, or copying materials from other courses.
Manage Course Content
Manage and organize content from the Course Content and/or Content Collection pages. Then, learn how to reuse materials and set adaptive release conditions in your course.
Interact with Students
Explore ways to encourage student interaction in your courses and organizations.
Assessments and Tests
Learn how to create, assign, and manage assessments and tests in Blackboard Ultra.
Grading
Explore resources for grading in Blackboard Ultra. Learn how to navigate the gradebook, set up graded assignments, and find grading analytics.
Integrated Apps
Explore commonly used integrated apps in Blackboard Ultra. Learn what tools are available and how integrations can support teaching and learning.
Organizations
Blackboard Organizations provide shared spaces for collaboration outside of individual courses. Learn what organizations are, how to request an organization site, where to locate your organizations, and how organization roles control access and responsibilities.
Blackboard Ally
Blackboard Ally works behind the scenes in Blackboard to check content accessibility and help you improve it. With built-in tips and guidance, Ally supports lasting changes that benefit all learners. Find out more about how to use Blackboard Ally in your course.
Anthology Idea Exchange
If there are features you'd like to see added or changes you’d like made to existing functionality, check out the Anthology Idea Exchange (account required). The Idea Exchange allows you and other Anthology clients to share ideas, vote on suggestions, and comment on submitted proposals.
Submit a Proposal to the Idea Exchange
Blackboard Original End of Life Timeline
Blackboard will be phasing out Blackboard Original over the next two years. The timeline for this phase out is as follows:
- December 31, 2026: Conclusion of use of Original courses and organizations.
- January 1, 2027: Blackboard will change any Original courses and organizations to Read Only Mode. They will no longer be active for use.
- January 1, 2028: All Original courses and organizations that are still on UND's Blackboard site will be converted to Ultra.