Information regarding UA's official Learning Managment System (LMS), using the Blackboard platform.

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Copy & Import Course Content in Ultra Course View

You can add content to your Ultra course by creating your own content, or by copying or importing existing content. In this article, we'll look at copying and importing content.

Is my Course in Ultra Course View or Original Course View?

Ultra is the new course view in Blackboard that we’re moving to at UAA. For the 2025-26 Academic Year, our courses will be a mix of the old Original course view and the upgraded Ultra view. This article will highlight the differences that will help you distinguish between Original and Ultra course view.

Preview Ultra Course View in a Blackboard Course

In the 2025-26 Academic Year, it’s up to you whether you want to try Ultra or keep teaching in Original course view. You can preview Ultra before you choose whether you want to teach in Original or Ultra course view. This article will walk you through how to preview Ultra for a course you're teaching.

Organize Your Content with Modules and Folders in Ultra Course View

Ultra allows you to organize course content in two ways: Learning Modules and Folders. This article will help you distinguish between modules and folders, and show you how to create and edit them.