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Happy Thanksgiving from LT!
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We hope everyone enjoys a lovely long weekend full of friends, family, and food. Along with the rest of the College, LT will be closed Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th for the holiday. We will return to our regular hours on Monday.
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Recordings Now Available from Level Up Your Accessibility Day
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Couldn't make it to a session on Wednesday? We've got you covered with recordings from all of our Zoom-based sessions.
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Register Now for Upcoming Accessibility Trainings
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Registration is now open for some additional accessibility trainings!
Intro to Accessible Content in Blackboard
Designed for educators new to accessibility, this workshop offers a practical overview of digital accessibility, laying the foundation for inclusive teaching. You’ll learn core concepts around disability, explore common barriers students face online, and understand how ADA Title II connects to everyday course design choices. With that context, we’ll transition into Blackboard and demonstrate easy first steps, such as structuring content, adding alt text, checking color contrast, and utilizing built-in accessibility tools.
- Wednesday, December 3 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Zoom
- Wednesday, December 10 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Zoom
These sessions are PD eligible.
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Course Removal Starts January 2026
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With the move to a SaaS model of Blackboard, the College gained more room to store Blackboard courses. However, this storage, while larger than before, isn't unlimited and in order to stay within our storage limits, we will need to resume the process of removing old courses from Blackboard.
Going forward, we will only be storing seven terms of courses and will be removing courses at the end of each term to stay within this limit (don't worry, we'll always let you know when this will be happening). We are currently planning to remove the following from Blackboard:
- All Blackboard course shells from FALL 21 to SPRING 23
- Old/Unused zDev shells
This cleanup will happen between terms the first week of January 2026. If you would like to see if you have any courses that will be removed, we have created a term in Blackboard called "To Be Removed." Sort your course list by this term. If you cannot see this term as an option, you have no courses slated for removal.
If you DO have courses that will be removed and would like to preserve them, you can export your course content.
Once exported, you can use this file to copy content into a new course or zdev shell or simply store it for your personal records.
If you have any questions or need assistance with this process, please let us know!
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Ultra Training and Updates
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Fall 2025 Ultra Training Sessions
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The Fall 2025 Term is winding down. That means just a few more months before all courses will be in Ultra. To ensure you're "Ultra-ready" for spring, we recommend signing up for one of our Ultra trainings. There are only a few sessions left, so register ASAP to secure your spot.
Can't make it? We also have asynchronous training you can do on your own and support labs where we can answer all of your Ultra questions!
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Building Your Course in Blackboard Ultra
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Whether you are building a brand-new course or are looking to redesign an existing course, this session will include a guided walkthrough on how to build a course optimized for the Ultra Course View. Stick around after the session to ask more questions or get hands on help from Learning Technologies.
- Wednesday, November 26 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in SRC 3013
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Blackboard Ultra Gradebook
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This session will cover an overview of the Ultra Gradebook and how to set up your Gradebook to ensure that you and your students have a successful course.
- Wednesday, December 10 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Zoom
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Converting Your Course to Blackboard Ultra
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Our Converting your Course session will include a guided walkthrough on how to transition your content from Original Course View to Ultra Course view and how to add new content from other sources. You can then take what you have learned and begin transitioning your content into the Ultra Course view. Stick around after the session to ask more questions or get hands on help from Learning Technologies.
- Tuesday, December 16 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Zoom
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Ultra Asynchronous Training
Want to learn about Ultra but can't make it to one of our trainings? You can now register for one of our asynchronous online courses! You can choose from a PDH option or one that offers the same information without the PDH component.
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Blackboard Ultra Open Lab
LT Open Labs are ready for all your Ultra questions this fall.There will be no labs this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday and overlap with training.
We will be back to normal hours (Wed 1-4 and Friday 9-1) next week.
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Make an Appointment with an Instructional Designer
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Need a little extra help with structuring your courses or have specific questions about course design in Ultra? We've got Instructional Designers for that! We now have a request form that allows you to book a 30-minute session (either virtual via Teams or in-person) with one of our Instructional Designers.
Before booking a 30-minute appointment with an instructional designer, we strongly encourage you to complete Blackboard Ultra training (available in both ). These sessions will give you the foundation you need so our meeting time can focus on your specific questions and course needs.
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New Posts on the LT Blog!
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Christine Monnier is back to blogging for the Fall Term! Check out her latest posts (most recent at the bottom, newest are bolded):
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Contact Learning Technologies
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