Take your Blackboard skills to the next level with this intermediate-level course designed for educators and instructional staff. In this course, you'll explore the latest features and tools available in the Blackboard Ultra experience, with a focus on enhancing instructional delivery and student engagement. Learn how to plan and organize course content, design effective assessments, integrate collaborative learning opportunities, and utilize AI-supported tools to enrich the learning environment.
Whether you're teaching online, hybrid, or in-person, this course will help you build more dynamic, learner-centered Blackboard courses that support student success.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Prepare content and assignments for your course.
- Coordinate key course tools to build a Blackboard course.
- Manage grade feedback and the gradebook.
- Optimize Blackboard AI features as tools to support your instruction.
- Utilize tools to create a learning community in Blackboard.
Audience: Instructors & Facilitators | Instructional & Curriculum Designers
Delivery Mode: Non-Facilitated | Self-Paced | Asynchronous
Time Investment: 8 hours
Self-enrolment Steps:
- Access https://blackboard.cuhk.edu.hk/ultra/courses/_286975_1/outline
- Sign on via the CUHK Login Page.
- Click Submit to proceed.
- Click OK.
Notes:
- This course is developed by Blackboard. Some features mentioned may differ from or be unavailable in the CUHK Blackboard environment. If you have any questions, please contact us at ITSC Service Desk (https://servicedesk.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk) / elearning@cuhk.edu.hk.
- If you would like to try out the features in a sandbox (blank testing course) or a practice course (testing course with mock data), feel free to submit your request to ITSC Service Desk (https://servicedesk.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk) / elearning@cuhk.edu.hk.
- This course will be closed around July 2027.
Contact us: ITSC Service Desk (https://servicedesk.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk) / elearning@cuhk.edu.hk