Learn Ultra FAQs

We highly recommend using Learning Modules first, then you may add folders and other content within the Learning Module to organize as needed. While Learning Modules are highly recommended, you may prefer to use folders to organize your course content. Folders can also be effective, especially if you have a large amount of diverse content that does not fit neatly into a module structure.

Yes, you may send a copy of the message to email. The option to Send and email copy to recipients is available when creating a new message within a course. However, students may not send the email back to the Messages in Blackboard. Students would either have to change the sender email address or click the button in the email to open Blackboard Messages within Blackboard.

You may either add your Outlook calendar to Blackboard or Share the Blackboard calendar to Outlook. Those options are available in the left navigation Calendar menu settings.

Open the Add an External Calendar text tutorial or Share Blackboard Learn calendar text tutorial to learn more.

You can use gradebook settings to customize your gradebook to match your teaching style and course goals. Select the Settings button to open the Settings panel and select Manage Grade Schemas to create and view available schemas within your course.

Open the Manage Grading Schemas web tutorial to learn more.

You can download the full gradebook or selected columns from your courses to work with in another program outside of Learn, such as Microsoft Excel to do statistical analysis. You can also make changes to exported grades in another application and then upload them back into Learn. The download option is available near the upper right corner upon opening the gradebook.

Open the Download Grades from Gradebook web tutorial to learn more.