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Explore new tools for developing courses in Blackboard Learn Ultra

Drake Online and Continuing Education has added new tools for all faculty developing courses in our new learning management system (LMS), Blackboard Learn Ultra.  The following are available to support faculty in their development of new online courses.

Course Template

A Blackboard Ultra course template has been designed to support clear organization and communication in the course. You can add, modify, or arrange content within your course after the template is applied.  Content that is already in the course will not be erased or changed with the addition of the template. Request a Course Template.

Faculty Guide

This guide offers a step-by-step outline for developing a new online course using our course template in Blackboard Learn Ultra with easy instructions and clear direction. Note: Since the Faculty Guide will be updated frequently for the foreseeable future, we do not recommend printing it at this time. Open/Download the Faculty Guide.

Online Course Quality Checklist

This checklist allows you to review your class to ensure it meets basic standards and creates an engaging and supportive online classroom for students. Open/Download the Checklist.

Drake Online instructional designers and technologists are developing a sample course in Blackboard Ultra.  Once complete, faculty/instructors can request to be added to the class to view its design.  All of our other support is still available: