Blackboard Ultra VLE upgrade
About
The aim of the project is to implement the latest version of Blackboard for the academic year 2024/25 to:
- Enable a consistent, high-quality student online learning experience.
- Enable an improved and supported digital enabled teaching, learning and assessment experience for staff.
- Provide a modern & sustainable virtual learning environment with the capability to adopt future feature enhancements and third-party integrations.
Benefits
- Improved user experience for students and staff to navigate and access course content.
- Improved collaboration and communication tools for students and staff
- Improved tools for designing and delivering course content.
- Additional accessibility tools
- Improved analytics and reporting capabilities.
- More streamlined assessment and grading experience
Strategic alignment
- Student Experience (PRP)
- Staff Experience
- Productivity Benefit
Timeframe
| Start | Finish |
| October 2022 | Sept 2023 (Organisations redesigned on Ultra) |
| Sept 2024 (Courses redesigned on Ultra for PRP) |