Resources to support your path to Ultra Courses
Why there's more to Ultra
Hear what institutions are saying about their Blackboard modernization experience—and how Ultra Courses has transformed their teaching and learning experiences.
What's new in Blackboard
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What’s New in Blackboard – November 2025
This November, Blackboard® is rolling out exciting new capabilities that enhance the way educators teach and students learn. The Blackboard 4000.2.0 release brings impactful updates across Tests and Assignments, Blackboard Core, Learner Progression, Personalized Experience, Mastery Learning, Learning Pathways, and Instructional Design—all designed to support modern education workflows.
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What’s New in Blackboard – October 2025
Exciting updates are coming to Blackboard® this month! The Blackboard 3902.1.0 release, launching in October, introduces powerful new features in Test and Assignments, Instructional Design, Premium, and more.
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What's New in Blackboard – September 2025
A new month means new features and enhancements coming to Blackboard®! The Blackboard 3900.125.0 release, out in September, includes updates in the areas of in Instructional Design, Communication and Collaboration, and more. These improvements will impact instructors and administrators. Read on to learn more about the upcoming Blackboard release!
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What customers are saying about Ultra Course View
"What I love about Blackboard [Ultra] is that it's all laid out. As soon as you open up your course, you know where to start. It's laid out really nice, so it's no guessing game as to where learners have to go or where instructors have to go from week to week."
Angela Bullock
Program Director for the Social Work
Program and Associate Professor
University of the
District of Columbia
"We chose Blackboard [Ultra] for several core reasons. It's intuitive, mobile-friendly, device-agnostic, responsive, and accessible."
Rob Farmer
Learning Technology Manager
University of Northampton
"Faculty thought it was user-friendly, that it was more modern, that it was clean, that it was easy to navigate, easy to move folders around. Blackboard [Ultra], in essence, was the modern LMS built for the post-pandemic higher ed landscape."
Nick Hryhorczuk
Academic Director of Online Learning
Morton College
"Our online advisory committee has representatives from all of our schools across campus. There are faculty members that volunteer on this committee. They were able to test Blackboard [Ultra], look at it, and try it out, try some playground courses, and they fell in love with it."
Lee McMinn
LMS Administrator and Instructional Designer
Greenville Technical College