About the group

The Blackboard User Group is a new group for 2023! is led by the Community User Group leaders for the Community. The meetings feature presentations, panels and workshops from institutions and experts. Time is often dedicated for questions, so you can explore the detail. We meet on a regular basis, once every two weeks on a Thursday at 11:00 a.m. EDT /  4:00 p.m. GMT. 

The Blackboard User Group is led by:
  • Shelby Huddleston, Cowley College
  • Julie Mulvey, Durham University
  • Mary Beth Scumaci, Trocaire College
  • Chris Boon, University of East Anglia (UEA)

Register here to add Calendar reoccurrence: https://learn.anthology.com/learn-ultra-user-group

We'd love to hear your suggestions for topics or if you would like to present, please complete this form


User Group Recordings                                                                                                                                                           
Did you miss a session or want a recap? You can access the slides and watch the full recording via our blog post. 

Next Up..

  • Thurs 6 Feb – Enhancing Critical Thinking and Engagement with AI Conversation in Blackboard​
    Ellis Reeves & Meredith Hawcroft, University of South Carolina Aiken, USA​

  • Thu 20 Feb - Advancing Digital Practice: University of Derby’s Journey to Blackboard Ultra​
    Jon Walmsley, University of Derby, UK

Then every two weeks.

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Claire Gardener
Blackboard Learn Ultra User Group Meeting Summaries
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Greetings Learn Ultra Users,  Summary - AI Discussion - 21 Sept 2023 Session Recording  In this meeting, the User Group leaders adopted for a different approach from the presenter format and prepared questions for a discussion on the ...
Claire Gardener Category Blackboard Learn Ultra User Group Sep '23
Claire Gardener Claire Gardener Oct '23

Learn Ultra User Group Summary – Approaches to User Guides     


On Thurs 5 Oct, Julie Mulvey chaired a user group ...

      Karina Estrada Karina Estrada Nov '23

      Learn Ultra User Group Summary - Engaging Journals & Discussions 

      On Thurs November 2nd, our User Group leader ...

          Marlo Holloway
          Power Point in Blackboard for live classroom use
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          When I load a PowerPoint in Blackboard and click through it to show it in class. The Power Point slightly jumps up and down on the screen. Is anyone else using Power Point in the classroom directly from Blackboard? What is your ...
          Marlo Holloway Category Blackboard Learn Ultra User Group 15d
          Mary Beth Scumaci
          Thursday, January 23 Bb User Group Presentation - ...
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          Hello Bb User Group- Happy New Year! We are looking forward to our first Bb User Group session of 2025, coming this Thursday, January 23. It will be a bitter sweet start as we say good-bye to @Paul Cave and thank him greatly for his 2 years of ...
          Mary Beth Scumaci Category Blackboard Learn Ultra User Group 16d
          Aideen Gibson
          Turnitin integration with BB Assignment
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          Hi all, just wondering if any of you use the ‘Turnitin enabled’ in BB Assignment? I've spoken with a lecturer who seems to have run into a problem where she is allowing 3 attempts with 'Turnitin enabled' and ‘Do not store the submitted ...
          Aideen Gibson Category Blackboard Learn Ultra User Group Nov '24
          Mary Beth Scumaci Mary Beth Scumaci 16d

          @Aideen Gibson

          Hi Aiden-

          We are just starting to use Turnitin this semester. Did you have any luck with replicating ...

          Mary Beth Scumaci
          Next Bb User Group Meeting- November 14
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          Hello Bb User Group- Our next meeting on November 14 will take place during DTS24 , the Digital Teaching Symposium. The time will align with the DTS 40 minute schedule and will start at 11:20am EST/4:20 GMT. The link will be our usual ...
          Mary Beth Scumaci Category Blackboard Learn Ultra User Group Nov '24
          Brian Yearling
          Observer Role Enhancements
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          I work in K-12 and our Blackboard Ultra implementation has long been advertised to our parents as an excellent way to check in on student progress and support learning. With the Observer role, when a student is enrolled, so is the ...
          Brian Yearling Category Blackboard Learn Ultra User Group Sep '24
          Shelby Huddleston
          Experiences of Implementing the Institutional ...
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          We had an insightful session on September 20, 2024, focused on the topic of Institutional Hierarchy. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Arnie Dier from Trocaire College, Chris Boon from the University of East Anglia, and ...
          Shelby Huddleston Category Blackboard Learn Ultra User Group Sep '24
          Samantha Fraser Samantha Fraser Sep '24

          @Shelby Huddleston Do we have an ETA on the session recording?

          Shelby Huddleston Shelby Huddleston Sep '24

          @Samantha Fraser, They are located in the blog for this group .


          Julie Mulvey
          User Group Session - Thursday, 22 August
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          For our next session hosted by Shelby Huddleston - we will be looking at the use of HTML whether in the Blackboard platform or by creating different kinds of content to add. We have some examples to demo but we hope you are can join us in ...
          Julie Mulvey Category Blackboard Learn Ultra User Group Aug '24
          Stephanie Adams
          Blackboard Usage and Requirements at Your ...
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          We are currently brainstorming and refining our Blackboard usage policies and requirements for faculty members. To better understand how other institutions approach Blackboard, I'm reaching out to ask about your practices. 1. ...
          Stephanie Adams Category Blackboard Learn Ultra User Group Aug '24
          Julie Mulvey Julie Mulvey Aug '24

          @Stephanie Adams Hi Stephanie

          Great talk in Orlando by the way - enjoyed the session very much.

          1. If grading ...
          Peter Moll
          Japanese Language Pack
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          I had an instructional meeting with a Japanese teaching colleague yesterday regarding copying items over into Ultra. It appears that the font used in Ultra/Bb Japanese language pack is more of a colloquel font, and displays ...
          Peter Moll Category Blackboard Learn Ultra User Group Aug '24
          Mary Beth Scumaci Mary Beth Scumaci Aug '24

          @Peter Moll I have not had an experience with this, but will see what I can find out.

          Mary Beth

          Peter Moll Peter Moll Aug '24

          Thank you! @Mary Beth Scumaci

          Group Admins

          Chris Boon
          Chris Boon
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          Claire Gardener
          Claire Gardener
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          Juliana Castelblanco
          Juliana Castelblanco
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          Julie Mulvey
          Julie Mulvey
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          Karina Estrada
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          Mary Beth Scumaci
          Mary Beth Scumaci
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          Shelby Huddleston
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