Blackboard has been hard at work creating a new, updated version of their LMS. We currently run on their Blackboard ‘Learn’ platform. For the last few years Blackboard has been building toward a platform they call the Ultra Experience. According to Blackboard sources they have hired an additional 62 programmers to make the Ultra Experience. In their own words:
The Ultra experience is the term for the new user interface that is more personalized, proactive, and intuitive for learners and educators. The experience includes a new navigation and activity stream that provides:
- Quick access to the most critical information to easily stay updated and take action
- Cross-course perspective to eliminate the need for educators and learners to dig inside individual courses for information (e.g. an activity feed, grades, calendar, messages, etc.)
- Fast access to other resources “outside the course” (e.g. organizations, system announcements, etc.)
Here is a quick overview of the Blackboard Ultra Experience.
If you want to try it out you can get a free account here https://new.coursesites.com/index.html