Blackboard Ultra: Feature Releases
Want to know what the newest features are in Blackboard Learn Ultra? We’ll list the newest releases here each month and provide links to past releases for you to review.
Updated February 2025!
Category: Tool Overview
About Class Collaborate
Class Collaborate (formerly Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) is a way to create a virtual classroom, office, or meeting space in order to communicate with users on campus or anywhere in the world. This browser-based web conferencing tool allows instructors to communicate, collaborate, engage, and interact with their students in real time with updated features and teaching tools.
Read MoreAvailable Teaching Technologies
There are many technologies available to instructors at the University of Arkansas that can both enhance and simplify teaching and learning.
Read MoreAbout Kaltura
Kaltura allows you to create and share media on University of Arkansas sites or Blackboard courses.
Read MoreAbout Lecture Capture: Echo360
Echo360 Classroom Capture and Echo 360 Personal Capture are two tools that can be used to create and share video recordings with your students. Video recordings are one of the many tools that can be used to engage students in active learning. They can also serve as backup methods for class lectures and presentations on days when inclement weather and other issues disrupt the class schedule.
Read MoreAbout Gradescope
Gradescope is an electronic assistant that allows you to grade papers more consistently in half the time.
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