Blackboard Ultra
Overview
Blackboard Ultra is Austin Community College’s learning management system (LMS). Every face-to-face, hybrid, and online course includes a Blackboard Ultra course site. The platform provides faculty with a mobile-responsive space to share materials, engage students, and create interactive learning experiences.
Access
Log in with your ACCeID credentials: http://acconline.austincc.edu/
For Students
Direct students needing help to the Blackboard Student Help page.
Faculty Support
Contact an Educational Technologist for help with:
- Course copy and announcements
- Grade Center setup and management
- Uploading assignments
- Technical issues and feature support
Submit a request through the Faculty Support form. For ideas on integrating Blackboard Ultra into your teaching, visit Teaching Consultations & Support.
Key Features
- Organize content: Upload files by drag-and-drop or connect to Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox.
- Build interactive activities: Create discussions, journals, group work, and use tools like VoiceThread and Padlet.
- Enhanced Gradebook: Sort, filter, and customize grading with support for late work, exemptions, and accommodations.
- Flexible assessments: Design quizzes, tests, and assignments with varied question types and settings.
- Meaningful feedback: Provide rubrics, inline comments, and audio/video feedback.
- Accessibility support: Blackboard Ally provides real-time accessibility scores and alternate file formats.
Training and Resources
- Workshops & Trainings: Distance Education offers workshops and self-paced courses on assignments, assessments, design, and grading.
- Register here for the Distance Education self-paced training courses
- Questions? Email dlstaff@austincc.edu
- View upcoming sessions on the TLED Faculty Events Calendar
- Teaching & Learning Knowledge Base: Access 24/7 articles on course setup, assessments, Grade Center, and more.
- Add-ons & Tools:
- Course Copy Remote Recess: This video walks through how to do a Course Copy. (Log in with ACC credentials required).
- Qwickly Attendance: Qwickly Attendance enables faculty to take attendance that is automatically graded in the Blackboard Grade Center.
- Upswing online tutoring This is an online tutoring tool. Students need to log into their Blackboard course for Upswing access.
- VoiceThread collaboration tool: This collaborative Web 2.0 tool allows users to create, share, and comment on images, websites, documents, and videos. Learn how to add VoiceThread to your Blackboard.
Additional Help
- Submit the Faculty Support Form for technical help.
- Schedule a teaching consultation to explore classroom uses.
- Educational Technologists are available for training and questions.
- Check the TLED Calendar for workshops.
Contact
For additional support, email TLEDcomms@austincc.edu. To report outdated page content, email tledwebsite@austincc.edu.