{"id":8506,"date":"2023-05-02T11:15:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T15:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/?page_id=8506"},"modified":"2025-08-20T09:22:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:22:40","slug":"ultra-self-starter-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/ultra-self-starter-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultra: Self-Starter Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What&#8217;s New in Ultra?<\/h2>\n                                            \n        \n    <div\n        id=\"intuitive-design\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('intuitive-design', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"intuitive-design-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"intuitive-design-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                INTUITIVE DESIGN\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"intuitive-design-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"intuitive-design-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                <span class=\"TextRun SCXW263907778 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW263907778 BCX9\">Its m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW263907778 BCX9\">odern, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW263907778 BCX9\">contextual design houses content on a single page, allowing learners to explore content through expanding and collapsing modules rather than clicking through <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW263907778 BCX9\">menus and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW263907778 BCX9\">folders. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blackboard Learn Ultra: It\u2019s never been easier to teach and learn (Retired - Unlisted)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A6H2M2egLbY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW263907778 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"seamless-multimedia-integrations-2\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('seamless-multimedia-integrations-2', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"seamless-multimedia-integrations-2-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"seamless-multimedia-integrations-2-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                SEAMLESS MULTIMEDIA INTEGRATIONS\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"seamless-multimedia-integrations-2-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"seamless-multimedia-integrations-2-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                 D<span class=\"TextRun SCXW66338244 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66338244 BCX9\">ocuments function as pages mixing files, texts, images, and videos. Instructors can now <strong>build dynamic content<\/strong> <strong>with ease<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66338244 BCX9\">. S<span class=\"emphasize\">imply s<\/span>elect the plus sign wherever you want to add content.\u00a0 Create new content, upload something you already have, or embed content from external sources like YouTube and other social media. To reorganize, just drag and drop.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW66338244 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66338244 BCX9\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7937\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/03\/Ultra-Multimedia-Documents-Screenshot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"877\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/03\/Ultra-Multimedia-Documents-Screenshot.png 877w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/03\/Ultra-Multimedia-Documents-Screenshot-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW66338244 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"continuity-3\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('continuity-3', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"continuity-3-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"continuity-3-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                CONTINUITY\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"continuity-3-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"continuity-3-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                 S<span class=\"TextRun SCXW102065080 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102065080 BCX9\">tudents experience <strong>consistency in<\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102065080 BCX9\"> design<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102065080 BCX9\"> across all of their courses, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102065080 BCX9\">which they can readily access from a central dashboard. They can also manage their online profile and modify notification settings.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW102065080 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> Calendars and organizations are fully integrated, providing a global view at a glimpse. With Base Navigation, basic information is always one click away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW102065080 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8513 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Base-Navigation.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Base-Navigation.png 664w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Base-Navigation-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW102065080 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"optimized-learner-engagement-4\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('optimized-learner-engagement-4', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"optimized-learner-engagement-4-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"optimized-learner-engagement-4-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                OPTIMIZED LEARNER ENGAGEMENT\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"optimized-learner-engagement-4-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"optimized-learner-engagement-4-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                <span class=\"TextRun SCXW176164545 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176164545 BCX9\">All content is now mobile friendly. Instructors can easily view student profiles with photos. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176164545 BCX9\">The Conversations feature allows students to question, discuss, or share resources in direct response to content such as documents, assignments, or tests. And in addition to email alerts, students see new Announcements as pop-ups front and center the next <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176164545 BCX9\">time<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176164545 BCX9\"> they enter the course. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW263907778 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW263907778 BCX9\">The <strong>Activity Stream<\/strong> provides up-to-the-minute updates, giving students their own educational news feed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW176164545 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176164545 BCX9\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7935\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/03\/Activity-Stream-Screenshot-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/03\/Activity-Stream-Screenshot-1.png 621w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/03\/Activity-Stream-Screenshot-1-300x269.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW176164545 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Basic Components of Ultra<\/h2>\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm self-stretch\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\tBase Navigation Menu\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4 pb-7 flex flex-1 flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-gray-50 text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8513 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Base-Navigation.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Base-Navigation.png 664w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Base-Navigation-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Administrator\/SaaS\/User_Interface_Options\/Ultra_Experience\/Base_Navigation\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button green \">\n\t\t<span>Learn More About Base Navigation<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<p>The left-menu provides you with quick access to institutional and course-level tools, all in one convenient location. As you navigate Blackboard, this menu will remain easily accessible. Your Blackboard content will open in layers in the foreground. You can return to the menu by clicking the X at the top left corner. The number in red next to each icon on the menu indicates the presence of new information from that tool, such as new messages and new posts. This configuration, much like a &#8220;dashboard,&#8221; is called <strong>Base Navigation. <\/strong>It consists of \u00a0of the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Institution<\/strong> page contains links to important information and messages.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Profile<\/strong>\u00a0page gives you access to some of your personal information and settings.\u00a0 From here you are able to upload a profile photo.\u00a0 The profile photo will show in the class register and in discussions, conversations, and messages next to your activity.<\/li>\n<li>The<strong>\u00a0Activity Stream\u00a0<\/strong>page will display notifications from your courses or items that need attention. This will include posted announcements,\u00a0\u00a0new content items, grades and due assignments. Notifications are shown on the website, through email and via push notifications if you have installed the <em>Blackboard app<\/em>. You can change which notifications you receive by clicking on the \u201cgear\u201d icon at the top right corner of the screen, and then following the on-screen prompts.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Courses<\/strong> page gives you access to all your current, previous and future modules.\u00a0 Your courses will be divided into sections according the semester in which they started. You have the option of viewing courses in list view or grid view.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Organizations<\/strong> page contains all the school and department organizations you are enrolled on.\u00a0 Organizations can also be viewed in List View or Grid View.<\/li>\n<li>The<strong>\u00a0Calendar<\/strong> displays the calendar items within all your courses.\u00a0 This is also your own personal Calendar area any events added here are only viewable by yourself.<\/li>\n<li>The<strong>\u00a0Messages\u00a0<\/strong>page displays a list of all your courses and number of any unread messages within a course. You can reply to messages from this page. The number of unread messages are indicated on the base navigation menu.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Grades<\/strong> page provides an overview of all your current gradable items status and tasks including submissions to grade and post. Instructors can begin to grade from this page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm self-stretch\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Course Tools Menu\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4 pb-7 flex flex-1 flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-gray-50 text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8561 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Course-Tools-Menu-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"705\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Course-Tools-Menu-2-1.png 705w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Course-Tools-Menu-2-1-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Grade\/Navigate_Grading#ultra_video\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button green \">\n\t\t<span>Learn More About Ultra Grading<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<p>This menu, located along the top of your course view, consists of six components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the <strong>Content<\/strong> tab, you&#8217;ll see your course content displayed as a continuous stream of modules that expand and collapse.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Calendar<\/strong> inside your course will show you actions associated within the course only, while the Base Navigation calendar will show you a global view of actions associated across all courses.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Discussions<\/strong> page will display all of the Discussion threads you&#8217;ve created in a list view. With drag-and-drop capability, you can instantly reorder threads.<\/li>\n<li>The appearance of the <strong>Gradebook<\/strong> content has been dramatically streamlined. When you open the gradebook, content will appear in list view, labeled with icons indicating item type. You will clearly see due dates, grading status, and submission dates at a glance. You can easily toggle to a grid view as well, which displays gradable content by student.<\/li>\n<li>In the course <strong>Messages<\/strong> tab, you&#8217;ll see only course specific messages.<\/li>\n<li>Under the <strong>Analytics<\/strong> tab, you can access a variety of reports on student progress as it relates to their activity in the course and even how it compares across courses in the same department.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm self-stretch\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Details and Actions Menu\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4 pb-7 flex flex-1 flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-gray-50 text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8507 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-21-142111.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-21-142111.png 541w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-21-142111-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Interact\/Announcements\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button green \">\n\t\t<span>Learn More About Announcements<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<p>Located in the left margin of your course view, this menu contains several global tools including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Course Roster<\/strong>\u00a0allows you to view all students, displaying a profile page for each. From the ellipsis menu next to each student, you can see individual student information and set any accommodations for students. Any accommodations set from the register page will filter through to all applicable assessment items. Accommodations can be set as either a due date accommodation \u2013 never marking submissions late &#8211; or a time limit accommodation \u2013 allowing more time for submissions during timed assessments.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Course Groups<\/strong> feature allows you\u00a0to create and manage groups into reusable sets.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Progress Tracking<\/strong> feature allows you to give your students an easy way to keep track coursework. You can turn progress tracking on at any time.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Course Image<\/strong> feature gives you the option of easily uploading a picture that will be displayed on the course tile that will show in the grid view of your students&#8217; Courses page.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Course Privacy<\/strong> feature allows you to regulate the availability of the course to students.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Attendance<\/strong> feature gives you the option to enable tracking and associate grading.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Announcements<\/strong> feature allows you post time-sensitive information for immediate or scheduled release. New announcements will appear as pop-ups when students enter their courses and then as recent events in their activity stream. Students can also view the full history of announcements by via the Announcements page available in the Details and Actions menu.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Books and Tools<\/strong> link will show you the authorized tools for your institution, such as Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. Select the plus sign to use a tool in your course.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Question Banks<\/strong> page allows you to create a searchable database of re-useable questions.<\/li>\n<li>With the<strong> Conversion Exceptions<\/strong> preview, instructors can track how features will be impacted by Ultra conversion.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Microsoft Teams<\/strong> link will allow you to sync your courses with Teams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Best Practices for Ultra Course Conversion<\/h2>\n<p>The Ultra course view provides a streamlined design, allowing students to access content on mobile devices with fewer clicks. But faculty who used the original version of Blackboard extensively may ask, &#8220;Where should I start with course conversion?&#8221; Or perhaps, you&#8217;ve never used Blackboard. Either way, we&#8217;ve got answers.<\/p>\n<h2>Course Building Basics<\/h2>\n                                            \n        \n    <div\n        id=\"start-with-a-development-shell\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('start-with-a-development-shell', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"start-with-a-development-shell-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"start-with-a-development-shell-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Start with a Development Shell\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"start-with-a-development-shell-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"start-with-a-development-shell-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n<p>The Design Team is happy to create a Course Shell for Ultra Course Development. It is strongly recommended so you don&#8217;t lose any valuable course content that may not copy over smoothly during the conversion process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Request an Ultra shell<\/strong>, allowing you to transfer content incrementally. Best option if your existing courses have complex structures with deeply &#8220;nested folders&#8221; &#8211; folders inside of folders. This option gives you the opportunity to streamline your course as you rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>*Under no circumstances should you attempt to convert Blackboard Original Courses to Ultra View once a course has begun. It is possible to lose data, particularly student submissions, during the conversion process.<\/p>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/marshallu.service-now.com\/sp?id=sc_cat_item&#038;sys_id=db5869f81b3c65108973fe6e034bcbe2&#038;sysparm_category=3f384f901ba4ad508973fe6e034bcb7f&#038;catalog_id=-1\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button green \">\n\t\t<span>Request a Development Shell<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"rebuild-incrementally-2\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('rebuild-incrementally-2', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"rebuild-incrementally-2-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"rebuild-incrementally-2-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Rebuild Incrementally\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"rebuild-incrementally-2-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"rebuild-incrementally-2-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n<p>When transitioning from the Original Course View to the Ultra Course View, building content within Ultra will produce better results than simply converting. The most efficient means of rebuilding is copying content in chunks. We call this approach: &#8220;<strong>little copy<\/strong>.&#8221; In Ultra, this means pulling content inward.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9656 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/09\/Copy-Content.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/09\/Copy-Content.png 392w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/09\/Copy-Content-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Consider starting your build with one module. Fill that module with basic building blocks &#8211; (A) Unit Overview Document, (B) Folders and Subfolders containing Readings, Videos, Powerpoints, Lectures and Assessments, (C) Discussion Placeholders. Then, simply duplicate that module for each unit of your course.<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"use-the-module-structure-with-intention-3\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('use-the-module-structure-with-intention-3', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"use-the-module-structure-with-intention-3-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"use-the-module-structure-with-intention-3-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Use the Module Structure With Intention\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"use-the-module-structure-with-intention-3-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"use-the-module-structure-with-intention-3-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n<p>Effective curriculum design works to reduce (extraneous) cognitive load &#8211; the processing required to navigate sensory data that is peripheral to the actual learning task. Too often, students navigating courses online spend more energy searching for content than processing it. Providing a simple, consistent structure organized into modular units will allow students to focus on course content. The most common choices for module structures are: (A) Chronological\/Sequential\u00a0 (B) Topic or Concept (C) Content Type, (e.g. lectures, tests, assignments).<\/p>\n<p>Take this opportunity to streamline your content. How can you reduce or eliminate documents? How can you combine folders?<\/p>\n<p>The Ultra View promotes a streamlined design with its <strong>&#8220;Two-Deep&#8221; nesting structure<\/strong>. Whereas the Original Blackboard design allowed unlimited folders, subfolders, and floating documents, Ultra uses ONLY modules and folders as organizational units. Think of modules as &#8220;buckets&#8221; or &#8220;umbrellas&#8221; that provide an overarching structure. Within each module, folders provide another layer of organization, with contents that might include documents, links, or assessments.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm self-stretch\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\tTwo-Deep Structure in Ultra\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4 pb-7 flex flex-1 flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-gray-50 text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8589 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Two-Deep-Structure-Labeled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Two-Deep-Structure-Labeled.png 437w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Two-Deep-Structure-Labeled-170x300.png 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"provide-an-introductory-module-4\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('provide-an-introductory-module-4', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"provide-an-introductory-module-4-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"provide-an-introductory-module-4-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Provide An Introductory Module\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"provide-an-introductory-module-4-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"provide-an-introductory-module-4-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n<p>At Marshall, we are committed to providing a sense of belongingness to our students. This starts with a warm welcome to the classroom &#8211; including our online classrooms!<\/p>\n<p>An <strong>Introductory Module<\/strong> is a great way to engage students, even if the course meets in person. Being enrolled in a course is much like riding on a tour bus in which the instructor is acting as the driver. You know what&#8217;s coming around every curve on the journey. Just as traveling without guidance would produce anxiety, our students become frustrated when they navigate courses with poor signposts. Be a good tour guide.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CD 228 Course Tour\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pVTmpok77rU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In addition, you might consider including a <strong>community building activity<\/strong> in your introductory module.\u00a0 Having students post a short introduction starts to build connectedness and a sense of belonging, which promotes student success. It will also ensure they know how to access Blackboard from the beginning of the course.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"make-use-of-cloud-storage-5\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('make-use-of-cloud-storage-5', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"make-use-of-cloud-storage-5-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"make-use-of-cloud-storage-5-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Make Use of Cloud Storage\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"make-use-of-cloud-storage-5-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"make-use-of-cloud-storage-5-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n<p>You can post content from storage spaces (like MU OneDrive or Google Drive) to Blackboard without downloading content to your local computer or mobile device. This allows you to work entirely in the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Simply select &#8220;<span class=\"interface\">Add Content&#8221;<\/span> to open the editor and select &#8220;<span class=\"interface\">Insert from Cloud Storage.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8627 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Add-from-Cloud.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Add-from-Cloud.png 520w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Add-from-Cloud-181x300.png 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<h2>Make It Personal<\/h2>\n                                            \n        \n    <div\n        id=\"manage-your-profile\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('manage-your-profile', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"manage-your-profile-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"manage-your-profile-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Manage Your Profile\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"manage-your-profile-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"manage-your-profile-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n<p>Your profile lets you add a photo, adjust your notification settings, and link a cloud storage account.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have added a profile photo, it will be visible on your Course Content page and your interactions in Messages, Discussions, and Conversations. This will help your students connect with you.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm self-stretch\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\tWhere Your Profile Appears\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4 pb-7 flex flex-1 flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-gray-50 text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8600 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Profile-Appearances-1024x333.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1077\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Profile-Appearances-1024x333.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Profile-Appearances-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Profile-Appearances.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1077px) 100vw, 1077px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h3>Adding a Profile Photo<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Click your name in the left navigation menu (prior to entering a course)<\/li>\n<li>Move your mouse over the profile photo (it will initially appear as\u00a0 a grey silhouette)<\/li>\n<li>Click the pencil icon<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Upload a New Profile Picture\u00a0<\/strong>button<\/li>\n<li>Find the photo you want to use on your computer and click\u00a0<strong>Open<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"create-a-course-banner-2\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('create-a-course-banner-2', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"create-a-course-banner-2-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"create-a-course-banner-2-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Create a Course Banner\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"create-a-course-banner-2-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"create-a-course-banner-2-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n<p>You can create a personalized course banner that will help students to readily identify themes associated with your course. Choose an image that has the important content in the center of the image, because the edges will be cropped &#8211; especially on mobile devices.\u00a0 Banners must be <b>at least 1200 x 240 pixels. <\/b>We recommend 4800 x 960 to ensure your image is crisp.<\/p>\n<p>To manage your banner image, you can either go to the left Details and Actions menu or the &#8220;Three-Dot&#8221; menu on your course tile in your Base Navigation course listings.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm self-stretch\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\tBanner in Details and Actions Menu\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4 pb-7 flex flex-1 flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-gray-50 text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8608 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Course-Banner-Management.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Course-Banner-Management.png 469w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Course-Banner-Management-191x300.png 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm self-stretch\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\tBanner in Three-Dot Menu\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4 pb-7 flex flex-1 flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-gray-50 text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8610 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Course-Banner-Management-Tile.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1226\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Course-Banner-Management-Tile.png 925w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Course-Banner-Management-Tile-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1226px) 100vw, 1226px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"add-thumbnails-to-your-modules-3\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('add-thumbnails-to-your-modules-3', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"add-thumbnails-to-your-modules-3-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"add-thumbnails-to-your-modules-3-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Add Thumbnails to Your Modules\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"add-thumbnails-to-your-modules-3-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"add-thumbnails-to-your-modules-3-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n<p>Adding thumbnail images to your modules helps students to make connections regarding major themes in course content. It&#8217;s also a simple way to provide visual signposts that help to break up content into more manageable chunks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9696 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/09\/Module-Thumbnails.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/09\/Module-Thumbnails.png 664w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/09\/Module-Thumbnails-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To add, go to the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner of the module. Click &#8220;edit&#8221; and then click &#8220;image.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9697 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/09\/Add-Thumbnails.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/09\/Add-Thumbnails.png 542w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/09\/Add-Thumbnails-300x289.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<h2>Creating and Managing Assessments<\/h2>\n                                            \n        \n    <div\n        id=\"set-up-rubrics\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('set-up-rubrics', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"set-up-rubrics-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"set-up-rubrics-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Set Up Rubrics\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"set-up-rubrics-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"set-up-rubrics-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n<p>You have the option of creating two types of rubrics in a course:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Percentage\/ Percentage-Range Rubrics<\/li>\n<li>Point\/ Point-Range Rubrics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Settings panel will appear when you create or edit an item such as an assignment, test, or discussion. Only one rubric can be associated with an item. However, you can easily view all of your course rubrics in Gradebook settings.\u00a0 From the Settings panel, you can also change out the associated rubric for any other rubric you have created in the course.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8605\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Assignment-Settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Assignment-Settings.png 522w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-Assignment-Settings-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"align-to-outcomes-2\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('align-to-outcomes-2', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"align-to-outcomes-2-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"align-to-outcomes-2-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Align to Outcomes\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"align-to-outcomes-2-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"align-to-outcomes-2-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n<p>Tagging your assessments to University and Program outcomes not only helps your institution to maintain its standards, but also helps your students understand how each component in your course is a building block toward larger goals.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm self-stretch\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\tEasily tag items by going to Assignment settings and clicking on Goals and Standards.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4 pb-7 flex flex-1 flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-gray-50 text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8667\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-Goals-Standards-outcomes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-Goals-Standards-outcomes.png 313w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-Goals-Standards-outcomes-291x300.png 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"make-the-most-of-feedback-features-3\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('make-the-most-of-feedback-features-3', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 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Options include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>comment boxes<\/strong>: allowing you to post comments directly within the document.<\/li>\n<li><strong>sidebar feedback box<\/strong>: providing you text editor capability and even <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Interact\/Audio_Video_Recording\">quick video feedback<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong> sidebar rubric<\/strong>: with collapsible criteria descriptions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>content library<\/strong>: allowing you to store and reuse frequent comments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm self-stretch\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\tStore and Reuse Comments\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4 pb-7 flex flex-1 flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-gray-50 text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8678 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-Content-Library.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-Content-Library.png 388w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-Content-Library-300x260.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"set-up-overall-grading-and-make-the-most-of-reports-4\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('set-up-overall-grading-and-make-the-most-of-reports-4', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 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Blackboard provides a report that shows student <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Performance\/Course_Reports\/Course_Activity_Related_to_Grades\">activity in relation to grade<\/a> as well as a <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Student\/Ultra\/Grades\/How_Am_I_Doing\">report showing activity and grade over time<\/a> in comparison to classmates.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have the overall grade configured yet, you&#8217;ll see this banner prompting you to set it up. \u00a0On the page that appears, you can configure how the overall grade is calculated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8690 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-Overall-Grading-Prompt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-Overall-Grading-Prompt.png 538w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-Overall-Grading-Prompt-300x56.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t want to use the overall grade? 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