What is the Ultra timeline?

The Ultra Experience (UX) is an innovative, learner-centric redesign of Blackboard and UMBC recognizes the change in course interface will take some time to get used to. Training and course redesign support will be available to faculty until the projected final rollover to Ultra. Learn more about UMBC's commitment and investment in instructional technology.

Term	Key Activity	Training & Support	Status
SU2017	Migrate infrastructure from managed hosting to Bb cloud	N/A	COMPLETED
FA2017	Participate in 8-week Ultra Cohort program to prepare for Ultra pilot and full system deployment	☊	COMPLETED
Between FA/WT	Apply responsive theme to Blackboard system Train Ultra pilot faculty	N/A	COMPLETED
WT2018	Redesign Ultra pilot courses	☊	COMPLETED
SP2018	Coordinate Ultra pilot (enroll students, meet with faculty, etc.)	N/A	COMPLETED
Between SP/SU	Enable Ultra Experience base navigation	﹖	COMPLETED
SU2018	Opt-in UX, course redesigns \| SP18 Ultra Pilot Results	⚯ ⁂	COMPLETED
FA2018	Opt-in UX, course redesigns \| FA18 Boot Camp Results	﹖⚯ ☊ ⁂ ☎︎	COMPLETED
WT2019	Opt-in UX, course redesigns	﹖⚯ ☊ ⁂ ☉ ☎︎	COMPLETED
SP2019	Opt-in UX, course redesigns Ultra Focus Groups	﹖⚯ ☊ ⁂ ☎︎	IN PROGRESS
SU2019	Opt-in UX, course redesigns	﹖⚯ ☊ ⁂ ☉ ☎︎	UPCOMING
FA2019	College Milestone: DPS, Erickson, SOWK, UAA Opt-in UX, course redesigns	﹖⚯ ☊ ⁂ ☎︎	UPCOMING
WT2020	Opt-in UX, course redesigns	﹖⚯ ☊ ⁂ ☉ ☎︎
SP2020	College Milestone: CNMS Opt-in UX, course redesigns	﹖⚯ ☊ ⁂ ☎︎
SU2020	Opt-in UX, course redesigns	﹖⚯ ☊ ⁂ ☎︎
FA2020	College Milestone: COEIT Opt-in UX, course redesigns	﹖⚯ ☊ ⁂ ☎︎
SP2021	College Milestone: CAHSS Final course redesigns	﹖⚯ ☊ ⁂ ☎︎
SU2021	GO LIVE: All courses use Ultra Experience	﹖⚯ ☊ ⁂ ☎︎

Training opportunities will be posted to the Instructional Technology group on myUMBC:

﹖ – FAQs
⚯ – Self-Paced Workshops
☊ – Webinars
⁂ – Boot Camp
☉ – Alternate Delivery Program
☎︎ – Consult an Instructional Technology specialist

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