These slides were used in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra training sessions held at the University of Wisconsin-Stout

1. Blackboard Collaborate
Ultra
Rich Berg, Senior Instructional Designer
Learning Technology Services
University of Wisconsin-Stout

2. What is Blackboard Collaborate
Ultra?
• Web conferencing tool
• Integrated with Learn@UW-Stout (D2L)
• Browser-based (no Java issues)
• Live/real-time communication
• Show PowerPoints, other files
• Can be recorded and played back

3. What is Recommended Browser?
• Google Chrome is the recommended browser

4. How Might I Use Ultra for My
Courses?
• Online office hours
• Class meetings
• Guest speakers/lecturers
• Student work groups
• Student presentations
• Department meetings
• Other ideas?

5. What we’ll do in this session
• Set up a session in a course
• Navigate the interface
• Q & A time

6. Find Collaborate Ultra
• Enter course
• Go to Other Tools menu

7. Create a Session
• Click on Plus (+) or Create Session

8. Name the Session
• Give a descriptive name

9. Choose the Duration
• Set the start date and time
• You can set the duration:
• To end on a certain date and time
• To have no end
• To repeat daily, weekly, or monthly

10. Decide on Early Entry
• Not always important
• Used mainly for one-offs

11. Determine Guest Access
• Which role participants will have on entry
• Guest link (for those not enrolled in course

12. Session Settings
• Recording
• Moderator permissions
• What participants can do

13. Navigating the Interface
• Entering a Session
• Main toolbar
• Collaborate panel
• Session menu

14. Enter a Session
• Go to Collaborate Ultra
• Click on name of session

15. Main Toolbar
• My Settings
• Present/Away
• Microphone
• Webcam
• Raise hand

16. My (your) Settings
• Two ways to get there
• Add photo
• Audio and video settings
• Notification settings
• Session Settings
Enter from main toolbar
Enter from Collaborate panel

17. Audio and Video Settings
• Set up camera and microphone
• Use phone for audio*
• Adjust microphone level
• Adjust speaker level

18. Notification Settings
• Visual and Auditory notifications
• Session/breakout group entry/exit
• Posting of chat message
• Closed Captioning availability*
• Raised hand

19. Session Settings
• Show only moderator profile pics
• Participant permissions
• Share audio
• Share video
• Post chat messages
• Draw on whiteboards and files

20. Collaborate Panel
• Chat
• Participants
• Share Content
• My Settings (already covered)

21. Chat Tool
• Used for sending text messages
• Messages seen by everyone*
• No 1-to-1 chats
• Emoticons can be added

22. Participants List
• Shows who is in session
• Promotion/demotion of roles
• Checking of network connections
• Remove participants from session

23. Share Content
• Use whiteboard
• Share applications
• Show files
• Conduct polls
• Create/use breakout groups

24. Session Menu
• Start/stop recording
• Use phone for audio
• Leave session

25. Questions?
• Rich Berg
• 715-232-1223
• bergr@uwstout.edu