UB Learns for Faculty

UB Learns, powered by Blackboard, is the centrally supported Learning Management System (LMS) at UB.

Known Issues
  • Intermittent Issue with Panopto Quiz Grade Not Passing Back to UB Learns (posted Sept. 30).

Get the latest information about any known issues

About UB Learns

UB Learns provides faculty with an online environment to create, deliver and manage their course content, as well as monitor participation and assess performance among learners.

This help website is a quick-start guide. For detailed information about any of these topics, see the official Blackboard manual.

UB Learns is available 24 hours per day, seven days a week.

Information Session

Ultra Course View in UB Learns: Is It Ready for You?

Beginning with spring 2021 courses, faculty will have a choice between two different course views in UB Learns: Original Course View and Ultra Course View.

Join the UB Learns support team as they build a new course site using Ultra Course View, highlighting advantages and some of the challenges of the new course view.

> Register for an information session

Updated content editor (toolbar used for editing text boxes) in UB Learns

The update includes improvements to existing tools, a new accessibility checker and the ability to display computer code. Some icons have changed (source code is now represented by the <> icon), and the options to embed files, images, videos and mashups are now available by clicking on the plus icon (use the Insert Local File option for images).

Learn more about the content editor

  • Information Sessions: Ultra Course View In UB Learns
    1/5/21
    Register today for an information session that will highlight Ultra Course View in UB Learns.
  • Known Issues - Updated 11/30/2020
    12/16/20
  • Improving UB Learns
    12/11/20
    The UB Learns support team is committed to providing the most up-to-date educational resources that help instructors deliver innovative and engaging online content to their students.
  • Emergency Preparedness
    11/10/20
    In the event that students are unable to physically attend classes due to an unusual situation (e.g., COVID-19 or weather-related event), faculty can continue to teach their courses online using UB Learns.
  • Getting Started with UB Learns
    3/6/20
    Learn how to enable your courses on UB Learns, combine two or more courses and work with advanced setup options.
  • Ultra Base Navigation
    11/10/20
    Ultra Base Navigation is an easy-to-navigate system menu that provides quick access to critical information, such as grading tasks, due dates and activities, for all your courses.
  • Managing Your Courses
    12/19/14
    Find out how to perform administrative tasks, manage users and groups, customize courses and save and reuse courses.
  • Building Your Course
    12/19/14
    Find out how to add and edit content, create lesson plans and link to content within your course or on external websites.
  • Communicating and Collaborating
    6/1/15
    Discover ways to communicate with your students using blogs, discussion boards, wikis and more.
  • Assessing Learners
    7/2/20
    Use Grade Center, surveys, assignments and course report to help measure your students' progress.
  • Portfolios
    12/15/20
    Portfolios provide a way for students to efficiently collect and organize artifacts representative of work completed over time.
  • UB Learns Integrations
    1/11/21
    UB Learns has installed several vendor and third-party integrations to extend the use and functionality of UB Learns. 
  • Find Answers
    3/6/20
    Find answers to frequently asked questions about UB Learns.
  • Tutorials and Training
    5/22/20
    Find additional resources to get the most out of UB Learns.
  • Request UB Learns Administrative Course Site
    11/10/20
    Administrative course sites are UB Learns sites that are not affiliated with classes offered by registration numbers.
  • Request UB Learns Course Combination
    9/9/20
    Request a UB Learns course site combination for courses that have different instructors of record.
  • Site Map - UB Learns Help for Faculty
    11/24/20
  • Contact UB Learns
    11/25/20

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