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 (Sept. 30).
  • RESOLVED - Blackboard receiving some reports of connectivity issues (UB Learns is hosted on Blackboard's servers) (Oct. 15)
  • RESOLVED - SafeAssign - Due to the high load of incoming papers on Oct. 13, there is a backlog to be processed, and the expected waiting time is around 6 hours (Oct. 13).
  • RESOLVED - Ally experiencing some processing delays (Oct. 9).

> Get the latest information about these 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

  • Information Sessions: Ultra Course View In UB Learns
    10/25/20
    Register today for an information session that will highlight Ultra Course View in UB Learns.
  • Known Issues - Updated 10/09/2020
    10/15/20
  • Improving UB Learns
    8/11/20
    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
    5/13/20
    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
    8/25/20
    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.
  • UB Learns Integrations
    8/19/20
    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
    9/9/20
    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.
  • UB Learns Help Site Map
    3/13/20
  • Contact UB Learns
    7/27/20
    Ask a question or report a problem you may be having when logged into UB Learns.

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