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Blackboard Ultra Transition: New Self-Paced Trainings, Open Labs, and Course Shell Updates
Posted March 11, 2026
by IDLT
As previously announced in campus communications, Blackboard at SIUE is transitioning all courses to the Blackboard Ultra experience, with full adoption required by Fall 2026. To support you through this process, IDLT has launched an ITS KnowledgeBase transition guide that walks through what’s changing, what remains the same, and how to begin working in Ultra.
Available Support Resources
In addition to the new self-paced trainings, we offer:
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Open labs for ...
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Course Remediation Support for Digital Accessibility
Posted March 11, 2026
by IDLT
Need help getting your course content ready for the April 24 ADA Title II compliance deadline? Remediation assistants are available to assist with remediating course materials to improve digital accessibility. This service is for help with Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, PDF, and contentectly input to Blackboard. and select other files. Remediation assistants cannot assist with remediation of items that require content knowledge expertise including but not limited to image alt t...
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