Migration Process 

In order to give staff as much time as possible to prepare their module content in Ultra for the start of the academic year 2025/26, we are creating temporary Blackboard Ultra placeholder modules for every active taught module in Blackboard for the academic year 2024/25.  

For example: 

The Blackboard Original module AN7104-202425 is being taught to students in the academic year 2024/25. A Blackboard Ultra placeholder module called AN7104-PLACEHOLDER will be created for this module in February 2025. Staff will use this to migrate their content from the Blackboard Original module (AN7104-202425) to the Blackboard Ultra placeholder module, AN7104-PLACEHOLDER. Any teaching staff enrolled on AN7104-202425 will automatically be enrolled on to AN7104-PLACEHOLDER. 

The Blackboard Ultra module container that will be used to deliver teaching during the academic year 2025/26 will be created during the rollover in July 2025, and it will be called AN7104-202526. 

Staff will copy the content from the Blackboard Ultra placeholder module (AN7104-PLACEHOLDER) to the 2025/26 Blackboard Ultra module (AN7104-202526) prior to the start of term in September 2025. 

The Blackboard Ultra placeholder module will automatically appear in the module list for each person enrolled on the module. 

Note: If administrative/other staff need access to a placeholder module to assist with the migration, the existing academic staff enrolled on the placeholder can enrol them on to the module. Students have no access to the Blackboard Ultra placeholder modules.