Blackboard Learn has been updated to incorporate the new Ultra Base Navigation. This new navigation has a modern look and feel and will save you time with simpler workflows and easier access to important information.
What is Ultra Base Navigation?
It is a modern, intuitive navigation menu that lives outside of courses. It includes links to new pages such as the Activity Stream, Calendar, Messages, etc., that provide quick access to the most critical information consolidated from all your courses. From the moment you log in, you have access to core features in the menu where your name appears. You can easily return to the menu from wherever you are—even if you’re in a course. The menu appears in the background of the other layers you have open. 
What does this mean for me?
This interface is the first step in introducing the next generation of the Blackboard Learning Management System. The navigation changes aim to reduce the time spent navigating the application and introduces more modern technology which yields a more mobile friendly and accessible dashboard. It also allows us to prepare for the next iteration of the Blackboard course, known as Ultra Course View.
- The Blackboard dashboard that you first see when you login will be updated.
- Your Blackboard courses will not change. They will look and operate exactly as they do now.
