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Class Collaborate (formerly Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) is a way to create a virtual classroom, office, or meeting space in order to communicate with users on campus or anywhere in the world. This browser-based web conferencing tool allows instructors to communicate, collaborate, engage, and interact with their students in real time with updated features and teaching tools.
- Class Collaborate is turned on in all current eLearning courses.
- Collaborate dashboard is used to join sessions and access recordings.
- Students can view the recording in the dashboard but cannot download it unless the instructor allows it under "Session Settings".
- All moderators must leave the session for the recording to generate.
Note: Blackboard does not allow users to download recordings. You have to enable it on the "Session Settings" to download them in the dashboard.
- The Course Room is automatically accessible to all participants enrolled in the course.
- Guest access allows you to share a link with anyone, even if they are not on eLearning.
- Do not choose this option if you want to track attendance.
- Send the Guest link if the student has technical issues.
- When setting (or editing) a session, you can allow participants audio/video/chat, which will enable them to have an open discussion.
- Turn the toggle on for Review Status and Statistics Tracking to see if a student has watched the content.
- This will show if students have watched the entire recording.
Suggestion: The Instructor can post a short quiz about recordings for accountability purposes to better understand if students viewed the entire recording.
- The Instructor can edit the "Session Settings" and uncheck Share Audio to remove microphone permissions from participants.
- Check the Weekly Maintenance Window on the homepage for upcoming maintenance.
- Control Panel is viewable by those with advanced permissions for the course- will not be seen by students.
- Announcements allow instructors to post time-sensitive information, which can also be sent as an email to students' utdallas.edu addresses.
- Avoid Safari/Edge:
- It is best to use Firefox and Chrome.
- Chrome is Recommended:
- Chrome is primarily recommended as it's the only browser that currently allows users to share computer audio.
- Leave Sessions for Recording:
- Properly leave the session for the session to be recorded.
- It can take up to a few hours for a recording to generate.
Note: Do not just close the tab- this will not allow the session to be recorded.
- Item-block of text:
- Formatted text (add office hours, response time, etc.)
- File-Link to file:
- Syllabus, PPT
- Content Folder:
- Weblink:
- How to link to an external website
- Session:
- When the Instructor enters the room, presents, and leaves.