Meet the Ultra Migration Champions
Ultra in Their Own Words

Our Blackboard Learn Ultra migration will come to a close in September 2023. But Grand Valley faculty aren't waiting to make the change! Faculty from across the University have already started teaching with Ultra Course View. Hear their stories! Learn what students love about Ultra.

Megan Knoll from the Seidman College of Business Management department shares how data can inform instruction and shared a moving story about making a student intervention after analyzing her Blackboard Ultra course data.

Ultra Show-and-Tells

eLearning Technologies has been holding a regular series of webinars in which Ultra faculty "champions" demonstrate how they have designed their Ultra courses.

Wonder what an Ultra course looks like? In this video nine Grand Valley faculty give a tour of their Ultra course sites. Many thanks to:

Rachel Anderson (English / Digital Studies)
Susan Strouse (Nursing)
Brittland DeKorver (Chemistry)
Sue Edwards (Finance)
Fabio Espitia (Spanish)
Jeff Rothstein (Sociology)
Paul Cullen (Management)
Rosemary Cleveland (Education)
Mary Jo Smith (Chemistry)

This is a longer video feature two Grand Valley faculty and questions from other faculty.

Fabio Espitia (Spanish)
Meagan Knoll (Management)


Ultra Course Tours

Kathryn Ohle, CECI, Early Childhood Education

Kristin Hedges, CLAS, Anthropology

Susan Edwards, Seidman College of Business, Finance

Meagan Knoll, SCB, Management

Scott Truskowski, CHP, Occupational Science and Therapy

Rosemary Cleveland, CECI, Teaching & Learning

Marcia Frobish, CLAS, Mathematics

Vinicius Lima, CLAS, Visual and Media Arts

More Ultra Testimonials

Susan Strouse from the Kirkhof College of Nursing talks about her student's ease of navigating through Ultra Courses as well as their ability to stay on top of assignments. She also addresses the importance of using your Ultra sandbox to begin the transition to Ultra courses. 

Marie VanderKooi from the Kirkhof College of Nursing talks about how Ultra Course View provides benefits for students in their fully online program.

Bradford Dykes from the Statistics Department shares tips for how he has organized his Ultra course content, the importance of the calendar function to help keep his students organized, and reminds faculty about the importance of working with the eLearning liaisons as GVSU transitions from Bb Classic to Bb Ultra. 

Meagan Knoll from the Management department talks about reimagining content, Ultra analytics, and student responses to Ultra Course View.

Kathryn Ohle from Early Childhood Education discusses how Ultra's improved organization and navigation benefit student learning.

Sue Edwards of the Seidman College of Business talks about student reactions to Ultra Course View and the new organizational opportunities it makes possible.

Christina Quick from the Kirkhof College of Nursing talks how Ultra Course View leads to consistent course designs and positive responses from students.

Fabio Espitia from Modern Languages talks about how easy it is to provide student accommodations in Ultra Course View, and how easy it is to navigate in Ultra.

Rosemary Cleveland of the College of Education and Community Innovation talks about how students love the organization that Ultra Course View provides.

Eliza MacDonald of the Physical Therapy and Athletic Training department talks about the positive changes in the Ultra Grade Center and her student's reactions to the calendar and the activity stream. 

Who's Already Using Ultra Course View?

We're hard at work to bring you more success stories about the migration to Blackboard Learn Ultra. Check back often to learn more!


Keri Davis
Education

Elizabeth Davis
Nursing

Rick VanderMolen
Education

Christina Beaudoin
Exercise Science

Raymond Higbea
Public, Nonprofit, and Health Administration

Lara Jaskiewicz
Public, Nonprofit, and Health Administration

Lydia Saldivar
Education

Cheryl Bos
Nursing

Ahmed Algiery
Chemistry

Angela Girard
Nursing

Heather Gulgin
Exercise Science

Debra Bayus
Nursing

Eliza MacDonald
Athletic Training

Joy Oslund
Mathematics

MaDonna Adkins Princer
Education

Jennifer Winther
Biology

Nicole Gustin
Nursing

Aslam Modak
Management

Coeli Fitzpatrick
Honors

Erika Wigent
Nursing

Brenda Hoss
Nursing

Mary Smith
Chemistry

Carol Wilson Tiesma
Modern Languages and Literature

Andrew Lantz
Chemistry

Richard Lord
Chemistry

Elizabeth Flandreau
Psychology

Peter Wampler
Geology

Donijo Robbins
Public, Nonprofit, and Health Administration

Alisha Woodman
Computer Science

Paul Parkanzky
Chemistry

Cheryl-Marie Manson
Education

Christopher Harper
Accounting

Dana Vaughan
Medical Laboratory Sciences

Nancy Carlson
Nursing

Gabriel Heselschwerdt
Chemistry

Rachel Anderson
English

Meagan Knoll
Management

Ana Gonzalez Leon
Management

Rick Geisel
Education

Amanda Buday
Sociology

Anthony Spencer
Communications

Melba Velez Ortiz
Honors

Kellie Riley
Nursing

Pamela Koch
Management

Paul Cullen
Management

Kathryn Ohle
Education

Maureen Ryan
Nursing

Lauren Vachon
Nursing

Nancy McSkimming
Education

Joy Schaefer
Integrative Studies

Maria Cimitile
Honors

Dawn De Vries
Recreational Therapy

Krisanne Chapin
Movement Sciences

Donna Rinker
Nursing

Fabio Espitia
Modern Languages and Literatures

Michelle Klochack
Nursing

Christina Quick
Nursing

Bradley Koch
Management

Chad Galdys
Nursing

Marcia Frobish
Mathematics

Brittland DeKorver
Chemistry

Michelle Calkins
Writing

Cheryl Kautz
Computer Science

Elizabeth Rinehart
Education

Kelly Margot
Education

Brian Raver
Chemistry

Alisha Karabinus
Digital Studies

George Lundskow
Sociology

Melissa Morison
Classics

Jeffrey Rothstein
Sociology

Daniel Giedeman
Economoics

Mattie Brechbiel
Medical Laboratory Sciences

Natalia Bremner
Chemistry

Bradford Dykes
Statistics

Jason Herlands
Honors

Karyn Butler
Nursing

Courtney Topic
Criminal Justice

Cathy Meyer-Looze
Education

Kristin Cooper
Nursing

Ira Woodring
Computer Science

Anne McKay
Nursing

Lisa Hawley
Mathematics

Joerg Picard
Finance

Katalin Zaszlavik
Visual and Media Arts

Kurt Ellenberger
Honors

Lilianne Nelson
Medical Laboratory Sciences

Dan Brown
English

Lora Rademacher
Nursing

Michael Sciarini
Hospitality and Tourism Management

Dianne Slager
Nursing

Julie Henderleiter
Chemistry

Fawzi Abbas
Chemistry

Marie VanderKooi
Nursing

Linda Pickett
Education

Jeremiah Cataldo
Honors

Michael Santana
Mathematics

Parag Uma Kosalge
Management

Catherine D'Amour
Nursing

Catherine Forslund
Nursing

John Schmit
Visual and Media Arts

Charles Pazdernik
Classics

Abigail Marr
Nursing

Aldina Mahmutovic
Nursing

Alexis Oosting
Education

Alicia Betts
Nursing

Allison Toth
Nursing

Amanda Reddy
Physician Assistant Studies

Amy Manderscheid
Nursing

Andrew Booth
Physician Assistant Studies

Angela Slater
Chemistry

Ayana Weekley
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
 

Barbara Vedders
Nursing

Benjamin Feng
Biomedical Sciences

Blair Miller
Chemistry

Bobbie Biby
Economics

Briana Hutchinson
Nursing

Catherine Jones-Rikkers
Seidman College of Business

Catherine Molloseau
Computer Science

Charlie Standridge
Engineering

Charlyn Partridge
Biology

Cheryl VerStrate
Nursing

Chris Pearl
Biomedical Sciences

Christine Rener
Honors

Christopher Toth
Writing

Claire Dolislager
Occupational Science and Therapy

Courtney Kowalczyk
Psychology

Cray Mulder
Social Work

Cynthia Thompson
Biomedical Sciences

D. Robert Adams
Computer Science

Danielle DeMuth
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Dave Kurjiaka
Biomedical Sciences

Deborah Herrington
Chemistry

Della Hughes-Carter
Nursing

Derek Cooley
Education

Diana Lamphiere
Integrative Studies

Dorothy Danko
Accounting

Duane Zuber
Hospitality and Tourism Management

Elizabeth Goodrich
Education

Elizabeth Hipshier-Goodrich
Education

Emily Manning
Nursing

Eric Hoogstra
Finance

Erin Hoard
Nursing

Farid Hassanzadah
Political Science

Fatma Pir Cakmak
Chemistry

Genevieve Elrod
Nursing

Griff Griffin
Natural Resources Management

Haresh Dalvi
Social Work

Heather Chappell
Nursing

Huei Lan Yen
Modern Languages and Literature

Jaideep Motwani
Seidman College of Business

Jakia Marie
Integrative Studies

James Sanford
Seidman College of Business

Janell Palmer
Nursing

Jared Moore
Computer Science

Jay Knight
Nursing

Jeffrey Pashnick
Biology

Jennifer Ford
Applied Food and Nutrition

Jennifer Kierzek
Writing

Jennifer Sova
Education

Jennifer Vanderground
Education

Jina Lee
Criminal Justice

John Reynolds
Computer Science

Joseph Borowsky
Nursing

Joseph DeLeon
Digital Studies

Joseph Kuilema
Social Work

Joshua Bishop
Social Work

Justin Melick
Education

Kaitlin Schoder
Nursing

Kaja Lill
Music

Karl Brakora
Engineering

Katherine Moran
Nursing

Kathryn Christopher
Engineering

Kathryn Haley
Biomedical Sciences

Kayla Pyper
Chemistry

Kelley Senkowski
Education

Kelly Heid
Geology

Kelly Machnik
Occupational Science and Therapy

Kelly Parker
Integrative Studies

Kendra Platschorre
Nursing

Keri Hadfield
Education

Kimberly McKee
Education

Kingshuk Majumdar
Physics

Koshie Lamptey
Psychology

Krista Benson
Digital Studies

Kristin Hedges
Anthropology

Kuhelika De
Economics

Larry Warkoczeski
Public, Nonprofit, and Health Administration

Laura Tuthill
Education

Lawrence Burns
Psychology

Leana Tank
Occupational Science and Therapy

Leslie Muller
Economics

Libby MacQuillan
Applied Food and Nutrition

Lin Tian
Communications

Lisa Dewhurst-Walker
Nursing

Lisa Zajac
Nursing

Lisonn Delcamp
Education

Lori DonGiovanni
Nursing

Luanne Shaw
Nursing

Maggie McElroy
Psychology

Mandy German
Physician Assistant Studies

Mandy Sharp Eizinger
Public, Nonprofit, and Health Administration

Margaret McElroy
Psychology

Maria Frey
Nursing

Mark Richards
Political Science

Marshall Battani
Sociology

Mary Carpenter
Nursing

Mary Kay Schumar
Nursing

Mary Smagacz
Nursing

Meagan Stoll
Biomedical Sciences

Melissa George
Nursing

Michael Hensley
Economics

Michael Reagan
Public, Nonprofit, and Health Administration

Michael Wroblewski
Anthropology

Miriam Teft
Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Mitchell DeVries
Nursing

Monika Moore
English

Morgan Kochajda-Watkins
Nursing

Mostafa El-Said
Computer Science

Naoki Kanaboshi
Legal Studies

Nicholas Baine
Engineering

Nicholas Lerma
Movement Science

Nichole Anguilm
Applied Food and Nutrition

Nicole Baeten
Nursing

Nicole Harpold
Nursing

Paolo Campus
Psychology

Patricia Bolea
Social Work

Patrick Gerkin
Criminal Justice

Priscilla Nyamai
Biology

Rachel Driscoll
Chemistry

Rachel Fetterley
Movement Science

Rachel Rosenthal
Nursing

Ramya Swayamprakash
Integrative Studies

Rebecca Williams
Global Studies and Social Impact

Richard Geisel
Education

Robert F Johnson
Nursing

Robert Werner
Chemistry

Roger Gilles
Honors

Rosemary Cleveland
Education

Ross Sherman
Movement Science

Russell Chudy
Chemistry

Sally Stockdale
Nursing

Samah Mansour
Computer Science

Sandra Raak
Modern Languages and Literature

Sarah Bradley
Recreational Therapy

Sarah Clark
Chemistry

Sarah Tate
History

Sarah Williams
English

Savanah Smith
Nursing

Scott Hall-Jones
Mathematics

Scott Thorgaard
Chemistry

Scott Truskowski
Occupational Science and Therapy

Sharayaha Nisley
Nursing

Sheila Ryan
Chemistry

Shelby Fredricks
Nursing

Sherri Fannon
Nursing

Stephan Hokanson
Communications

Stephen Glover
Finance

Stephen Mattox
Geology

Steven Wilson
Public, Nonprofit, and Health Administration

Sukesh Patro
Finance

Susan Cleghorn
Occupational Science and Therapy

Susan Edwards
Finance

Susan Harrington
Nursing

Susan Littler
Nursing

Susan Strouse
Nursing

Susan Sunden
Recreational Therapy

Tara Hefferan
Honors

Tara Renbarger
Nursing

Taylor Thorpe
Psychology

Teresa Castelao-Lawless
Philosophy

Tricia Tubergen
Nursing

Vinicius Rebello Lima
Visual and Media Arts

William Morison
History



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