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.
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