Preparing your Modules for Academic Year 2025/26
Rollover Guidelines and Enrolments
Copying Teaching Content
Choose between three options to prepare your module for the upcoming academic year:
- Copy module material from your ‘Ultra Placeholder’ module to the 2025/26 Ultra module. Click here to watch the Video guide.
- Copy module material from the 2024/25 'Original' module to the 2025/26 Ultra module.
- Develop a new 2025/26 Ultra module with new teaching content.
Guides for copying module content
Copying and Updating Third-Party Tools
If you have included Turnitin assignments, Panopto video content, the MyReadingList service or have previously used Grades Journey in your module, then please review our specific guidance for copying this content to 2025/26.
Module Creation and Enrolment
Modules are created automatically in Blackboard based on the information in SITS (my.tcd.ie). If your required modules are not appearing in Blackboard, you must ensure they are set up in SITS and CMIS for 2025/26. If you do not see a module listed in Blackboard, it may be because you are not enrolled in it or because the module has not been created.
Learn more about module access, creation, and enrolment process
Catch up on Blackboard Ultra Training
Our Blackboard Ultra Staff Training Module contains a variety of video guides that you can view to familiarise yourself with Blackboard Ultra. The content includes an overview of new Ultra features, a detailed explanation on how to use the assessment and gradebook tools, and a variety of advanced topics.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your 25/26 Blackboard Ultra module should automatically appear in your module list. If it is not appearing, then it may be because you are not timetabled for it or because the module has not been created. In that instance, you should contact your school office for assistance.
Your 25/26 Blackboard Ultra module will automatically appear in the module list for each person enrolled on the module.
Please note:
- Some modules are taught and supported by multiple staff members. Please ensure that you coordinate with all relevant staff on your module locally prior to migrating content into your module.
- If administrative/other staff need access to a module to assist with the migration, then existing academic staff enrolled on the module can enrol them on the module OR complete the VLE Enrolment form (Excel) to request access and forward it to the Teaching & Learning IT team via itservicedesk@tcd.ie
The academic annual year rollover has been completed. This process, along with timetabling activities in your School and the Central Timetabling Unit, determines what modules are available in Blackboard Ultra for the academic year 2025/26.
If you would like to start preparing content for a module that will be taught in 2025/26 that was not taught in 2024/25, please find out the unique name of this module and contact Academic Registry by clicking here.
If administrative/other staff need access to a module to assist with the migration, then existing academic staff enrolled on the module can enrol them on the module OR complete the VLE Enrolment form (Excel) to request access and forward it to the Teaching & Learning IT team via itservicedesk@tcd.ie
If you require additional support with copying your module content to your 2025/26 modules or have any other Blackboard-related queries, please email the Teaching & Learning IT team via the IT Service Desk.
Please ensure you fill in the 'Subject' field with Ultra: when emailing.
Service desk opening hours are:
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 17:00