Blackboard Ultra view courses utilize a different copy approach than the original courses. It is a "pull" method instead of the old "push" method.
You must complete the course copy from your new course, and pull information in from the old course. Here are some steps:
1. Click into one of your Ultra courses.
2. Click the ellipses in the upper right corner and then click Copy items:
3. All the courses you are enrolled in as instructor will show up on the left panel:
4. If you want the entire course copied over then check mark it. It will show up on the right side of the screen. Finally just click Start Copy:
5. It is recommended to use a more granular approach instead of a full course copy. In order to do that, instead of check marking the course on the left, just click on the course. Now some items in the course show up:
6. Then just click in to the particular item. In this screen shot I clicked on Content. Now it shows everything in that content folder. Select what you want and then click start copy:
Here is a link to Blackboard's documentation if you would like more information -- https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Ultra/Course_Content/Reuse_Content/Ultra_Copy_Content