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Please read this page in its entirety! Our process is changing and this page documents how and why.

Due to <whatever reason, budget cuts, financial constraints? Whatever>, the ITS - HuskyCT team is changing its course copy process. We are still offering course copies as a service to faculty, however our capacity to complete this work for you in a timely manner has decreased dramatically.

If you have a simple course copy we are now recommending that you perform this action yourself. This is a relatively simple process, especially into an Ultra shell.

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Ultra Transition Lessons:
Based on the first phase of the Ultra transition in Fall 2024, we learned:

  1. Instructors requesting to convert to Ultra via this Course Copy/Restore form should expect significantly longer wait times (multiple days? could be specific).

  2. Courses converted to Ultra via this Course Copy/Restore form result in more conversion issues and remediation time needed by instructors.

Recommended Alternative:

  • Rebuild your upcoming Ultra course using Copy Content and other course building tools within Ultra (see resources below). This will result in:

    • Faster copying of course materials into your HuskyCT Ultra course site.

    • Fewer Ultra conversion issues.

Details on who should do this and how follow the sections below.

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titleBuilding an Ultra Course (Recommended for most people)

Here are links to some resources available to you to help you build your course in Ultra:

Adding Content and Building Your Ultra Course View Site

https://kaltura.uconn.edu/media/Basic+Course+Building+in+Ultra/1_79n4q6b9

Converting to Ultra using Copy Content

Gradebook in the Ultra Course View

CETL Educational Technologies

If you require any support in building your course content in Ultra, please contact CETL EdTech by any of the following means:

Telephone

860-486-5052

Email
edtech@uconn.edu
Website
https://edtech.uconn.edu
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titleConverting to Ultra (via Course Copy/Request Form)

Bulk converting an existing Original course to Ultra is only recommended for faculty:

  • whose Original course version uses a simple/basic design and does not use many Blackboard tools and features

  • who have a detailed understanding of the conversion process and are prepared to address conversion issues and content remediation.

It is the experience of the HuskyCT Admin team that faculty who converted their Original courses to Ultra experienced more issues than those who built their courses from scratch. Therefore, this is not a recommended process for most faculty. The guide below documents the process should you decide that you would like to do this.

Conversion Guide for Ultra Course View

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titleCourse Copy Self Service

If you already have an Ultra course, you may copy your content to another course provided you meet all of the following requirements:

  1. You are copying the contents of a single course to one other course

  2. You do not require your course to be combined with another course

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If you meet all of the above requirements, you may perform your own course copy using the following instructions:

Copying an Original Course to an Original course

How to Copy Course Content to Another Course

Copying an Original OR Ultra course to an Ultra course

How to Copy Course Content to an Ultra Course

Assistance or Other Requests

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