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

Ultra Transition Lessons:
Based on lessons learned from the first part phase of the Ultra transition in Fall 2024, we recommend that you build your courses from scratch and not use the conversion tool. Using the course copy tool is not going to be the smoothest process for content conversion. We recommend taking this opportunity to rebuild your course from the ground up using the new technologies now available inside HuskyCT.Additionally, you may want to copy the content yourself instead of waiting for ITS - HuskyCT admins to perform this task for you. This is the fastest way to get your course materials copied over into your HuskyCT site for the next semester. 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 UltraGetting Started in Ultra Course View :

Adding Content and Building Your Ultra Course View Site

Gradebook in the Ultra Course View

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 (Advanced users onlyvia Course Copy/Request Form)

Converting Bulk converting an existing Original course to Ultra is only recommended for users 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 only converting small, simple courses that do not use many Blackboard features

  • and are prepared to address conversion issues and content remediation.

It is the experience of the LMS HuskyCT Admin team that users faculty who converted their Original courses to Ultra experienced more issues than those who built there their courses from scratch. Therefore, this is not a recommended process for most usersfaculty. However, the 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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