This article covers how instructors can preview their HuskyCT “Original Course View” course in Ultra Course View.
Previewing your course in Ultra Course View
To preview the layout and functionality of a course in Ultra Course View, instructors must complete the steps outline below, making use of the HuskyCT Development platform (LMSDev). https://lmsdev.uconn.edu/
Step 1: Retrieve Course Information
Navigate to LMSDev https://lmsdev.uconn.edu/ and log in with your NetID and password.
From the Courses tab, click on the course you would like to convert.
While in the course, copy the URL which contains the course information.
Step 2: Email Instructor and Course Information
Email the ITS HuskyCT team (huskyct@uconn.edu) and include the following information:
Your Last name, First name
NetID (e.g., zlj10293)
The URL copied in Step 1
Any other information or comments etc.
Step 3: Preview your Ultra Course
Once you have received email confirmation of the Ultra Conversion, navigate back to https://lmsdev.uconn.edu/ and log in with your NetID and password.
From the Courses tab, click on the converted course.
**Please note that Kaltura media and other 3rd party platforms will not be functional the Ultra preview course while in LMSdev. Embedded Kaltura media will state “This is not the Production Environment.”
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You are now able to utilize the Blackboard Ultra course experience in your UConn courses. You may convert qualified original course view courses by using the following steps. Qualified courses must be set up by HuskyCT admins before they are able to be converted. Courses that have not been setup by HuskyCT admins are not able to follow the steps below.
It is not possible to rollback a HuskyCT course to the Original Course View once it has been converted to the Ultra Course View. If you need to go back to the Original Course View, your course will need to be deleted and you will lose any changes that you made to the course.
Converting your Course
Converting a course to Ultra Deletes all submission data. Therefore, do not convert your course after students have submitted assignments or during the semester.
You should request your content be restored from prior semesters before proceeding with these steps. You can request the content be restored using this form, HuskyCT Course Restore Form
Login to HuskyCT and enter the course you want to convert
In the upper right hand corner, look for a padlock icon
If the padlock is red and appears closed, you can proceed to step 3
If the padlock is gray and appears open, click on the padlock to make the course private. It will then turn red and you can proceed to Step 3
Click Try the Ultra Course View or the pencil icon.
The conversion will take some time to complete. You will receive an email when the conversion process is complete.
Enter your course. You will receive a report of all the things that were not able to be converted.
You are looking at the course in preview mode. At this point, it is still possible to return to the original. To return to the original course view, click Back to Original Course button on the page footer.
Take a look around the course and see if you like it.
If you do like it, click Use the Ultra Course and follow the prompts to finish the conversion and make it permanent.
If you do NOT like it, click Back to Original course which will roll back any changes made to the course. This step can only be performed in the preview mode.
If you choose to return to Original Course View, you will need to make the course Available again. To make the course Available, click the Red Padlock in the upper Right hand corner. Alternatively, navigate to Course Management >> Customization >> Properties and under Set Availability, select Yes. Once the course is available the visibility is controlled by the Course Duration dates found under, Course Management >> Customization >> Properties and under Set Course Duration. If you want to change this date, refer to Changing Course Availability
If you do not convert the course the first time that you enter it, you may begin the conversion process by clicking the pencil icon in the top right corner of the course. Follow along from step 3. If you do not see this icon, please email huskyct@uconn.edu
Video Instructions
Common Pitfalls
Problem | Resolution |
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Pencil Icon does not appear |
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Can’t find where to roll back to Original Course View | It is not possible to change back to Original Course View once a course has been converted to Ultra Course View |