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Using the Collaborate Course Room

Using the Collaborate Course Room

This page is intended for instructors with information on using the Collaborate Course Room in the Ultra Course View.

  • Students can participate with video and audio using the Blackboard app on their phones, but they will not be able to share their screen. Neither instructors nor students can use iPads to directly share their screen using Collaborate. If you use an iPad, you need to project the screen to a computer (Mac or Windows) and share the screen from that computer.

  • If the Course Room or created Session will have 250+ attendees, you must check the box for that session setting (see below "Creating a New Session," Step 6 for more information)

Using the Course Room

The Class Collaborate tool comes with a Course Room. The Course Room is always available, and anyone in your course can enter it at any time. When you or your students click on the Collaborate tool, you will see the Course Room. To connect to the Course Room, 

  1. Go to you Ultra Homepage.

  2. Under Details and Actions, locate Class Collaborate.

  3. Select the arrow next to “join session”.

  4. If you have other sessions in progress, you will see them listed under this drop down as well. Click on Course Room.

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  1. You will be brought directly into the Course Room from this panel.

  2. In the course room, the instructor can present their screen by default, but the students cannot. If students need to present their screens, it is recommended that your either change their role in the session temporarily, change the Default Attendee Role to Presenter in the Course Room, or add a new. Collaborate Session where the default attendee is Presenter.

  3. A guest can join the Course Room if the Guest Link is shared with them. You can set the role of the Guest in the Settings for the Course Room and find the Guest Link.

Adjusting Course Room Settings

To adjust the settings of the Course Room, follow these steps:

  1. Go to you Ultra Homepage.

  2. Under Details and Actions, locate Class Collaborate and click on the three small dots.

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  1. From the drop-down menu, select Manage all Sessions. Instructors can also join their Course Room from this tab.

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  1. Locate the Course Room at the top of the page, click on the three dots, and locate Edit Settings.

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  1. In the Event Details, instructors can lock the course room, join the course room, access a dial in number and pin, and provide guest access.

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  1. To edit the Session Settings, click on the gear icon.

  2. From the settings window, instructors can adjust a variety of settings such as default attendee roles, recording permissions, and participant permissions.

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  3. Click Save when complete.

For more information or assistance with HuskyCT, please contact the Educational Technology Office at edtech@uconn.edu or (860) 486-5052