Changes to HuskyCT Course Copy Process

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Last updated: Jan 27, 2025
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Please read this page in its entirety! Our course copy process is changing and this page documents how and why.

The below information only applies to course copy and course combine requests. If you only need to create a new non-class site, use the following link to proceed directly to the HuskyCT Course Request form.

Based on the first phase of the Ultra transition in Fall 2024, HuskyCT admins learned that a direct conversion of an Original course to Ultra Course View may result in some issues that require further remediation throughout the semester. We recommend that you build your new Ultra course from scratch. You can copy pieces of content from your Original courses if needed.

Recommended Alternative

If your course is not already using Ultra Course View, it is recommended that you 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.

You do not need to rebuild your course if it is already using Ultra.

Building and Copying Content

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

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

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, especially in regards to exams.

  • 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 Ultra course content 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.

https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TL/pages/26844168198

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

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

https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TL/pages/10918724564

Copying an Original OR Ultra course to an Ultra course

https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TL/pages/26672791633

Assistance or Other Requests

If you need us to perform the copy for you, or if you do not meet the self-service requirements listed above, please click on the link below to proceed to the regular course copy form so we can track this request in our system.

Click Here for the HuskyCT Course Request Form