FAQs Learn.UQ (Blackboard) Welcome Page Update

No, switching on 'Ultra Base Navigation’ will only affect the Welcome Page interface and navigation.

No, there has been no decision made to move to Blackboard Ultra Courses. Switching on 'Ultra Base Navigation' does though provide UQ with the technical option to trial 'Ultra Course View'.

No, UQ will set the 'Courses' page to be the landing page for 'Ultra Base Navigation'. There will be improved functionality to search for and filter courses.

No, enabling 'Ultra Base Navigation' only requires an administration setting to be switched on.

Yes, though the course will display with the course menu but no access to the Welcome page menu.

It is not possible to right click and open courses in a new tab from the Courses page.

To open multiple courses in a new tab:

1. Click on the required course in the Courses page.
2. From the Course Menu, right click on a menu it (Announcements / Learning Resources / Assessment)
3. Select Open in new tab.
4. Close the course in the original tab.
5. Repeat the above steps for each course you need to open.

No, but is possible to update the semester in which the Organisation is displayed. Either log a job with help@elearning.uq.edu.au and advise the semester / term the site is intended for or note this when requesting a site copy. 

Alternatively you could set the Organisation to have a CPD term date which is not semester specific and runs from the 1 January to 31 December. An additional alternative is to select the "Other" as the term, you will need to include this instruction when you order your Organisational site.

Note that non-standard course sites or Organisation sites have maximum duration of 12 monthers before a copy needs to be requested.

The Site requests forms link will be available from the Institution Page. The Course requests guide will be update on the 21 November 2022. 

No. The naming of pages is based on the language pack selected by UQ. UQ has selected to use the UK language pack that names pages "Courses" and "Marks" and uses UK spelling.

The alternatives that were considered were the Australian language pack that names pages "Subjects" and "Grades" with UK spelling and the US langague pack that name pages "Courses" and "Grades" but uses US spelling. The Uk language pack was determined to be the best option for UQ.

Open: refers to available courses.

Private: refers to unavailable courses.

Complete: Refers to Read Only Ultra courses. (Ultra courses are not available at UQ)