Communications: Ultra Courses Activation Project
Planned
presentations on the project to faculty Teaching and Learning committees
presentations on the project to school Teaching and Learning committees
presentation to the Academic Service Managers Committees.
Completed and continuing
General
monthly project progress reports to DLSC and DLPSC
project plan presented to eLearning Operation Forum members including ITaLI managers, Library, ITS, and faculty leaders
project plan approved by Digital Learning Program Steering Committee and DVCA (DLPSC) - 22 June 2023
project plan approved by Digital Learning Sub Committee (DLSC) - 6 June 2023
Workshops
Faciliated a range of workshops for key staff:
3 x 2 hour Getting Started with Ultra Courses workshops for Semester 1, 2024 Proof of Concept Course Coordinators
12 December, 2023
17 January, 2024
30 January, 2024
3 x 2 hour Getting Started with Ultra Courses for Learning Designers vendor-run workshops
20 November, 2023
29 November, 2023
5 December, 2023:
2 x 1 hour Getting Started with Ultra Courses vendor-run workshops for Library AskUs team
1 November, 2023
20 November, 2023
4 x 2 hour Getting Started with Ultra Courses vendor-run workshops for eLearning team
4 October, 2023
10 October, 2023
11 October 2023
17 October, 2023
6 Nov 2023: invited Semester 1 2024 Proof of Concept Course Coordinators to register for workshops
30 August, 2023: invited key learning design staff to 3 x Getting Started with Ultra Courses workshops
28 August, 2023: liaised with Library AskUs Tier 2 Support in regards to training
Briefings & Consultations
Consultations with school Professional staff to discuss the impact of Ultra on grade finalisation processes:
Professional staff in schools were contacted to arrange a Gradebook consultation - 21 February, 2024
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences - 28 March, 2024
Biomedical Sciences - 3 April, 2024
Mechanical and Mining Engineering - 19 April, 2024
Human Movement and Nutrition Science - 22 April, 2024
Pharmacy - 22 April, 2024
Chemial Engineering- 23 April, 2024
Economics - 23 April, 2024
Medicine - 23 April, 2024
Public Health - 23 April, 2024
Environment - 24 April, 2024
Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work - 26 April, 2024
Agriculture and Food Sustainability - 29 April, 2024
Civil Engineering - 29 April, 2024
Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences - 29 April, 2024
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - 29 April, 2024
Historical and Philosophical Inquiry - 30 April, 2024
Maths and Physics - 30 April, 2024
Social Science - 30 April, 2024
Law - 1 May, 2024
Business - 2 May, 2024
Education - 2 May, 2024
Languages and Cultures - 2 May, 2024
Veterinary Science - 2 May, 2024
Dentistry - 8 May, 2024
Consultations with Faculty Learning Designers and ITaLI teams:
BEL - 26 February, 2024
HABS - 26 February, 2024
EAIT - 27 February, 2024
Science - 27 February, 2024
HASS - 27 February, 2024
Medicine - 28 February, 2024
ITaLI Digital Learning Uplift team - 28 February, 2024
ITaLI Learning Designers & Digital Assessment Team - 28 February, 2024
met with faculty Associate Deans (academic) to brief them on the project and identify Summer Semester, 2023 and Semester 1, 2024 Proof of Concept courses:
BEL - 18, 21 September 2023
EAIT - 12 September 2023
HABS - 3 October 2023
HASS - 13 September 2023
Science - 21 September
Medicine - 18 October 2023
met with key support stakeholders across UQ to brief them on the project -
UQ College - 10 August, 2023
HABS - 9 August, 2023
ELIPSE - 3 August, 2023
Faculty of Science, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Faculty of HASS - 2 August, 2023
ITaLI Learning Analytics - 1 August, 2023
Library - 31 July, 2023
School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Economics, School of Public Health - 26 July, 2023
Busines School, Faculty of EAIT, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of BEL - 25 July, 2023
Examinations - 24 July, 2023
ITaLI Learning Designers Manager - 21 July, 2023
ITaLI Learning Designers - 18 July, 2023
ITaLI Digital Learning Uplift - 17 July, 2023
Learning Design and eLearning Update forum
Regular presentations at the Learning Design and eLearning Update forum:
30 May, 2024: Ultra Project update, updates to template for S2, 2024
18 April, 2024: Ultra Project update, consultation on template changes
28 March, 2024: Ultra Project update, Original course design for Ultra, Declutter your course campaign
29 February, 2024: Ultra Project update, timeline and conversion process
26 October, 2023: Ultra Project update - Group feature demo
28 September, 2023: Tool demonstration - Conversations and Discussions in Ultra courses
5 September, 2023: Stimulus Questions in tests
31 August, 2023: Tool demonstration - Ultra Courses test tool
26 October, 2023: Group feature demo
Planned:
- 30 May, 2024: Ultra Project update
- 27 June, 2024: Ultra Project update
Microsoft Teams updates
Regular updates to the Learning Design & eLearning community and Semester 1, 2024 proof of concept participants through Microsoft Teams:
8 May, 2024: Ultra template updates for Semester 2, 2024 courses
7 May, 2024: Ultra Tip - Improved Gradebook navigation
3 May, 2024: Blackboard Learn updated 3 May
30 April, 2024: Ultra Tip - Content release conditions
23 April, 2024: Ultra Tip - Complex calculations in Gradebook
10 April, 2024: Blackboard Learn updated 5 April
9 April, 2024: Ultra Tip - Improved navigation for learning modules
2 April, 2024: Original course design for Ultra
2 April, 2024: Ultra Tip - Accommodations and Exceptions
26 March, 2024: Ultra Tip - Functionality limitations for improved accessibility
19 March, 2024: Ultra Tip - Column and user statistics in Gradebook
12 March 2024: Ultra Tip - Posting marks in Gradebook
5 March 2024: Ultra Tip - Copying content between courses
27 February 2024: Ultra Tip - Group Discussions
20 February 2024: Ultra Tip - Delegated Marking
20 February 2024: Support for S1 Ultra participants
19 February 2024: Ultra courses settings
16 February 2024: Ultra Courses Project update
13 February 2024: Ultra Tip - Course Schedule & Calendar
6 February 2024: Ultra Tip - Unsplash image integration
15 January, 2024: Ultra sandboxes available
30 November, 2023: Ultra course activation project update
21 November 2023: UItra Tip - Ultra Accessibility Checker
14 November 2023: Ultra Tip - Additional randomisation options for Blackboard Tests
7 November 2023: Ultra Tip - Automatic zeros for unsubmitted work
31 October 2023: Ultra Tip - Students can move between self-enrol groups
24 October 2023: Ultra Tip - Assign Primary Instructor(s)
17 October 2023: Ultra Tip - Adding and moving content in Ultra courses
10 October 2023: Ultra Tip - Improved accessibility with up to 3 content levels
3 October 2023: Ultra Tip - Unsplash for course banners
27 September 2023: Extra spots available in early bird Ultra courses workshops
26 September 2023: Ultra Tip - Search within a course
19 September 2023: Ultra Tip - Enabling conversations on content items
12 September 2023: Ultra Tip - Searchable Gradebook with multiple views
5 September 2023: Ultra Tip - Blackboard Test questions with stimulus
30 August 2023: Ultra course access plans for November
- 29 August 2023: Ultra Tip - Automated functionality for Groups
22 August 2023: Ultra Tip - Learning modules and progress tracking
27 July, 2023: Ultra Courses Activation Project update
Newsletter Articles
Regular Teaching and eLearning News articles:
- 24 June, 2024 (Planned)
3 June, 2024 (Planned)
20 May, 2024: Does your course contain old undeployed Blackboard Test? article (Planned)
16 April, 2024: Have you ordered a Blackboard Ultra Sandbox site? article
16 April, 2024: Delete hidden folders containing unused content article
26 February, 2024: Blackboard Ultra sandbox sites available article
8 January, 2024: Ultra Course sandboxes now available article
8 January, 2024: Declutter your Learn.UQ course site article
28 August, 2023: Ultra Courses Activation project article
Articles published in the ITS Tech Times:
- 30 April, 2024: Blackboard Ultra courses trial article