Ultra course site tour
An Ultra course site tour in your first lecture should walk students through the course structure and focus on resources/tools that will be used in your course. You should demonstrate the sections detailed in this guide using the Student Preview tool.
Note: EchoVideos do not work with the Student Preview tool and will display an error message.
An Ultra course site tour should cover the following elements:
1. Navigation Bar
Explain to students that there is no left menu in Ultra, instead the navigation bar is located at the top of their Ultra course.
Make your way through the navigation bar which contains the following tabs:
- Content: All course content is located on this page and note that you will explain this section in greater detail shortly.
- Calendar: Contains assessment dates from the Gradebook. Note that students should not rely solely on these dates and to refer to their Course Profile for all assessment information and due dates.
- Announcements: Contains a list of all course announcements. Any new announcements since students last accessed the course will appear as a pop-up window when they first access the course.
- Discussion (if in use): If you have created any discussions, they will appear in this tab. Please note that this tab only shows to students if there is a discussion in your course. If you are using Ed Discussion, remind students to navigate to the Content page to contribute.
- Gradebook: This was formerly known as My Grades and is where students can view their marks once they are posted.
- Messages: Students can message staff and student group members (sends an email).
- Groups: Shows Allocation groups and is the location to sign-up for self-enrol groups (if used in your course).