Ultra Training Archives

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Ultra Essentials (January 2023)

  • Ultra Essentials I: Planning Your Ultra Course Roadmap | view recording

This webinar focuses on planning your course roadmap for Ultra. Topics include terminology and tools in Ultra courses; options for switching to Ultra including converting, copying, or constructing; converting a course from the Original Course View to the Ultra Course View; copying content from either an Original course or another Ultra course; and deciding on a strategy that fits your course or schedule.

This webinar focuses on the essentials of using Ultra for content creation in your course. Topics include creating folders and learning modules; creating documents with embedded files, links, tools, and external media; applying descriptive information; uploading files and linking to Google resources; and controlling the release of content.

  • Ultra Essentials III: Engagement & Communication Tools | view recording

This webinar focuses on the essentials of using Ultra for communication and engagement in your course. Topics include facilitating communicating using course messages and announcements; creating and replying to discussions or conversations; creating and managing groups; using the course calendar; updating personal notifications and name pronunciation settings; and accessing web conferencing tools.

  • Ultra Essentials IV: Assessments, Tests & Assignments | view recording

This webinar focuses on the essentials of using Ultra for tests and assignments. Topics include creating individual or group assessments (test or assignment); importing question banks and creating question pools; enabling and checking SafeAssign for plagiarism; setting exceptions for due date, availability, and attempts; creating an offline assessment; and identifying test proctoring options.

This webinar focuses on the essentials of using Ultra for grading. Topics include creating rubrics using points or percentage; copying rubrics from other courses; accessing student work to grade; grading work with a rubric or embedding feedback; creating an overall grade for the course using a weighted total, points, or advanced formula; tracking student performance using embedded analytics; and reviewing student progress using available reporting tools.

 

What’s New in Ultra Courses for Teaching & Learning (Fall 2022) | view recording

Learn what’s new in grading, engagement, and content creation in Ultra courses for FA2022, including recent spring/summer updates, how Ultra aligns to Original’s features, and what’s in development for Ultra courses. This session is ideal for instructors who currently use Ultra or who are interested in adopting Ultra for FA2022.

What’s New in Ultra Assessments & Grading (April 2022) | view recording

This session features what’s new in grading in Ultra courses for SP2022. Stay after for Q&A and demo. This session is ideal for instructors who currently use the Ultra gradebook or who are interested in adopting Ultra. Updates we will review include new settings for assessment deployment, gradebook tools, and feedback release settings.