I copied an Original course to Ultra. Now what?
After you copy an Original course to Ultra, we recommend reviewing your course content to make sure it’s ready for your students.
This list may look intimidating, but don’t worry! CIT staff will help with any questions you may have.
Course Content and Design
Select the link for any item if you need more information.
Review the Exceptions Report after your course copy
Don’t panic! When content is copied from Original to Ultra, there are things that may be lost or changed. The Exceptions Report helps you identify those changes.
Help article: Review the Exceptions Report
Update or remove the Course Home Page folder
Original courses included an area named Course Home Page. This page copies over to Ultra as a folder and includes anything on your Course Home Page inside the folder. In an Ultra course, there is only one content area.
Solution: Rename the folder to something more appropriate for your Ultra course OR drag/drop items out of the folder and then delete the folder.
Choose your course structure
There are three distinct organization methods:
Folders
Learning modules
Subfolders in learning modules
Add images
Some instructors find that Ultra looks plain when they first add their content. Instructors can add a course banner, add images to their learning modules, or use the AI Design Assistant to generate learning modules with images based on course content.
Create a Start Here Module
Create a learning module that includes information about your course. How should students navigate the course? Where can students find the syllabus? Who should they contact if they have technology issues?
Reorder content
Content is presented differently in an Original course than in an Ultra course. Drag/drop content into a different order, if needed.
Review and combine Ultra document content
Items and item descriptions copy to Ultra as an Ultra document. An Ultra document with one line of text isn’t necessary.
Solution: Copy and paste content from multiple documents into one document, then arrange as desired. After combining content, you can delete the extra Ultra documents.
Edit content descriptions
Any Original items with long descriptions need to be updated, shortened, or copied to a new location now that they’re in Ultra. Ultra descriptions are limited to 750 characters.
Solution: Review item descriptions in Ultra. Some of them may be included in your course as an Ultra document, and they may need to be copied to the description of the appropriate item.
Review/Update Due Dates and Release Conditions
In Original, instructors used the Date Management tool to edit item visibility/availability/due dates in one place.
Solution: Use the Batch Edit feature to edit the due dates and availability dates for all items in your course.
Review Discussions
Review the structure and descriptions for your Discussions after copying from Original. In Ultra, descriptions are limited to 750 characters.
Recreate third-party tool links through the Content Market
Third-party tool links and content will not copy from your Original course to Ultra. These may include Panopto, Turnitin, Simple Syllabus, McGraw Hill, Cengage, Pearson, and others. In Ultra, all third-party/LTI content can be found in the Content Market.
Help article: Recreate third-party tool links through the Content Market
Examine Test Questions and instructions
Not all Original course test settings and question types are supported in Ultra. You may need to
Help article: Review and edit unsupported question types in Ultra
Review Lockdown Browser tests
If you require the use of Respondus Lockdown Browser for your tests, you should review the test settings in Ultra. Tests that previously required a password will now use an access code and you may need to update your test description.
Use Student Preview to take a test.
In Ultra, tests and their questions often look very different from the instructor and student perspective. Use Student Preview to become familiar with the students' test interface. This may help you anticipate any questions or problems your students might face while taking a test.
Help article: Use Student Preview
Gradebook
Remove old Original calculated columns
Any calculated columns (examples: Quiz Average, Weighted Total) that were copied over from Original will no longer contain any calculations. Make sure to delete these from your Gradebook.
Help article: Remove old calculated columns
Remove old “Attendance” columns
If used Attendance tool in your Original course, the Attendance column will copy over to your Ultra course. This column is not connected to your Ultra Attendance tool and can be removed.
Help article: Remove Gradebook columns
Set up the overall grade
You can use the existing Midterm or Final columns, use your own calculated column, or set up a new calculation. The overall grade is what will show up to students as their grade for the course.
Help article: Set up the overall grade
Review Gradebook settings and schemas
Select the gear icon on the right side of the Ultra Gradebook to review the settings that are available for your course. Your Grade Schemas will copy from Original, but it’s best to review them to confirm.
Settings
Set a Primary Instructor
If there is more than one instructor user in your course, you can use the Roster tool to designate the Primary Instructor. Setting the Primary Instructor pins their name to the top of the instructor list so that students know who to contact.
Help article: Set a Primary Instructor in Ultra
Check course settings
Check your course settings to confirm the correct availability for the course, the roster, and messaging capabilities.
Progress Tracking for students
Progress Tracking is enabled by default in new courses. It lets students track what they’ve worked on and what they have left to review/complete. When enabled, your students will be able to mark the items they’ve completed, and you will be able to see how each student is progressing through the course.
If you have questions, visit the Ultra Course Workbook or contact CIT for more assistance.