Reading Time: 2 minutes Lecturer in Glass, Jessamy Kelly, moved her taught postgraduate course The Business of Craft and Design to Learn Ultra in Semester two, AY 22/23, as part of the Early Adopter programme. Here, she shares some of the new and improved features of the VLE, and how they have improved course delivery. Pronunciation and pronouns “One of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute This post provides a summary of the upcoming changes including those features which we have highlighted due to their impact. For more in depth technical detail additional details are available on the release page Highlights for this release include: Course Content Title Search You can now search course content titles to find these items on […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Over the last year or so, in preparation for our ongoing institutional transition to the new Learn Ultra VLE, a large team of Early Adopters have been graciously offering their time and effort to trial (and feedback about) courses run fully in the new environment. While our University community may have grown more used to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Instructional Designer Lizzy Garner-Foy discusses the opportunity to improve course structure in Learn Ultra. Through the Early Adopter programme, we have gained an in-depth understanding of the ways Learn is used across the University. Through close collaboration with Schools and Deaneries, we have explored, experimented, and improved approaches to course design and course […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In late January 2023, after some months of planning, the Learn Ultra Professional Services User Group had its first meeting on the topic of the Learn Ultra rollout. While a Learn Academic User Group has convened in the past, the Learn Ultra project team saw some renewed need for user fora as the change in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In December 2022, around fifteen people convened for the first meeting of the Learn Ultra Academic User Group convened in Argyle House. While there has previously been a Learn Academic User Group, this was the first meeting of a new cohort specifically to address the rollout of Learn Ultra. The core purpose of the User […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This post provides a summary of the upcoming changes including those features which we have highlighted due to their impact. For more in depth technical detail additional details are available on the release page Highlights for this release include: Improved attempt switching when grading student submissions with multiple attempts Blackboard have improved the way you […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes As part of the Learn upgrade, all courses must move into Learn Ultra before the start of AY 23/24 teaching. More than 160 courses have already made the move as part of the Learn Ultra Early Adopter programme. Over the coming weeks, we will be publishing a series of blog posts from the Early Adopters […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This post provides a summary of the upcoming changes including those features which we have highlighted due to their impact. For more in depth technical detail additional details are available on the release page Highlights for this release include: Exemptions You can now provide exemptions to students for particular items, students are not required to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes January 2023 – 3900.56 Release This post provides a summary of the upcoming changes including those features which we have highlighted due to their impact. For more in depth technical detail additional details are available on the release page Highlights for this release include: See and edit marks for anonymous submissions prior to posting In […]
