{"id":4572,"date":"2015-11-04T09:26:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T09:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/?p=4572"},"modified":"2015-11-04T09:26:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T09:26:45","slug":"collaborate-ultra-upgrade-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2015\/11\/04\/collaborate-ultra-upgrade-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaborate to be upgraded on Mon 16th November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve listened to your feedback and will be upgrading the university&#8217;s web-conferencing system, Blackboard Collaborate, to\u00a0a new, user-friendly, &#8216;Ultra&#8217; experience on Mon 16<sup>th<\/sup> November at 2 am.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UWX2kRazC-s?list=PLontYaReEU1thrYkZR4tynKpyvuTB_dkD\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4580 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2015\/11\/CollabTYScreenShot2-250x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Improvement Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online sessions can be accessed easily and quickly from within the browser;<\/li>\n<li>An intuitive and clutter-free interface;<\/li>\n<li>Your course room stays open 24\/7 allowing independent student work;<\/li>\n<li>Live closed captioning features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Take a look at\u00a0this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UWX2kRazC-s?list=PLontYaReEU1thrYkZR4tynKpyvuTB_dkD\" target=\"_blank\">Blackboard Collaborate video<\/a>\u00a0to see what it looks like in action.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Blackboard\u2019s Collaborate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLontYaReEU1thrYkZR4tynKpyvuTB_dkD\" target=\"_blank\">Ultra Tutorials<\/a>\u00a0provide a good overview of the updated interface and their\u00a0release notes will tell you more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/en-us.help.blackboard.com\/Collaborate\/Ultra\/Moderator\/030_Get_Started\/Navigation\" target=\"_blank\">Ultra Experience<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en-us.help.blackboard.com\/Collaborate\/Ultra\/Administrator\/030_Changes\" target=\"_blank\">Ultra Changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eshare.edgehill.ac.uk\/9279\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4573 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2015\/11\/ColabBrief1-177x300.png\" alt=\"Collaborate Briefing\" width=\"177\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2015\/11\/ColabBrief1-177x300.png 177w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2015\/11\/ColabBrief1.png 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Full details of the upgrade and planned improvements are covered\u00a0in this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eshare.edgehill.ac.uk\/9279\/\" target=\"_blank\">Collaborate Upgrade Briefing Document<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support and Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eshare.edgehill.ac.uk\/3103\/1\/LTD_Team_Print_July_14.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Learning Technology Development<\/a> division are always here to help you with your use of technologies &#8211; so, whether you are an existing Collaborate user who wants to talk about how the upgrade will affect your current practice, or whether you are a first time user who wants to take advantage of the new Ultra web-conferencing interface, please do get in touch.<\/p>\n<p>David Callaghan<br \/>\nLearning Technology Development Officer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve listened to your feedback and will be upgrading the university&#8217;s web-conferencing system, Blackboard Collaborate, to\u00a0a new, user-friendly, &#8216;Ultra&#8217; experience on Mon 16th November at 2 am. 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