This is an introductory guide to help you set up your first course from scratch in the new Ultra version of eCampus. This guide walks through the steps to add and manage content, customize your layout, create tests or assessments, interact with the gradebook, and use various course tools including the Collaborate online meeting tool. Read through the content sections below to learn more about the topics that interest you, or join us for a live training session during scheduled events.
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Getting Started with eCampus Ultra Training Sessions: the ITS Training group holds virtual training sessions for eCampus at the beginning of each semester. Visit the WVU Events Calendar page to see when classes are available or keep an eye on your email for eCampus training sessions.eCampus ULTRA faculty will be invited to attend a special training session before the start of the semester.
You may also contact ITS Training to request one-on-one training , or customized group trainings, or in-person training. We will design our content to meet your needs.
ITS Help Center: You will find a list of all eCampus Ultra for Faculty articles in our help center.
Blackboard Help: View Blackboard Anthology’s video tutorials or review the Blackboard Help guides.
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About eCampus Ultra
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On the main eCampus navigation page, click the Tools menu link, then click on My Mediasite (Instructors only) button. An LTI connection will launch Mediasite in a new browser tab, showing your My Presentations list.
Click on the title or thumbnail image for a video you’d like to share to view the details page for that recording.
Click the Share Presentation button in the column on the right to get a quick link to the video.
Click the Copy button to copy the URL for the video to your computer’s clipboard.
Switch back over to the browser tab containing your eCampus course.
Click on Courses, and click to open your course.
On the Content page, click the plus (+) to add content, and choose Create.
On the Create Item panel, click Link.
On the New Link screen, set up the link as you want the students to see it:
Make the link Visible,
enter a Display Name (title) for this link,
paste in the Link URL that you copied from Mediasite.
Then, add a Description to tell students what they’ll see or learn in the video
, and Save the link to place it on the content page.
Books and Course Tools
You can access more tools from the Books & Tools link under Details & Actions on the main content page. Some tools require a step to connect the LTI tool to eCampus (like an email authorization or button click). You can add many of the additional tools to the Course Content page for students, too. Click the PLUS next to a tool in the list to add it to the page.
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Zoom – host Zoom sessions from your eCampus course, and place a link in your content area to your course’s Zoom meetings.
Ally Accessibility Report – view an interactive report for the accessibility of all items in your course, and get guided help on how to make items more accessible.
Content Collection – access your course’s file storage area (and other eCampus courses’ collections).
Blackboard Anthology: Content Collection > About Files and Folders
WVU ITS Help: eCampus File Size Limits and Course QuotasRespondus – you can require students to use Respondus LockDown Browser to complete tests and assignments from the Respondus dashboard. Click other tabs in the Respondus interface for guides and tutorials.
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