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If you intend to use UR Courses for the upcoming semester, please login and complete the Faculty Course Creation Form.

For features or changes you'd like to request, or for issues regarding enrolment, course restoration, guest accounts, and other more technical considerations, please submit a UR Courses ticket. 

Instructor Guides and Training

Instructor Guides for UR Courses are maintained by Flexible Learning, (CB 209).

Training sessions are offered by the Technology Training & Support (TTS) on the fifth floor of the Education Building (ED 548). Check the training schedule for the next upcoming session. TTS also offers Friday drop-in sessions if you are looking for quick answers or one-to-one support.

Resources & Support for Remote Teaching

UR Courses Drop-in Assistance is available at https://zoom.us/my/ur.remote or by joining
Zoom ID: UR.Remote 
Hours 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM daily.

Technical Support

For IT support or concerns, please contact Information Services Service Desk:

Email: Service.Desk@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4685
Toll-free in Canada: 1-844-585-4685

Phone-In Hours

Monday - Thursday: 7:30 AM - 10 PM
Friday: 7:30 AM - 9:45 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 9 AM - 9:45 PM

IS Service Desk Locations

Education Building 137 (In-person Hours)
Monday - Friday: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Dr. John Archer Library - Main Floor (In-person Hours)
Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 9:45 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 9 AM - 9:45 PM

Connect With Us

Turnitin

Turnitin is an online writing assessment service which allows instructors to provide feedback to students through markup, rubrics, and proofing tools, as well as generate originality reports. It can be accessed through the integration within UR Courses, or by going directly to the Turnitin.com website.

UR Courses + Turnitin

UR Courses has the Moodle Turnitin Direct V2 plugin enabled, which allows instructors to interact with the Turnitin Feedback Studio directly from within their course(s).

  • This method does not require the instructor or students to create accounts on Turnitin.com, and is available to all instructors within UR Courses.
  • The Turnitin account created for an instructor is based on the email address as it appears within your profile in UR Courses.

For more information about the integration with UR Courses, please see the Turnitin page within our instructor guides.

Turnitin.com

For more information on using Turnitin.com directly, outside of UR Courses, and to request an account on Turnitin.com, please contact IS Service Desk.

Kaltura

The Kaltura platform enables the recording, editing, and publishing of video, along with video management.

The Centre for Teaching and Learning, Library, and Information Services worked together to launch the integration of Kaltura with UR Courses to enhance our media delivery and archiving practices. The service continues and is currently maintained by Flexible Learning in collaboration with Information Services.

Within UR Courses, Kaltura can be used to upload video and create or submit media assignments.

Outside of UR Courses, Kaltura can also be used to create embeddable videos and playlists through MediaSpace. For more information about MediaSpace at the U of R, please refer to the Information Services page on the Kaltura Mediaspace Server.

If you are a student and experiencing problems with either the Kaltura player or video playback within your course, please contact IS Service Desk.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How do I access UR Courses?
UR Courses can be accessed from a link on the University's homepage, or by going directly to urcourses.uregina.ca.
What is my username and password?
UR Courses uses your uregina.ca username and password, the same credentials used to access your uregina.ca e-mail account.
How do I request a course in UR Courses?
If you intend to use UR Courses for the upcoming semester, please login and complete the Faculty Course Creation Form, (located within UR Courses).
How can I tell if there are new discussion forum postings, e-mails, or messages within my courses?
After logging into UR Courses, courses with new forum postings or e-mails will have an associated icon on the main home page. Clicking the icon will take you directly to the relevant section of your course.

New messages sent from other users while you are offline will appear in a pop-up window after logging in. To check for messages, visit your profile page and click on "Messages".
How do I stop forwarding course e-mail to my uregina.ca e-mail address?
If your course uses the Course E-mail tool, log into UR Courses and enter the course you wish to disable notifications for. Access the Course E-mail tool and navigate to "E-mail Notifications". Select the "Do not notify me" option and then "Save my preference". At present, notifications need to be enabled/disabled within each course itself.
How can I change the title of my course?
Edit the settings of your course by going to "Settings" and change the text within the "Course full name" field.
How can I control the availability of my course to students?
If you are not quite ready for students to access your course when enrolment happens at the beginning of the semester, go to "Settings" and change the "Visible" setting to "Hide".
What material can I use in my online course?
For more information regarding copyright and the use of copyright material in your course, please see the University's Copyright information page.

Additional information is available in our Instructor Guide.

Are we missing something? Submit your question(s) to flexible.support@uregina.ca.