ARK Upgrade (2023)
ARK is the University’s Learning Management System. It is being upgraded to Moodle version 4.1.
ARK will be unavailable during the period Monday 11 December 5pm - Tue 12 December 5pm.
The upgrade will update functionality, add new features and enhance privacy and security. These changes will be highlighted in future communications so that you will be familiar with them ahead of time.
Background work for this project has already commenced. The upgrade will occur during the period 11 December 5pm - 12 December 5pm. ARK will be unavailable during this window. This timing was chosen in order to minimise disruption to students and staff.
The impact to you will depend on your role within the University.
- Academic staff teaching in December will need to factor in a day in which ARK is unavailable and time to review their unit(s) after the upgrade.
- Most academic staff will need to allocate a small amount of time to reading communications about changes and then after the upgrade reviewing how their units now look as they prepare for teaching.
- Those in the ARKLO role will be a part of the project team and key contacts for communication.
FAQ
What will be changing?
The main functions of teaching and learning on ARK will remain familiar to you. The upgrade brings some improvements to navigation, usability and completion tracking. Read the support document to find out what’s new.
We’re stepping ahead 4 versions of Moodle. If you want a more detailed overview about what’s new in those versions visit:
Will I be provided training on the new ARK?
Yes! We’re working on documentation on how to use the new ARK and improving the guides for new teachers at the University of Divinity. We will run some training sessions towards the end of the year and in the new year.
Will I lose my courses?
No. Your courses will be backed up and migrated to the new version.