We have successfully rolled over LearnZone and Teams for the new academic year. Below is essential information to help you get ready.
Based on the learning platform your department uses, please read all of the information on either LearnZone or Teams.
LearnZone
Now that rollover is complete, you will need to update course pages for the new academic year. Guidance on what to include is available in the Best Practice for LearnZone. Some key things to remember are listed below:
- New Turnitin assignments must be created, as these are not carried over during rollover. However, both staff and students will retain read-only access to submissions from the 2025/26 academic year.
- HE LearnZone staff preparing for the 2026/27 academic year will be able to edit the new course pages immediately. Courses that continue past rollover (for example, during the summer) will now need to be accessed from the 25/26 Courses (tile) category.
- Please continue to check that all resources meet accessibility legislation. If a document is not accessible, it should be hidden until it has been reviewed, or removed from the site. You can learn more by completing our Accessibility Essentials training on StaffZone or by visiting our accessibility blogs.
- Students will be automatically enrolled on course pages, units, or modules when visiting them until the end of September. After this period, enrolments must be managed manually by staff.
Microsoft Teams
Now that rollover is complete, you need to create new Teams sites for the upcoming academic year. Guidance on what to include can be found in the Best Practice for Microsoft Teams. Some key things to remember are listed below:
- Create new Teams by completing the form found on the Staff Dashboard. Teams will be set up automatically based on the information provided. Please allow a few minutes for the Team to be created.
- Staff and students are still able to access archived Teams from “Your Teams and Channels” in read-only mode.
- Teams sites that span across multiple academic years can be restored by their owners if required. Guidance is available in our Microsoft Teams for Teaching and Learning training.
- Copy resources from archived Teams to your new Team sites by adding a new module to Classwork and selecting Reuse from existing.
- New Turnitin assignments must be created. However, both staff and students will retain read-only access to submissions from the 2025/26 academic year within archived Teams.
- Please continue to check that all resources meet accessibility legislation. If a document is not accessible, it should not be uploaded or shared through Teams. You can learn more by completing our Accessibility Essentials training on StaffZone or by visiting our accessibility blogs.
Help and Support
As always, contact the Digital Learning Team for more information, guidance, and support. You can also book a coaching session here: Digital Learning Coaching.