{"id":12007,"date":"2026-07-06T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/?p=12007"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:47:26","slug":"post-rollover-update-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/2026\/07\/06\/post-rollover-update-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-rollover update 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We have successfully rolled over LearnZone and Teams for the new academic year. Below is essential information to help you get ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the learning platform your department uses, please read all of the information on either <a href=\"#learnzone\">LearnZone<\/a> or <a href=\"#microsoft-teams\">Teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"learnzone\"><strong>LearnZone<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2026\/06\/FE-HE-LearnZone-Square-Logo-2026.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2026\/06\/FE-HE-LearnZone-Square-Logo-2026.png\" alt=\"FE\/HE LearnZone square logo (2026)\" class=\"wp-image-11912\" style=\"width:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2026\/06\/FE-HE-LearnZone-Square-Logo-2026.png 1100w, https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2026\/06\/FE-HE-LearnZone-Square-Logo-2026-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2026\/06\/FE-HE-LearnZone-Square-Logo-2026-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2026\/06\/FE-HE-LearnZone-Square-Logo-2026-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2026\/06\/FE-HE-LearnZone-Square-Logo-2026-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>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&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/2024\/06\/24\/minimum-expectations-for-learnzone\/\">Best Practice for LearnZone<\/a>. Some key things to remember are listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:1px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New Turnitin assignments must be created<\/strong>, as these are not carried over during rollover. However, both staff and students will retain <strong>read-only access<\/strong> to submissions from the <strong>2025\/26 academic year<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>HE LearnZone<\/strong>&nbsp;staff preparing for the&nbsp;<strong>2026\/27 academic year<\/strong>&nbsp;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&nbsp;<strong>25\/26 Courses<\/strong>&nbsp;(tile) category.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please continue to check that <strong>all resources meet accessibility legislation<\/strong>. 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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staffzone.loucoll.ac.uk\/course\/view.php?id=719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accessibility Essentials<\/a> training on StaffZone or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/category\/news\/accessibility\/\">accessibility blogs<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will be automatically enrolled on course pages, units, or modules when visiting them until the <strong>end of September<\/strong>. After this period, <a href=\"https:\/\/staffzone.loucoll.ac.uk\/mod\/page\/view.php?id=13131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enrolments must be managed manually by staff<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"microsoft-teams\"><strong>Microsoft Teams<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2025\/12\/Teams-Icon-new-wider.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2025\/12\/Teams-Icon-new-wider.png\" alt=\"Teams Icon\" class=\"wp-image-11010\" style=\"width:110px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Now that rollover is complete, you need to <strong>create new Teams sites for the upcoming academic year<\/strong>. Guidance on what to include can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/2024\/06\/24\/minimum-expectations-for-microsoft-teams\/\">Best Practice for Microsoft Teams<\/a>. Some key things to remember are listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:1px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=mTIMqd4rdEaitViOIeVBUuKIHbuGkoxFg9_KwUg4XNhUOFlPODJWWE4yMVc4MUVVMTlXVEQyMUVPOSQlQCN0PWcu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Create new Teams<\/strong><\/a> by&nbsp;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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staff and students are still able to access archived Teams from \u201c<strong>Your Teams and Channels<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp;in <strong>read-only mode<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teams sites that span across multiple academic years can be restored by their owners if required. Guidance is available in our <a href=\"https:\/\/staffzone.loucoll.ac.uk\/mod\/page\/view.php?id=13236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Teams for Teaching and Learning training<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Copy resources<\/strong> from archived Teams to your new Team sites by adding a new module to Classwork and selecting <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staffzone.loucoll.ac.uk\/mod\/page\/view.php?id=13241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuse from existing<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Turnitin assignments must be created<\/strong>. However, both staff and students will retain <strong>read-only access<\/strong> to submissions from the <strong>2025\/26 academic year<\/strong> within archived Teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please continue to check that <strong>all resources meet accessibility legislation<\/strong>. If a document is not accessible, it should not be uploaded or shared through Teams. You can learn more by completing our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staffzone.loucoll.ac.uk\/course\/view.php?id=719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accessibility Essentials<\/a> training on StaffZone or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/category\/news\/accessibility\/\">accessibility blogs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Help and Support<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.loucoll.ac.uk\/learningtechnology\/files\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1271748762-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Message icon\" class=\"wp-image-6229 size-full\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>As always, contact the&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:digitallearning@loucoll.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Learning Team<\/a>&nbsp;for more information, guidance, and support. You can also book a coaching session here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loucoll.ac.uk\/digital-learning-coaching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Learning Coaching<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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