After Semester 3 ends in Autumn 2024, Qwickly will be turned off, attendance will no longer be integrated into Blackboard.
The Qwickly App has been deprecated, Digital Services is launching a new student attendance management platform called SEAtS which will replace Qwickly.
📘 Instructions
Downloading the App
The App is available on the App Store for Apple Devices and the Google Play Store for Android devices.
The Android App can be downloaded from Google Play store
The iOS App (for Apple devices) can be downloaded from App Store
Registering the App to Ulster
When you open the App you are asked to select the institution/school name, type Ulster University.
When you select Ulster University and click Next, you will be directed to the Blackboard login page at Ulster.
Logging in
Select the Login with SSO option. You will be re-directed to the main Ulster University authentication system, enter your XX@ulster.ac.uk email address and usual network password.
Finding your attendance session
Any live attendance session, linked to your account, will be visible.
There are different check-in methods depending on the options that your academic team decide to use. In the screen shot below there are two live sessions which use self check-in and one which uses a QR (Quick-Response) code. The QR code session is the one with the square icon.
A QR code is a type of barcode that can be read easily by a digital device and which stores information as an image. In this case, the QR code is a unique link to an attendance session.
A note about QR codes
If your academic team has selected the QR code option, and this is the first time you have used the app, you may be prompted to give the App permissions to access your camera. This is so that you can use your camera to photograph/capture the QR code.
You must scan the QR code from within the Qwickly app rather than directly through the camera application in order for Check in to work.
🔗 Useful links
Download Qwickly Apple app from theApp Store