Category Archives: Blackboard

Blackboard Clean-Up: Archive Summer 2016 Courses before June 2nd

Posted on by Megan Hamilton
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Summer 2016 Course Removal Coming Soon

If you have not already done so as a part of the End of Semester Process, download an archive and Grade Center file from each summer 2016 course you taught before they are permanently deleted from Blackboard on Friday June 2nd at 8:00 AM (Central).

Remember, courses that were offered in the summer of 2016 will have Blackboard IDs that begin with SU2017.

Best Practices for Saving Courses

If you do not have a “master copy” of your course permanently stored on the Blackboard system,  please complete the Personal Master request form and import your archived course file into it for future use and revision.

Warning

Due to changes in username formats, hosting servers, and service packs, requests for old course archives may be time-consuming and restorations may be unsuccessful. Downloading an archive of your course and grade data NOW ensures that you will have easy access to them LATER!

SP2017 End of Semester Course Evaluation

Posted on by Kameal Love
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Please urge your students to complete a course evaluation for your course. Students have received an email with a link to the evaluation, and they have a “Take Survey button” on the homepage of the Blackboard site for your course. The evaluations remain open until midnight on May 15th.

Thanks,
Milwaukee Area Technical College

 

Blackboard Clean-Up: Archive Last Spring’s Courses Before April 7th

Posted on by Megan Hamilton
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Please download an archive and Grade Center file from each spring 2016 course you taught before they are permanently deleted from Blackboard on Friday April 7th at 8:00 AM (Central).

Remember, courses that were offered in the spring of 2016 will have Blackboard IDs that begin with SP2016.

Best Practices for Saving Courses

If you do not have a “master copy” of your course permanently stored on the Blackboard system,  please complete the Personal Master request form and import your archived course file into it for future use and revision.

Warning

Due to changes in username formats, hosting servers, and service packs, requests for old course archives may be time-consuming and restorations may be unsuccessful. Downloading an archive of your course and grade data NOW ensures that you will have easy access to them LATER!

Webinar Opportunity – Effective Strategies to Prevent Cheating in Distance Learning Courses

Posted on by Megan Hamilton
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Instructors who are concerned about preventing cheating in online courses are encouraged to attend a free 30-minute webinar provided through the Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series.  You may register to view the webinar on your own computer through the link provided below.

Register Here:  http://bbbb.blackboard.com/bits-strategies-to-prevent-cheating

 

MATC Planned Internet Outage on Sunday February 5th

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Information Technology has been informed by our Internet Service Provider that they require a brief (15 minute) maintenance window on Sunday morning, February 5, 2017, to upgrade our Internet router. This will result in a loss of Internet connectivity from Midnight to roughly 12:15 a.m. this Sunday morning.

Note:  This will NOT affect access to the Blackboard Learning Management System as this is hosted offsite. 

If you have additional questions, please contact the IT Helpdesk at 414-297-6541.