Are you ready for the Spring 2012 semester in Blackboard?
In preparation for the Spring 2012 semester please review the Prepare Your Course for the Semester info which can be found at:
https://www.hvcc.edu/deptweb-dlweb/preSemesterPrep.html
Publisher material
If you USE PUBLISHER CARTRIDGE MATERIAL (such as McGraw-Hill Connect), you may need to follow DIFFERENT STEPS to prepare your course, please contact the Distance and Online Learning Help Desk for further assistance, dlhelp@hvcc.edu or 518-629-7070.
Training
If you have not yet exported and imported your courses from Blackboard 8 to Blackboard 9.1, training will be available the entire week before the semester starts. Please call 629-7070 or email DLHelp@hvcc.edu for assistance or to set up an appointment.
Spring 2012 courses will become available to students on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 if you have set your course to be “available”
Don’t Forget to Make Your Course Available
Once the semester begins, students will only have access to a course that has been made available by the course instructor. You must set the availability of your course/s in Blackboard. To set the course availability, follow these steps:
- From the Control Panel of your course
- Select Customization
- Select Properties
- Locate Step 3: Set Availability and select Yes, “Make Course Available“
- Select Submit
- A green confirmation bar will appear indicating that the properties have been updated
Published: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:44:03 +0000 by s.gallagher