As usual, the Spring semester went by in a blur. And as it winds down, it is a good time to remember that you should always save export files from your courses that have just ended, as you will need the content from those export files for the subsequent sections of those courses that you teach. For a refresher on how to do this, use the following link: Export Your Course.
In a related vein, you also should always create archive files of courses that have just ended, and save copies of them to your local computer or network drive (How do I do that?). Why? The archive file represents a complete historical record of your course, one which contains all of the work that your students did in that course, and preserves all of your students’ grades and grading feedback. An archive file can only be restored by ITS, but it is invaluable to have a copy of in the event — to pick one example — that a student contests a grade that s(he) received in one of your courses, and it becomes necessary to restore that course to its complete state in order to view a comprehensive record of your student’s work and grades.
The following links point to tutorials on related “tasks” that you will want to carry out when a course ends:
• Archiving and Printing Discussion Boards
• Downloading and Saving Your Grade Center Grade History
Use the following link to download a printable version of this Bb tip of the week: Download the Tip
Use the following link to view previous Bb tips of the week: BBTOTW-Archive
As always, please do not hesitate to contact the Distance and Online Learning Office (629-7070/DLHelp@hvcc.edu), if you have any questions, or if you would like to receive training on this topic.
Published: Fri, 09 May 2014 11:52:07 +0000 by m.petersen