Tip of the Week!
- Respondus StudyMate and StudyMate Class are available free of charge to all Ivy Tech faculty!
- Use the StudyMate products to create study materials for your students. StudyMate can create flash cards, matching games, crosswords, and more!
- StudyMate can be downloaded from the Click for Help tab in Blackboard. Use the license information provided in Click for Help to install (put in a helpdesk ticket to have StudyMate installed on your campus computer).
- StudyMate Class is embedded in Blackboard
- Click on this link to view a demo of StudyMate Class: http://youtu.be/ZdCoY5FBGzE
- Remember we cannot add graded items to online courses, but StudyMate materials can be used to reinforce learning, to help students prepare for exams, and to increase student engagement in your courses!
Distance Education Contact Information
- Lafayette Region Distance Education Support, call 765-269-5154, e-mail laf-distance-ed@lists.ivytech.edu, or visit us on the Lafayette campus in Ivy Hall Room 1117
- Kokomo Region Distance Education Support, call 574-753-5101 ext. 2133, e-mail jbyrd15@ivytech.edu, or visit us on the Logansport campus in Room 132
- If you would like to make an appointment with us for training or support please call and we would be happy to set up a time to work with you!
New Resources
- Accessing Blackboard, for new students, faculty and staff: http://youtu.be/F0JDuzEyFIg
- Basic Blackboard Navigation, for new students, faculty and staff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVpq1uLfy7o
- Basic Course Navigation, for new students: http://youtu.be/68rEJQ6QbqE
Blackboard
- From Blackboard, regarding Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing: Monday, February 23th, 2015 16:39 EST (UTC/GMT - 5) - US-SAS is currently intermittently showing a system maintenance page when user's login to the US-SAS or try to launch web conferencing sessions. Our operations team is actively investigating the issue. Please try launching your session again.
Pearson
- Access issues were reported from approximately 10:20 pm to 11:45 pm EST on MyLab, Modified Mastering, XL MyLab & Pegasus MyLab on Monday, Feb. 23rd
Systems Maintenance
- E-mail migration was completed at 11:30 am on Sunday, Feb. 22nd
- Banner, Campus Connect, CAS and Discoverer will be unavailable from 6:00 am - 6:30 am Sunday, March 8th
Campus Closures/Delays
The following campuses/sites were closed or delayed due to inclement weather. If you had students scheduled to take proctored tests in these locations, please work with them to arrange for alternatives.
- Wabash Valley campuses, open at 3 pm on Saturday, Feb. 21st
- Columbus, closed on Saturday, Feb. 21st
- Central Indiana campuses, closed on Saturday, Feb. 21st
- Lawrenceburg and Batesville, closed on Saturday, Feb. 21st
- Lawrenceburg, closed on Sunday, Feb. 22nd
- Sellersburg, closed Saturday, Feb. 21st, open at 10 am, Monday, Feb. 23rd
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