Saturday, May 30, 2015

Week's End Report - May 29, 2015

Tip of the Week!

We are currently rolling out a new Online Education orientation website for students. The website welcomes students to online education at Ivy Tech, discusses what online courses are like, and provides demo videos for:
  • How to access Blackboard
  • What online courses look like
  • How to find course materials
  • How to submit assignments
  • ... and more!
Please share the following link with your students: http://bit.ly/ivytechonline

Getting Started Webinars

Getting Started in Your Online Course webinars have begun! These webinars are a great opportunity for students to get a quick orientation to online learning at Ivy Tech. Please consider distributing this link to your students in your summer courses.

To register for the Getting Started Webinars, visit: http://bit.ly/GetStartedOnlineSummer2015

Webinars are free of charge to students and offered on multiple dates and times. Encourage your students to attend, even if they have taken an online course before they will likely learn something new.

Course Merge Requests

Please be sure to submit your course merge requests soon! Once the courses become available to students (24 hours before the courses begin) they are no longer eligible to be merged.

Course merge requests can be submitted here: http://bit.ly/mergerequest

Please make sure you thoroughly review the Course Merge FAQs document prior to filling out a merge request!

Self-Enroll Module Access Reminder

Self-Enroll Module access from Spring 2015 has been removed. In order to get access to the module for summer, please speak with your program chairs or deans about requesting access.
For more information about the Self-Enroll Module, click here: http://bit.ly/selfenrollinfo

When using the Self-Enroll Module, please be aware that courses become available through the module 24 hours prior to the beginning of the semester (at the same time courses become available to students). To gain immediate access to the course you would need to be added to the course through Banner, however once you have been added to the course in Banner you will no longer be able to access the course through the Self-Enroll Module, even if your enrollment is removed from Banner.
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Friday, May 22, 2015

Week's End Report - May 22, 2015

Tip of the Week!

As summer approaches, you may be thinking about creating new assignments or modifying existing assignments in your face-to-face courses. This video talks about SMART assignment objectives and has some recommendations on ways assignments can be written more effectively.

Please note: Online courses use standard course shells. Though you may add additional information to clarify your expectations, assignments in online courses may not be changed. You are also not permitted to add new assignments or remove existing assignments.

Course Merge Requests

Please be sure to submit your course merge requests soon! Once the courses become available to students (24 hours before the courses begin) they are no longer eligible to be merged.

Course merge requests can be submitted here: http://bit.ly/mergerequest

Please make sure you thoroughly review the Course Merge FAQs document prior to filling out a merge request!

Self-Enroll Module Access Reminder

Self-Enroll Module access from Spring 2015 has been removed. In order to get access to the module for summer, please speak with your program chairs or deans about requesting access.
For more information about the Self-Enroll Module, click here: http://bit.ly/selfenrollinfo

When using the Self-Enroll Module, please be aware that courses become available through the module 24 hours prior to the beginning of the semester (at the same time courses become available to students). To gain immediate access to the course you would need to be added to the course through Banner, however once you have been added to the course in Banner you will no longer be able to access the course through the Self-Enroll Module, even if your enrollment is removed from Banner.
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Friday, May 15, 2015

Week's End Report - May 15, 2015

Tip of the Week!

Before the semester begins, many faculty report that their courses are “not loaded.” There are two different types of course “loading” - instructor loading and course content loading - what you should do next depends on which type of loading needs to be done.

  • I log in to Blackboard and my summer course does not appear- your school has not loaded you into your course in Banner. In order to remedy this you will need to speak with your school. Please be aware that there is up to 36 hours delay after your school loads you in Banner before your course will appear in Blackboard. Unfortunately there is no work-around or shortcut for this delay.
  • I log in to Blackboard and my course appears but the course is empty- your course has not been loaded with content. This may be because your course is a new section and was not open when that course was loaded. Your course may also have no content because it’s a course that is waiting for content to be approved before it is loaded. Please let us know if your content is not loaded and we can give you an estimate of when the course will be ready.

Self-Enroll Module Access Reminder

Self-Enroll Module access will be removed today, Friday, May 15th. In order to get access to the module for summer, please speak with your program chairs or deans about requesting access.
For more information about the Self-Enroll Module, click here: http://bit.ly/selfenrollinfo

Course Merge Requests

Please be sure to submit your course merge requests soon! Once the courses become available to students (24 hours before the courses begin) they are no longer eligible to be merged.

Course merge requests can be submitted here: http://bit.ly/mergerequest

Please make sure you thoroughly review the Course Merge FAQs document prior to filling out a merge request!

Blackboard Upgrade/Notification

  • Effective Saturday, May 16th, Blackboard will contain only courses that are two years old or newer. This means that courses from Summer 2011 (201110) through Spring 2013 (201230) will no longer be available on Blackboard.
  • Prior to this switch, please make sure you archive, export, copy or download any materials you need from courses from these semesters.
For more information about archiving and exporting, see the website: http://bit.ly/idcbbexportarchive
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Friday, May 8, 2015

Week's End Report - May 8, 2015

Tip of the Week!

As we approach the end of the semester you will be finalizing your course and submitting course records. Since we only do some of these things a few times per year, it’s easy to forget how! Fortunately, everything you need to know is on the Finalizing Your Course page on the IDC website!

On this site you will find information on:
  • Finalizing Your Course Checklist
  • How to archive e-mail on Outlook
  • Exporting grades from Blackboard
  • How to save documents as PDF

Your schools will distribute information regarding the things they would like you to do to finalize your course for the semester.

Course Merge Requests

Please be sure to submit your course merge requests soon! Once the courses become available to students (24 hours before the courses begin) they are no longer eligible to be merged.

Course merge requests can be submitted here: http://bit.ly/mergerequest

Please make sure you thoroughly review the Course Merge FAQs document prior to filling out a merge request!

Blackboard Upgrade/Notification

  • Effective Saturday, May 16th, Blackboard will contain only courses that are two years old or newer. This means that courses from Summer 2011 (201110) through Spring 2013 (201230) will no longer be available on Blackboard.
  • Prior to this switch, please make sure you archive, export, copy or download any materials you need from courses from these semesters.
For more information about archiving and exporting, see the website: http://bit.ly/idcbbexportarchive

Systems Information

  • Internet access briefly unavailable beginning 11:30 pm, Weds. May 6th, ending 12:30 am, Thurs., May 7th
  • On Thursday morning, May 7th, connectivity issues were reported with the following systems:
    • ivynews.ivytech.edu
    • media.ivytech.edu
    • faculty.ivytech.edu
    • online library resources
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Friday, May 1, 2015

Week's End Report - May 1, 2015

Tip of the Week!

There are several types of professional development in which faculty may or must participate. Some of them can be confusing! Here’s a brief description of the different types of training available:

CBTs - CBTs (Computer-Based Trainings) are found in the Training Portal in Campus Connect. Some sessions, such as the Information Security User Awareness Training and the Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention Training, are required for all faculty and staff. If you are required to complete one of these sessions you will be notified by the College.

BBRD101 - Blackboard 9 Faculty Training, BBRD101, is conducted entirely online through Blackboard. BBRD101 must be completed by all faculty, both online and face-to-face, before they begin teaching. The course is self-paced and takes approximately 2-4 hours to complete. Successfully completing BBRD101 allows instructors to teach face-to-face, however this course does not certify you to teach online.

IVYC101 - Faculty are required to successfully complete the Online Instructor Certification Course, IVYC101, before they may teach online. Faculty who do not plan to teach online may take this course if they wish, but are not required to do so. IVYC101 is a six-week course that contains specific deadlines (not a self-paced course). Participants must complete all activities in the course and achieve at least a 90% in order to be certified.

IVYC201 and 251 - IVYC201 is the Online Course Developer Certification Course and IVYC251 is the Online Course Mentor Certification. If you are hired to develop and/or mentor a statewide online course, you will be required to take one or both of these courses.

Quality Matters - Quality Matters (QM) training is not currently being offered. We will notify faculty when these training courses become available.

Blackboard Information

Self-Enroll Module access will be removed on May 15th. Please speak with your Program Chair or Dean about getting access to the module for Summer 201510.

Training Opportunity

Please join us for a special introduction to Tutor.com, a new resource available for Ivy Tech students this semester. In this web session, you will learn how Tutor.com's 24/7 online tutoring works, the kinds of help your students can receive from subject expert tutors and how you can help spread the word in class. Information about how Tutor.com usage analytics can help you identify at-risk students and topics students are struggling with most in your course will also be covered.
Friday, May 1, 3:00-4:00 pm EDT

Banner Related Institute will be held in the Fairbanks building in Lawrence July 21st-23rd. If interested in attending or presenting, please fill out the following survey before Friday, May 8th:
Questions can be directed to Jen Cerneant at jcernean@ivytech.edu
Webinar: Respondus 4.0: Create and Manage Exam Content
Wednesday, May 13, 2:00-3:00 pm EDT

New Resources Available


System Upgrade/Notification

  • Intermittent issues may be experienced between the hours of 2:00 am and 6:00 am on Friday, May 8th while system updates are made to the Data Center.

Blackboard Upgrade/Notification

  • Effective Saturday, May 16th, Blackboard will contain only courses that are two years old or newer. This means that courses from Summer 2011 (201110) through Spring 2013 (201230) will no longer be available on Blackboard.
  • Prior to this switch, please make sure you archive, export, copy or download any materials you need from courses from these semesters.
For more information about archiving and exporting, see the website: http://bit.ly/idcbbexportarchive
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