Tip of the Week!
At the beginning of each semester we have to set up our courses with our contact information and that of our supervisors, Disability Support Services and (if teaching online) our regional Online Learning Support.
Most of that information stays the same each semester but the non-attendance date (also known as the no-show withdraw date or NW date) and last date of withdraw changes each semester. A few things to remember about dates:
- The no-show withdraw date is the same as the end date for the 100% refund period
- This is often a Thursday or Friday, not the end of the week as is commonly believed
- The deadline is set by college policy and may not be changed under any circumstances
- The “Deadline to submit NWs” listed on the academic calendar is the reporting deadline for faculty, not the deadline for students to participate
- Students who do not participate in an academically-related event prior to the end of the 100% refund period should be assigned an NW in Campus Connect before the deadline to submit NWs
- If a student participates in the course after the end of the 100% refund period but prior to NWs being submitted, the student should still be submitted as NW (students may request permission to rejoin the course after the NW is processed)
- Last date of withdraw is listed on the academic calendar
- If in doubt, refer to the Getting Started website, which contains all of the correct dates each semester: http://bit.ly/idcgettingstarted
New Tutor.com Courses
Tutor.com is now offering an expanded list of courses for which online tutoring is available live 24/7:
- CHEM101
- BIOL211
- ECON101
- ECON201
- ECON202
- HIST101
- HIST102
- MATH201
- OFAD218
- OFAD103
- POLS101
- SCIN101
- SCIN111
- SPAN101
- SPAN102
A Writing Center is also now available, allowing students to speak with a live tutor for general writing and grammar assistance and tips.
Students can access Tutor.com by logging in to Blackboard and clicking the Connect button in the Tutor.com module on the My Blackboard 9.1 page.
Training Opportunity
Respondus is offering three 45-minute webinars on using LockDown Browser. These sessions fill quickly so, if you’re interested, sign up soon!
- Friday, June 19th at 12 pm ET
- Wednesday, July 8th at 2 pm ET
- Thursday, July 30th at 3 pm ET
To register, click here: http://www.respondus.com/products/webinar/#LDB?utm_medium=email&utm_source=May-2015-training-invite-non-admin-version&utm_campaign=Training_Email_6_2015
Reminders
- New sections of IVYC101 are available in the Training Portal on Campus Connect
- Getting Started webinars will be held throughout the week, encourage your students to participate
- If you would like access to the Self-Enroll Module for summer, contact your program chair or dean about requesting access
McGraw-Hill Connect Issue
Students attempting to use McGraw-Hill Connect will get a message prompting them to enter a code. This is a system issue that has continued to occur every semester. Students should not purchase an additional access code (this is part of the IncludED fees they have already paid), but rather should sign in using the trial access. The trial access will convert to standard access when the issue is resolved. Students who call McGraw-Hill for tech support are being advised to purchase an access code, so please be sure to notify your students of this issue even if none have reported it to you.
Systems Information
Staff/faculty e-mail will be intermittently unavailable from 10 pm on Saturday, June 20th through 1 am on Sunday, June 21st. Student e-mail will not be affected.
Banner will be unavailable for maintenance from 6 am until noon on Sunday, June 28th.
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