Week's End Report - Oct. 9, 2015

Tip of the Week!

Important reminder! All faculty are required to complete BBRD101 prior to teaching. If you have not already completed this course (or it's predecessor, BBRD291X) please log in to Blackboard and complete the course now!

Not sure if you've completed BBRD101? Check your record in the Training Portal. 

• Log in to Campus Connect (cc.ivytech.edu)
• Click on the Employee Services tab
• On the right side of the page click the Ivy Tech Training Portal link
• In the Training Portal click the My Training tab
• Click on the My Training Record tab
• If you have successfully completed BBRD101 or BBRD291X, the course will appear in your training record and the Passed column will show Yes and a link to a PDF version of your training certificate

IVYC110 Online Certification Clarification

We've fielded some great questions regarding IVYC110 since our post last week. Here's some clarifying information for those of you who are considering taking the course:

• If you have already been certified to teach online through IVYC101, you do not need to take IVYC110
• You should not sign up for IVYC110 unless you are planning to teach online in the spring (you must teach online the semester immediately following your completion of IVYC110, otherwise you will have to retake IVYC110 in the semester preceding the semester in which you teach online)
• Space for IVYC110 is extremely limited and is shared throughout the entire college so don't sign up for the course unless you are committed to completing the course and are planning to teach online next semester
• C4IT will be opening practice sections of IVYC110 for those instructors who wish to view the materials but are not planning to teach online or are already online certified, we'll send out notification when those sections become available

System Information

Employee e-mail was down for maintenance from 11 pm to midnight on Thursday, October 8th.  

Ivy Appointment will be down for maintenance from 8:30 - 9:00 am Sunday morning, October 11th.

McGraw-Hill Connect performed maintenance at approximately 5:30 am EST on Thursday, October 8th. During this time students and instructors were unable to access the Music Listening Guide and LSI (sciences math engine). All other Connect systems were accessible during this time.

Tutor.com is now set up to raise flags in Starfish. These flags will notify instructors if their student is using Tutor.com and demonstrating low prerequisite knowledge. 
During the month of September, Tutor.com worked with the following students from each region:

• Kokomo: 38 students
• Lafayette: 535 students

Total throughout the college:

• 4,261 sessions
• 2,160.03 hours

Highest usage courses were MATH123 and ENGL111. 97% of students who used Tutor.com felt the service helped them improve their grades and made them feel more confident about their school work. 98% of students would recommend the service to their friends. Encourage your students to use this service if they have not already done so!

More information about Tutor.com can be found in the June 19th blog post.