Week's End Report - May 26th

Semester preparation FAQs

Question: When will my course be loaded?

Answer: It depends. There are two different types of "loading" that take place. First is the loading of faculty into their courses in Banner. This loading is done by the schools. Once a faculty member is loaded into their course in Banner they'll gain access to their course in IvyLearn (after approximately 24 hours). For this summer we are loading all online course content for instructors (unless you receive an email from us stating otherwise) but we cannot load a course until the faculty member has been added to the course in Banner. After the faculty member is loaded into the course the content will be loaded (generally within 24-48 hours) if the content has been made available for release.

Question: I have a two-way video or co-requisite or clinical course and would like my sections merged. How do I request that?

Answer:  Course merge requests can be made via the Forms page of the new IDC website: https://sites.google.com/view/gwc-idc/forms

Question: My course content has been loaded and I'm ready to set it up. Exactly what do I need to do?

Answer: Go to the Getting Started website at https://link.ivytech.edu/GetStart. Click on the link corresponding to the type of course you're teaching and follow the directions.

Question: I would like to get more training on IvyLearn. Where can I go to find training opportunities?

Answer: Visit the GWC IvyLearn website for information about regional training opportunities and resources: https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn/training
You may also visit the statewide IvyLearn website at: https://www.ivytech.edu/ivylearn/
You can sign up for the new ILRN101 (replacing BBRD101) by logging in to your Ivy Tech Google account and filling out the following form: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MbOpdzJxZotK_E6FuC2v11E6PXQdlW_yZRkyEDoLld8

Question: When will students have access to courses?

Answer: Students will have access to courses 48 hours prior to the course start date as listed in Banner. Please note that in IvyLearn we must Publish our courses. Until you have done so your students will not be able to see the course.

Question: I would like to send my students a copy of the course syllabus, can I do that through IvyLearn?

Answer: Yes and no. You can use the Inbox (IvyLearn Conversations tool) to contact your students. This option is not available until the course has been Published and is made available in IvyLearn (48 hours before the course start date). 

Question: How much longer will I have access to Blackboard?

Answer: We recommended that everyone have all of their content out of Blackboard before June 1st so if you haven't already moved everything to IvyLearn, please make that a top priority. We'll be able to access Blackboard until June 30th but we expect service to be degraded so we discourage faculty and students alike from holding off on getting their materials off of Blackboard.