Week's End Report - Jan. 22, 2016

Tip of the Week!

If a student saves their assignment as a draft, that assignment is saved in the Grade Center with the date on which that draft was created. If they return to the assignment later and submit, the attempt in the grade center will show the date the draft was saved, not the date the assignment was submitted.

 
For example, at 2:54 pm on Thursday, January 21st, I went into our test course with a student role and accessed the assignment Session 10: Preschool Activities. I attached a document and clicked Save Draft (as shown above).

Upon returning to the assignment the following day (Jan. 22nd), I could see my attempt date as Jan. 21st at 2:54 pm (as shown above) with the "in progress" icon. Clicking Continue took me back to the assignment screen where I was able to add to and edit my assignment prior to submitting. 

After I submitted my assignment, my Grades screen (what the students see) showed the date of actual submission (shown above), however when I click on the title and view my attempt, the date I first saved the assignment is the date that is shown on that screen (1/21 rather than 1/22).

When I log in with an Instructor role and access the assignment, the grade center shows the draft date (1/21), not the actual date of submission (1/22).

In order to determine the actual date of submission, I must click on View Grade Details (as shown at the top of the menu in the image above). From the Grade Details page I must click on the Grade History option (as shown below). The Grade History will give the actual date of submission, not the date the assignment was saved.

College Policy Regarding the Use of Blackboard

College policy specifies several faculty requirements in regards to Blackboard. Specifically, ASOM 7.5 requires:

• All faculty must successfully complete BBRD101 prior to their first teaching assignment
• All faculty (regardless of course delivery method) must do the following in Blackboard for each course:
• Post their contact information in the Instructor or Course Info button
• Post a course syllabus and calendar
• Maintain accurate grade information throughout the semester in the Blackboard grade center
• All online faculty must be certified through successful completion of either IVYC101, IVYC110/112, or have successfully completed another approved certification course

All faculty are strongly urged to review the ASOM 7.5 policy for complete information regarding expectation.
https://www.ivytech.edu/files/7-5-faculty-considerations-de-blackboard.pdf

Campus Closures

The following campuses were closed for part or all of the week. If you have a student in one of those regions, please work with them on any proctored exam make-ups or for any other issues they may have experienced as a result of these closures.

Thursday, Jan. 21st:

• Southwest campuses (Evansville, Tell City, Princeton) delayed until noon
• Southeast campuses (Madison, Lawrenceburg, Batesville) delayed until noon
• Sellersburg campus closed all day

Friday, Jan. 22nd:

• Southwest campuses (Evansville, Tell City, Princeton) closed all day 
• Sellersburg campus closed at 11 am