…communicated to your students your expectations for their work and participation while Blackboard is down (for cohort courses that will be interrupted by the upgrade only)?

…downloaded a copy of your Grade Center (if you wish

record student grades while Blackboard is down)?

…attended a “9.1 Basics” session or used tutorials to become acquainted with the changes in version 9.1?

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Contact nancye.alexander@bellevue.edu for more information on the events listed above.

Presented in collaboration with the BU Colleges of:

Arts and Sciences, Business, Information Technology & Professional Studies

Also In this Issue: Upgrade FAQs (p2) Skype Help Available Post-Upgrade (p2) Upgrade Ambassador Contact Info (p2) BRUIN Grade Submission Information (p3) Faculty Bulletin Board (p4)

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

4 Online Bb

Grade Center Training

6-7:30 pm– via SKYPE.

Click HERE to register

5

Blackboard DOWN (for upgrade) at

12:01 a.m.

Term Syllabi due to college

at ccsyllabi@belle

vue.edu

6 Online Bb 9.1 Basics Training 9-10:30am

– via SKYPE. Click HERE to register.

Online Bb 9.1 Basics Training 2-3:30pm

– via SKYPE. Click HERE to register.

Online Bb 9.1 Basics Training 7-8:30pm

– via SKYPE. Click HERE to register.

7 8

Blackboard AVAILABLE

for FACULTY at 11:59

p.m.

9 Ph.D. Mid-Yr Residency 9-

4pm Hum Aud

Upgrade Training

Questions Answered via

Skype 2:30-4pm

10 Saturday

Faculty Development

Day: 8am-12:30pm

New ASB Bldg.

Upgrade Training Questions

Answered via Skype 10am-12,

2-6 pm

Bb AVAILABLE for STUDENTS

at 5:00 p.m.

11 Daylight

Savings Time Begins!

Upgrade Training

Questions Answered via

Skype 2-5 pm, 7-9 pm

12 Spring Classes

Begin

F2F Bb 9.1 Basics Training

1-2pm LCN 520 Click HERE to

register.

AAC 1pm

Upgrade Training

Questions Answered via Skype 5-7 pm

13 FINAL GRADES for

TRAD COURSES Due TODAY!

Upgrade Training

Questions Answered via Skype

11am-1pm

14 F2F Bb Grade

Center Training

2-3pm LCN 520 Click HERE to register.

15 FDC 1:30

pm

Upgrade Training

Questions Answered via Skype 5-7 pm

16 College Faculty

Meetings

Faculty Senate Mtg 9am

ATC 9:30 am

17 St. Patrick’s Day

Bellevue University: The Faculty Weekly

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Questions about the Upgrade? Contact your college’s Upgrade Ambassador: Karla Carter, CIT, karla.carter@bellevue.edu

Adrian Petrescu, COB, 402-557-7595, adrian.petrescu@bellevue.edu Clif Mason, CAS, 402-557-7512, clif.mason@bellevue.edu

Gail Ortegren, CPS, 402-557-7182, gail.ortegren@bellevue.edu

Upgrade FAQs

Q: How long will students and faculty have access to their just-completed WINTER courses after the upgrade? A: As usual, Winter course students will be able to access their old courses for two weeks after course completion (minus the 6 days Bb is down for students for the upgrade) Faculty will have their usual 4-week course access after the course ends (minus the 4 days Bb is down for faculty for the upgrade). In short: the calendar dates on which Winter courses will become un-available does NOT change because of the Bb upgrade.

Q: Will all of my content and my students’ work that is my current or upcoming Bb courses be there when the upgrade is complete? A: Yes. The upgrade only affects the Blackboard application, NOT the data the application holds. All of your assignments, documents, and student submissions will be there in Blackboard once the upgrade is complete.

Q: What if I have questions about Blackboard Version 9 once the upgrade is completed? A: There are many places and people who can help you once the upgrade is completed, including tutorials available on the “9.1 Upgrade” tab and in the All Faculty Community. To ask a question, the best place to start is with your college’s Upgrade Ambassadors (see the sidebar below). If you have technical questions about access or items not working properly, contact the Service Desk. Additionally, CAE Faculty Trainer is available for Office Hours via Skype after the upgrade during the following days and times (CST):

• Friday, March 9 – 2:30-4:00 pm • Saturday, March 10 – 10:00 am-12:00 noon, 2:00-6:00 pm • Sunday, March 11 – 2:00-5:00 pm, 7:00-9:00 pm • Monday, March 12 – 5:00-7:00 pm • Tuesday, March 13 – 11:00 am – 1:00 pm • Thursday, March 15 – 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

(Skype contact = buonlinetraining)

Attention Digital Dropbox Users: The Digital Dropbox is not a part of

Blackboard 9.1. If you have any student submissions using Digital Dropbox in your recent, current, or upcoming courses, you

need to download those assignments BEFORE the upgrade begins.

Worth a watch… http://youtu.be/d

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Bellevue University: The Faculty Weekly

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Winter Grades Due: Tuesday, March 13th (Info from the Colleges about Student Grading)

• Online grading will be available for your Winter, 2011/2012 12 week Regular Session classes,

beginning on Saturday March 3rd. During this period you will have the ability to submit grades

for your classes through BRUIN using the instructions given.

• We have set up grading to allow you to grade a class in stages. It is acceptable to submit some grades while leaving others blank during this 10 day period, however all students must be assigned a

letter grade A-F, I or P/N for Pass/Fail classes by 5:00 pm, Tuesday March 13th.

• If you plan on submitting some grades while leaving others blank please set the approval status to “Not Reviewed.” After you have submitted all grades you may switch to “Approved.”

• Once this period is over, online grading will be turned off and all grades after this date must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office using the current manual procedures.

• Please double check your data entry before saving your grades to the database.

• Please note that even one student without a valid grade assigned to them at the end of the grading period will generate an email sent to you and your College Dean outlining that you have grades missing.

• For more information, contact your college AA.

Remember to download your Grade Centers before the Blackboard Upgrade begins at 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 5, if you wish to work on grading while

Blackboard is unavailable!

Need help entering grades in New BRUIN?

Check out this tutorial:

http://cdl.bellevue.edu/CAEdocs/GradinginNewBRUIN.pdf

Reminder:

March 10th, 2012 =

Saturday Spring Faculty

Development Day

RSVP to

nancye.alexander@bellevue.edu

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Faculty Resources & Contacts

Faculty Weekly Questions, Suggestions, Comments:

amanda.miller@bellevue.edu (402-557-7149)

nancye.alexander@bellevue.edu (402-557-7151)

Technical Assistance (Service Desk): servicedesk@bellevue.edu

(1-800-756-7920 or 402-293-2000 - Press option 4 for technical support) Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) : nancye.alexander@bellevue.edu (402-557-7151)

Center for Learning Innovation (CLI) : megan.campbell@bellevue.edu (402-557-7155)

Center for Student Engagement (CSE) : michelle.ambrose@bellevue.edu (402-557-7013)

Library: rebecca.wymer@bellevue.edu

Turnitin: robin.bernstein@bellevue.edu Click HERE for the Faculty Development Calendar & Contact Sheet.

Academic College Contacts

CAS - Amy Laaker (402-557-7120)

amy.laaker@bellevue.edu

CIT – Autumn Payne (402-557-7163) College Grades & Attendance:

autumn.payne@bellevue.edu cgattendance@bellevue.edu COB – Melissa Flannery (402-557-7128) College Course Syllabi:

melissa.flannery@bellevue.edu ccsyllabi@bellevue.edu

Faculty Help on Skype: buonlinetraining -- Follow us on Twitter: @BUFacultyTips

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