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Contact [email protected] 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:
• Blackboard FAQs from the Service Desk (p2)
• Spring Faculty Development Day (p3) • CAS Student Spotlight (p3) • ProctorU Information for Faculty (p3)
• New Additions to the
MagnaCommons Database (p4) • NBC Learn Database now ADA
Compliant (p4) • National Library Week Schedule (p4) • Faculty Bulletin Board (p5)
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1 April Fools Day
2 3 4 Noodle Bib
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5 6 Good Friday
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8 Easter
9 AAC 1:00 p.m.
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CAS : A list of CAS faculty offices is available HERE.
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College-Specific Announcements:
“Paste from Word” plug in now installed in Bb 9.1 A new Blackboard “plug in” now makes pasting formatted text from Microsoft Word a much easier and predictable process. You can find the “Paste from Word” option in the “MashUp” menu, both with text box editor turned on and off.
Click HERE for a video that
explains this plug in and illustrates
the process for using the “Paste
from Word.”
Bellevue University: The Faculty Weekly
Page 2 of 5 March30, 2012
From the Service Desk – Blackboard FAQ List The following are some of the most common student and faculty questions and answers related to the Blackboard Upgrade. Do you have a solution or tip to share? Email it to [email protected].
1. Question: Are “Communications” and “Tools” the same thing now? Answer: Yes. Version 9.1 has consolidated these 2 areas into one. Faculty need to make sure that their course includes a “Tools” button that is available to students so that students can access grades and other course tools.
2. Question: Where is the Homepage tool? Answer: The Homepage tool wasn’t carried over from Blackboard 8 to 9. Assignments that require students to create a homepage should be modified for the discussion board, blog, or wiki tools.
3. Question: Why are no students showing up in the course roster? Answer: You must set the Search box criteria to “not blank,” clear the name field, and then click “Search.”
4. Problem: I have issues with my course when using Internet Explorer. Solution: Use Firefox or Chrome to access your Blackboard course.
5. Question: Where is the link for students to submit/view assignments? Answer: The title of the assignment is now the submission link. Students need to click on the underlined title of an assignment to submit it.
6. Problem: There are text formatting issues when I copy and paste from Microsoft Word. Solution: Use the new “Paste from Word” plug in, found in the “mashups” menu in the text box editor. (see page 1)
7. Problem: The “Needs Grading” area in the Grade Center portion of the Control Panel is not functioning properly. Solution: Grade Center columns must be identified with a “category” in order to show up in the Needs Grading area. To assign a Category (such as test, discussion board, etc), Edit the column using the column heading drop down menu.
Bellevue University: The Faculty Weekly
Page 3 of 5 March 30, 2012
Announcement from the Library: If you would like to schedule a one hour bibliographic session for your class on contact Chris Armstrong, Assistant Library Director, at [email protected] or at 402-557-7301.
From the Center for Student Engagement – ProctorU Service Now Available! The Bellevue University Test Center would like to offer online students who take proctored tests another option for taking a test using an online proctoring service.
ProctorU is an online proctoring service that allows students to complete their computer based and password protected tests at home under the watchful eye of an online test proctor who ensures that test integrity is maintained for Bellevue University (http://www.proctoru.com/). Please review these brief video clips to see how the process actually works. ProctorU - Real People: http://vimeo.com/26028960 ProctorU - See how it works: http://vimeo.com/23211809 Would you like more details? A video which demonstrates more details was recorded during the last ATC meeting. The video is approximately 34 minutes long with the initial 10 minute segment only being audio. Please view the video at http://vimeo.com/38866621 and use the password: bellevue123. Please send any questions as well as your feedback to Wendy Shirey, Test Center Manager, at [email protected]
From the Center for Academic Excellence –
Spring Faculty Development April 20th From the College of Arts and Sciences – Student Spotlight!
Ms. Desirae Benge, who will graduate this summer from
Bellevue with an ISIS Bachelors of Science degree, was just accepted to pursue graduate studies at the
Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University in Washington DC. Desirae intends to pursue studies on conflict in South Asia, specifically focusing on India.
The Elliot School is one of the
world's most-renowned graduate schools for International Relations
and was just ranked #7 in the world for those wishing to pursue policy
careers in International Affairs, which Ms. Benge intends to do. The ISIS program is extremely proud of Desirae and wishes her all the very
best as she opens new paths for
future ISIS graduates.
Bellevue University: The Faculty Weekly
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National Library Week, April 8-14 • Book Sale – Monday, April 9 – Sunday, April 15. Browse the used book sale! • Food for Fines Amnesty –Bring in one non-perishable food item for every library item you owe overdue
fines on to have them forgiven • Annual Open House – Wednesday, April 11, 2 – 4 p.m. Attend the “Friend of the Library” Award
presentation at 2:15 p.m. Live music will be provided by the “Sounds of Knowledge” and refreshments will be served.
• Attend a special workshop on belonging to a team in the library classroom – Monday, April 9, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• READ posters – Tuesday, April 10, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Wednesday, April 11, 2 – 4 p.m. Bring your favorite book, or select one of ours, to have your picture taken for your own personalized READ poster.
• Participate in a Testing and Tutoring Center scavenger hunt for a chance to win a prize. • Tell us why you belong at Bellevue University Library for a chance to win a prize! Ask library staff for
details. • Come by anytime during the week to enjoy free refreshments and enter the daily prize drawing. • If you are interested in attending the workshop or have any questions about National Library Week, call
the Reference Desk at 402-557-7313 or email us at [email protected]. Come and join us as we celebrate the American Library Association’s theme “You Belong @ Your Library” at Bellevue University Library!
• NEW this year: “Why Do You Belong @ Your Library?” Contest. Students are invited to create text, video, audio, or artistic submissions on the topic of “Why Do You Belong @ Your Library?” (also the theme of National Library Week this year). Students entering will be entered into a drawing to win an e-reader device. Please help spread the word about this event to your students. The library will be accepting submissions through April 8th. Please email [email protected]; or [email protected] with any questions.
Choose “NBC Content” under the
“Mashups” menu.
We are proud to announce that the rich content on NBC Learn is now fully accessible for users with disabilities. NBC Learn teamed up with the accessibility experts at Interactive Accessibility to ensure that our improvements would allow users with motor, vision, or hearing disabilities to have the same wonderful experience exploring our archives as all users. For more information about these exciting new changes, please click here. NBC Learn content can be added to your Blackboard course with the new Mashups tool (see image at left).
The Library’s database, NBC Learn, is ADA Compliant!
New Additions to the Magna Commons Database! Magna Commons is an online archive of webinars for faculty. Click HERE for Bellevue’s registration and login information.
New this Week in Magna Commons: Assessing Prior Online Teaching Experience and Competency
Seven Ways to Increase Student Attention and Learning Selecting and Using Technologies in Online and Blended Courses A Comprehensive System for Promoting Retention & Graduation
Bellevue University: The Faculty Weekly
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Faculty Resources & Contacts
Faculty Weekly Questions, Suggestions, Comments:
[email protected] (402-557-7149)
[email protected] (402-557-7151)
Technical Assistance (Service Desk): [email protected]
(1-800-756-7920 or 402-293-2000 - Press option 4 for technical support) Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) : [email protected] (402-557-7151)
Center for Learning Innovation (CLI) : [email protected] (402-557-7155)
Center for Student Engagement (CSE) : [email protected] (402-557-7013)
Library: [email protected]
Turnitin: [email protected] Click HERE for the Faculty Development Calendar & Contact Sheet.
Academic College Contacts
CAS - Amy Laaker (402-557-7120)
CIT – Autumn Payne (402-557-7163) College Grades & Attendance:
[email protected] [email protected] COB – Melissa Flannery (402-557-7128) College Course Syllabi:
[email protected] [email protected]
Faculty Help on Skype: buonlinetraining -- Follow us on Twitter: @BUFacultyTips
Did You Know… … that you can access the Faculty Weekly and the BU Insider from off campus???
The current Faculty Weekly is always available at this LINK. The current Insider is available HERE. (See the actual newsletter email for the password.)
Mark Your Calendars! Next ETT Roundtable:
April 18th, 2pm Student Center Game Room
Topic: “How do you connect with your online students?”
Upcoming OFT Dates: April 11 to May 8, 2012
May 9 through June 5, 2012 Attn CAS Faculty: Please remember that adjuncts should shadow prior to teaching, so It’s a good idea to be working on lining up fall adjuncts now for OFT and summer term shadowing. All documents for the adjunct credential file must be in place before an adjunct can be scheduled for any training.