As you might recall, there were delays (4-5 days) for SafeAssignments submitted to detect/prevent plagiarism toward the end of last semester. Blackboard, Inc. has updated SafeAssign to help resolve this issue. Here are the highlights: SafeAssign now displays submissions for courses that have larger rosters and SafeAssignments without significant delay. SafeAssign now allows downloading of SafeAssignments that [...] . . . → Read More: SafeAssign Update
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Go to the course that contains your existing course materials. On the Control Panel, under Packages and Utilities, click Course Copy. Select “Copy Course Materials into an Existing Course” (should already be selected) In the Destination Course ID field, browse and select the Course that you want populated with content from the original Course. Select Course Materials – add [...] . . . → Read More: Copying a Course This message is intended to provide an update about a key concern over SafeAssign performance, and to set appropriate expectations about our actions to improve them. It’s also intended to confirm that we understand its seriousness and that it has the full attention and focus of our team at Blackboard. SafeAssign Performance Advisory: Clients should expect turnaround times for papers submitted at 3-5 days from the time of submission. We are advising that these extreme delays should be expected through the remaining days of the fall term. . . . → Read More: SafeAssign Performance Issue On Sunday, Nov. 20, from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Information Technology will be conducting routine maintenance on the servers that house My.Butler.edu, Blackboard and Hershey Imaging software. During this time access to these applications will be intermittent. Please plan accordingly. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Help Desk at 940-HELP (4357). Thank you [...] . . . → Read More: Computer System Maintenance This Sunday The following includes helpful resources for creating groups: 1) A 3 minute video tutorial walks you through how to create groups, 2) A 2 minute group set video (randomly assign students to groups; group name should be descriptive, but will include a number after it for multiple groups created), and 3) a Getting Started Guide. You essentially just have to create the groups first. Then, when you create assignments, you’ll select “Groups of Student” (under “Recipients”) and select the group/groups you want to complete the assignment (instead of having “All Students Individually” as the recipients). . . . → Read More: Getting Started with Group Assignments Resources for creating interactive rubrics in Bb 9.1 . . . → Read More: Interactive Rubrics Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4 are fully supported/certified by Blackboard. Firefox 3.6, Internet Explorer 8 or above, or Safari 4 or above are the compatible browsers. I am still recommending Firefox, particularly if you use the Grade Center. The following lists the supported browsers and operating systems within Blackboard (see below). If you are ever [...] . . . → Read More: Blackboard Release 9.1 SP6 Supported Browsers & Operating Systems 
Make grading fair and consistent with Interactive Rubrics – Keep pace with today’s stringent grading requirements. With interactive rubrics in Blackboard Learn, you can be more efficient and more effective with your time. You’ll be able to reach students when it matters most. Students will have an easier time evaluating their work and adjusting their [...] . . . → Read More: Explore What’s New in Blackboard 9.1 SP6 
Sir Ken Robinson, Author, Creativity Expert, and Thinker, reflects on “Learning to be Creative” during his BbWorld Keynote (length:31 minutes) . . . → Read More: BbWorld 2011 Keynote Sir Ken Robinson 
Steven Johnson, Author, Technologist, and Social Critic reflects on “Good Ideas” and “Innovation” during the BbWorld Opening Keynote (length: 42 minutes) . . . → Read More: BbWorld 2011 Keynote Steven Johnson |
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