This summer eLearning Services
will implement a new procedure for Blackboard Setup of Online and Hybrid
Courses. Online faculty will be automatically enrolled into their
Blackboard courses using data retrieved directly from Colleague/Owl Link. The ‘Blackboard Course Request Form’ for online and hybrid courses will be
replaced with an electronic email form for course setup.
Note:
On-campus courses will continue to use the “Blackboard Course
Request Form.”
The new procedure for Blackboard
Online and Hybrid Course Setup will work as follows:
- The faculty assignment
is entered into Colleague/Owl Link (by the department chair, dean or other
designee).
- Through an automated
process, faculty will be enrolled in their online and hybrid courses in
Blackboard based on the faculty assignment entered into Colleague/Owl
Link.
- Once
faculty are enrolled in their Blackboard courses, they will receive an
email. The email will contain an electronic form requesting faculty
to respond with any “Special Instructions” for their online and hybrid
courses. “Special Instructions” include Instructor Orientation
information, On-campus testing, and Special Computer Requirements that are
posted on the eLearning website for student access prior to the start of
the semester.
Blackboard Online and Hybrid
Course Setup FAQs
Q1: How often will Blackboard be updated with faculty assignments?
A1: Faculty assignments will
be updated in Blackboard once per day (M-F) at 10:30 a.m. At the start of
each semester, faculty assignments will be updated twice per day (M-F) at 10:30
a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Q2: What should I do if my course
is not showing up in Blackboard?
A2: Check the Owl Link “My Class
Schedule” area to confirm that you are listed as the instructor of
record. If you are not listed as the instructor, contact your department
chair to update Colleague/Owl Link. If you are listed as the
instructor in Owl Link, your faculty assignment will be updated in Blackboard
during the next scheduled update (see A1 above).
Q3: What should I do if I confirm
I am the instructor of record in Owl Link, but still do not see my course(s) in
Blackboard?
A3: You will need to wait until
the next scheduled Blackboard update (see A1 above). If the
Blackboard course is still not available after the scheduled update, contact
eLearning.
Q4: What should I do if my course
is no longer on my Blackboard course list?
A4: Check the Owl Link “My Class
Schedule” area to confirm that you are listed as the instructor of
record. Contact your department chair if you are no longer listed as the
instructor; otherwise contact eLearning.
Q5: What happens if my section
assignment changes after my Blackboard courses are set up?
A5: Once the assignment change has
been entered into Owl Link, your new Blackboard course sites will be available
after the next scheduled Blackboard update (see A1 above). Note:
You will no longer have access to course sites for course(s) you are no longer
teaching.
Q6: What happens if my section
assignment changes after I have posted content?
A6: The content will remain in the
course. Contact eLearning immediately to discuss removing the
content.
Q7: What should I do if the
Blackboard course site already contains content?
A7: You should contact eLearning
immediately. This can only happen when a section assignment change
occurred after the original faculty member began to upload content.
We will need to contact the original faculty member prior to
removing the content.
Q8: How do I request
instructor-led orientation?
A8: All online and hybrid faculty
will receive an email with an electronic form requesting “Special Instructions”
which includes Instructor Orientation.
Q9: How do I indicate any “Special
Instructions” for my online or hybrid course, such as on-campus testing or
special computer requirements?
A9: All online and hybrid faculty
will receive an email with an electronic form requesting information regarding
Instructor Orientation, On-campus testing and Special Computer
Requirements.
