Respondus LockDown Browser Workshops

RESPONDUS LOCKDOWN BROWSER (Coming to BOLT in October 2015)

Do you use the Quizzes tool BOLT? If so, you may want to learn more about Respondus LockDown Browser. We now have a campus-wide license. 

LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within BOLT. When students use LockDown Browser to access an exam, they are unable to print, copy, visit other websites, or access other applications. Once an assessment is started, students are locked into it until it’s submitted for grading. For a complete list of features, visit the Respondus website at www.respondus.com/ldb.

For more information on Respondus LockDown Browser and how it works with D2L (Brightspace), view this introductory video to RLDB. 

We will be offering several workshops on Respondus LockDown Browser in Andruss Library room 243. The workshop dates/times are as follows:

• Monday, September 28^th -  3:00 – 4:30PM
• Tuesday, September 29^th -  9:00 – 10:30AM
• Thursday, October 1^st – 2:00 – 3:30PM
• Monday, October 5^th – 3:00 – 4:30PM
• Wednesday, October 7^th – 9:00 – 10:30AM
• Thursday, October 8^th  - 8:30 – 10:00AM

YOU MUST REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 25TH IN ORDER TO ATTEND. Please go to http://tinyurl.com/RLDBtraining to register for the workshop. All sessions are the same so you will only be able to register for ONE.

Groups – Enhancements to improve usability and administration

Arriving September 18, 2015, enhancements have been made to the Groups tool that enable learners to join groups more easily, and give instructors and administrators the option to set up and manage groups more efficiently. The enhancements are as follows:

• When creating or editing a group category, the Enrollment Type called # of Groups of # - Self Enrollment has been changed to # of Groups, Capacity of # - Self Enrollment to clarify its usage. 
• When creating or editing a group category, a Group Prefix field is now present. 

New Category page in Groups tool showing new enrollment type and group prefix

• When creating or editing a group category that supports self enrollment, a Set Self Enrollment Expiry Date option is now available. 
• When creating or editing a category, and when Set Self Enrollment Expiry Date is selected, the Allocate unenrolled users after Self Enrollment Expiry Date option can also be selected. 

Self Enrollment options available when editing a Category

• Once a category and groups with capacities have been created, capacity markers display (in the form x/y where x is the number of enrolled students and y is the capacity).
• Students can now see the names of the members of each group before they enroll. 
• Students can now leave a group after they have self enrolled if they choose to enroll into a different group. 

Changes to Copy Selected Components workflow

Beginning September 18, 2015, Copy Selected Components is moving to an asynchronous job to avoid copy timeouts when copying large courses.

Copy Course Components on the Import/Export/Copy Components page

You are able to start the copy process and check the progress on the History page, which enables you to perform other tasks while the copy process is underway.

Copy Course Components - View History

News - Recover deleted News items

Beginning on September 18, 2015, BOLT users will be able to restore deleted news items within their courses. If you delete a news item and realize you shouldn't have, you can now restore the deleted news item right in BOLT.

If you accidentally delete a news item, you can

1. On your course home page, click the News link
2. On the News page, click the More Actions button
3. Select Restore

The Restore option from the More Actions button on the News page

4. On the Restore News page, select the checkbox beside the news item you want to restore

5. Click the Restore button

The Restore News page showing a News item that was accidentally deleted

ReadSpeaker docReader Coming to BOLT in September 2015

ReadSpeaker docReader is coming to BOLT in September. docReader lets you view and listen to documents in BOLT on any device.

The BOLT Bulletin in ReadSpeaker docReader

Features

View, zoom, and listen to a wide variety of document formats in BOLT

Choose between two different layout modes

Navigate using the document's table of contents or use thumbnail navigation to go to different pages

Use docReader on your PC or your mobile device- docReader has a touch-friendly user interface and HTML5 support for iOS and Android devices

docReader lets BOLT users view and listen to documents in BOLT from any browser or mobile device. A toolbar at the top of docReader enables you to