Changes Coming to BOLT Support

Our new contract for Desire2Learn includes premium support services for instructors and students. Staring the week of Spring Break, BOLT Support will transition to new support processes for you.

• 24/7/365 Technical support for BOLT from our vendor for instructors and students.
• New support widget with a Live Chat feature for live chat with a support technician.
• Custom knowledge base with instructions on how to do things in BOLT.

Read on for more details.

Important Changes to Synchronous Tools

A delay in the PASSHE RFP for a new Web Conferencing Tool means we must remain using Blackboard Collaborate for one more year until June 30, 2018.  However, Online Rooms is being phased out on May 19, 2017.

Read on for more information.

Spring Ahead!

Get ready, Daylight is coming in 2018.

No, not Daylight Savings Time.

Daylight is the new look and feel coming to BOLT. It is a modern, responsive design to improve user experience in BOLT and emphasize your course Content.


Here is a sneak peak at Daylight on different devices:


Daylight Experience - Responsive Design coming to BOLT in 2018

We will be sharing more information with all BOLT users as the dawn approaches.

New Quizzing Experience: Short Answer Question Updated

As another stage in the visual redesign of the Quizzes tool, the Short Answer (SA) question creation and editing layouts have been updated.




Short Answer Question Creation Updated

Instructors can opt in or out of this new look and feel. For more information, please see the New Quizzing Experience module in the BOLT Help Course in BOLT. (In the BHC, Click Content > Coursework Help > Quizzes Help > New Quizzing Experience )

Are You Using or Want to Use Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor? Join This Webinar!

Respondus is offering a webinar on Wednesday, February 22, 2017.


"How I Prevent Cheating During Online Exams" is a special webinar with instructor Tammi Kolski and Respondus. The webinar will include strategies and best practices for using Monitor with online exams, and include information on student feedback.


If you are using or thinking of using Respondus security tools for your online quizzes in BOLT, you can sign up to attend the webinar at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3084618679281039361?source=license