Thursday, September 21, 2017

Winter Course Combine Requests Due 10/19/17

Process for Requesting 2017 Winter Combined Courses

If you want to combine courses for 2017 Winter, please complete the 2017Winter BOLT Course Combine Request form at https://goo.gl/forms/vKAsuVtFuzzM5yU43




The form is also available as a widget on the My Home page in BOLT.




This information is also in the BOLT Help Course in BOLT. To access the BOLT Help Course, go to https://bolt.bloomu.edu, login, click Help, and click BOLT Help Course.




Deadline for Combined Course Requests for Winter: October 19, 2017




NOTE: Requests must still be completed by the given deadline. Requests after the deadline will only be accepted if there is a schedule change, new instructor hire, or late contracts/assignments.




Pearson MyLabs & Mastering

Do you use the Pearson integration in your BOLT course? If you want to request the integration for Winter courses, please request the integration at our form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18YOaVOSsbEJ7hStDlNqka7L3iGR-UTlNooM1gWB-50E/viewform




Deadline for Pearson Requests for Winter: December 6, 2017




If you have any questions, please let us know at imdc@bloomu.edu.

Question Library Improvements: Improved CSV Import

With this month's update on 9/22, workflow is improved for the Import process when importing a CSV file in the Question Library.



the Import drop down in the Question Library
The Import drop-down menu





There is a new import file menu, and instructors can review questions and remove any unnecessary questions or sections.




updated import file menu in Question Library
Updated Import File menu
instructors can click Review once the upload is complete to review what to add from the import
Review link in the Successful Upload Window
the Review Window for the Uploaded File
Review Window for the Uploaded File



Visibility of Assignments

Instructors can now set the visibility state for assignment submission folders in Content and Assignments. When items are in a draft or hidden state, they are not visible to learners in BOLT.




IMPORTANT: When instructors create new assignment submission folders, they will default to the draft state- just like in Quizzes, Surveys, and Discussions. To make them available to learners, instructors will need to modify the visibility status on the Restrictions tab. If you have copied your course and want the folders available, check the status of the folders and modify them as needed.


screenshot of the assignment submission folder list in the Daylight experience with an assignment submission folder set to draft status with the hidden icon beside it in the instructor view of the assignments tool
When instructors set the visibility to "draft", a hidden icon appears beside the assignment submission folder in the instructor's view of the Assignments tool

For more information on this, read on.