Improvements to Consistency in BOLT

With our October update at the end of this week, there will be numerous changes to BOLT in the language and workflows controlling visibility of items.

Here are the key changes:

1. Language used to denote an activity is not visible to a learner will be “Hidden” and noted with a consistent visibility icon. 
2. Differing visibility controls will change to a checkbox. 
3. Visibility controls will appear on the Restrictions tab. (This is a big change in Discussions!) 
4. Consistent ordering of activity and tool specific icons on activity list pages. 
5. Visibility icon switch in Content. 
6. TOC flyout will no longer allow changes to visibility. 
7. TOC completion method icon switch in Content. 
8. New activities will have Save, not Publish buttons (and will include the “hide from users” checkbox consistent with the other tools. 
9. Visibility controls in context menus (drop down menus) of modules and topics. 

For more information, please read on.

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.

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.

IMDC (AL 206) Closed July 3 and 4, Re-Opening July 5

IMDC (AL 206) Closed July 3 and July 4, Re-Opening July 5

Faculty and staff please note: the IMDC will be CLOSED on Monday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 4 due to the holiday. Assistance won't be available in Andruss Library 206 on July 3 and 4. We will re-open on Wednesday, July 5 at 8am.


Here are alternate ways you can get support for BOLT and instructional technology tools until we return.

BOLT Support

We have 24/7 technical support for BOLT from our vendor. You can access the support portal via the Support Portal widget in BOLT. There are options for live chat, email, and telephone support, as well as a knowledge base. You can reach support at 1-866-921-0473.

Collaborate Support

We have 24/7 technical support for Collaborate Ultra. If you have any questions about Collaborate Ultra, you can reach support any day, any time at 1-877-382-2293.

Zoom Support

Help with Zoom is available at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us . If you don't use Zoom but would like to, please send us a message to request it by emailing us at imdc@bloomu.edu. If you want to use Zoom in BOLT we will need to set up an account for you. Please keep in mind we will not be in office until July 5, and will respond to requests after that date.

Bloomsburg Help Desk

If you have questions about any university systems, logins, or other Bloomsburg related issues, you can contact our Bloomsburg University Help Desk at (570)389-4357.

2016Summer Courses

Teaching this summer?

2016Summer courses are available in BOLT.


Students will load into classes on or around May 5^th.


Remember, students will not see courses in BOLT until professors activate them!


For help with starting the semester in BOLT, check out our Semester Start Information and other modules in the BOLT Help course in BOLT.


If you need assistance setting up anything in your BOLT courses, contact BOLT Support.

2015Winter and 2016Spring Courses

2015Winter courses are now in available in BOLT. Students will be added to courses December 1st.

2016Spring courses will be available in BOLT November 19. Students will be added to courses January 5th.

Remember: Students will not see courses until professors activate them! You may want to let your students know if you plan to use BOLT or not before classes begin.

Quizzes - Ability to set multiple IP address ranges to quiz restrictions

Instructors can now specify multiple IP address restrictions as ranges, with the option to add multiple IP address range restrictions. This new feature enables instructors to limit quiz availability to specific locations, such as computer labs or classrooms. This restriction ensures that users can only access a quiz from IP addresses in the specified IP address ranges.

New IP Restriction Range option in Quizzes in BOLT

You can set up IP restriction ranges on the Restrictions tab when editing a quiz.