Students Now Enrolled in BOLT Courses for 18 Spring

Students are now visible in the Classlist of 2018Spring courses in BOLT.


REMINDER: You must set your course to active in order for students to see and access it in BOLT.

Locating 2018 Spring course(s) in BOLT:

1. Click the Select a course (grid) icon at the top of the page in BOLT.
2. 2018Spring course(s) will display in the list.

• If you have a search field, type "2018Spring" and click the magnifying glass icon to Search for only those courses.
• When the Spring semester begins, we recommend pinning the course(s) to your My Courses widget for easy access to the course(s).

Courses are "inactive" by default (you will see the word "Inactive" tagged to your course(s) in the My Courses widget). STUDENTS CANNOT SEE OR ACCESS INACTIVE COURSES!




When you want students to be able to see and access the course, set it to active:

• Click on a course name in BOLT to enter the course.
• Click Course Admin.
• Click on "Course Offering Information" in Course Admin.
• Scroll down and check the box in front of "Course is active".
• Click the "Save" button.

No course(s) found? Please verify you are listed in MyHusky as the instructor for the course(s) before contacting us. It takes 24-48 hours once you are listed as the instructor in MyHusky for you to gain access to the course in BOLT.

BOLT SUPPORT INFORMATION:

The Instructional Media and Design Center

Open to faculty in Andruss Library 206.
Winter Hours: Monday – Friday, 8AM to 4PM
Semester Hours: Monday – Friday, 8AM to 4:30PM
Call us at (570)389-2065
Email us at imdc@bloomu.edu

24/7 BOLT Technical Support

Call 1-866-921-0473
Use the Need Help? widget in BOLT to access live chat, email, and knowledge base support.

Students Now Enrolled in 2017 Winter Courses

Students are now visible in the Classlist of 2017Winter courses in BOLT.

REMINDER: You must set your course to active in order for students to see and access it in BOLT.

Locating 2017 Winter Courses in BOLT

1. Click the Select a course (grid) icon at the top of the page in BOLT.
2. 2017Winter course(s) will display in the list.

• If you have a search field, type "2017Winter" and click the magnifying glass icon to Search for only those courses.
• When Winter session begins, we recommend pinning the course(s) to your My Courses widget for easy access to the course(s).

• Courses are "inactive" by default (you will see the word "Inactive" tagged to your course(s) in the My Courses widget). STUDENTS CANNOT SEE OR ACCESS INACTIVE COURSES!
• When you want students to be able to see and access the course, set it to active.
  • Click on a course name in BOLT to enter the course.
  • Click on "Course Offering Information" in Course Admin.
  • Scroll down and check the box in front of "Course is active".
  • Click the "Save" button.
  • For detailed step by step instructions see Make a Course Active in the BOLT Help Course.

No course(s) found? Please verify you are listed in MyHusky as the instructor for the course(s) before contacting us. It takes 24-48 hours once you are listed as the instructor in MyHusky for you to gain access to the course in BOLT.

BOLT SUPPORT INFORMATION:

The Instructional Media and Design Center

• Open to faculty in Andruss Library 206.
• Regular semester hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 4:30PM
• Call us at (570)389-2065
• Email us at imdc@bloomu.edu

24/7 BOLT Technical Support

• Call 1-866-921-0473
• Use the Need Help? widget in BOLT to access live chat, email, and knowledge base support.

2018 Spring Courses Now Available to Instructors in BOLT

Information regarding 2018 Spring Courses:

• Students will load into Spring courses on January 11th.
• You must set your course to "active" for students to have access to it in BOLT.
• Do you use the Pearson integration in your BOLT course?
• If you want to request the integration for Spring 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: January 10, 2018.

Locating 2018 Spring course(s) in BOLT:

1. Click the Select a course (grid) icon at the top of the page in BOLT.
2. 2018Spring course(s) will display in the list.

• If you have a search field, type "2018Spring" and click the magnifying glass icon to Search for only those courses.
• When the Spring semester begins, we recommend pinning the course(s) to your My Courses widget for easy access to the course(s).

Support Information:

The Instructional Media and Design Center

• Open to faculty in Andruss Library 206.
• Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 4:30PM
• Call us at (570)389-2065
• Email us at imdc@bloomu.edu

24/7 BOLT Technical Support

• Call 1-866-921-0473
• Use the Need Help? widget in BOLT to access live chat, email, and knowledge base support.

2017 Winter Courses Now in BOLT

2017 Winter courses have loaded into BOLT for instructors. Students won't load into Winter courses until December 7th. (Courses must be set to "active" for students to get access to them in BOLT.)

To locate your Winter courses:

• Click the Select a course (grid) icon at the top of the page in BOLT.
• 2017Winter courses will display in the list.
• If you have a search field, type "2017Winter" and click the magnifying glass icon to search for only those courses.
• When Winter session begins, we recommend clicking the pin icon to pin the courses to your My Courses widget for easy access to the course.

Winter Course Combine:

Requests to have your 2017Winter courses combined can be made via our 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. To access the BOLT Help Course, click Help, then BOLT Help Course. The deadline for combined course requests is October 19, 2017.






If you use the Pearson integration and want it for your Winter course(s), please make that request for Winter by December 6, 2017. You can request the integration at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18YOaVOSsbEJ7hStDlNqka7L3iGR-UTlNooM1gWB-50E/viewform.

Have questions or need help?

The Instructional Media and Design Center is located in Andruss Library 206 and is open to faculty Monday through Friday 8am to 4:30pm. You can reach us by calling (570)389-2065, or by emailing imdc@bloomu.edu.






We also have 24/7 technical BOLT Support at 1-866-921-0473. Access to live chat, email, and knowledge base support is available via the Need Help? widget in BOLT.

Changes to BOLT and Blackboard Collaborate Coming Tomorrow!

Are you ready for the changes to BOLT and Collaborate coming your way tomorrow, May 19th?

Here is what is changing:

• New navigation menus on BOLT My Home page and Course Home page
• Course Administration widget replaced with ‘Course Admin’ link on Course Home page
• Role Switch widget replaced with option to change role under your name at the top of the page

View our video for information about these changes: http://www.screencast.com/t/OhPogz5GH85Q

• Online Rooms Tool (OLD version of Collaborate) no longer available
• Replaced with Zoom (email us at imdc@bloomu.edu to request a Zoom account) and new version of Collaborate called Ultra

View our video for information about these changes: http://www.screencast.com/t/hcNAMKjh

You may want to know specifically how to make your course active or complete a course copy!

• Use the Course Admin link on the new navigation menu in your course
• Click Course Admin to access the Course Administration panel
• View the video tutorial on how to make your course active: http://www.screencast.com/t/EZrhMwGZ
• View the video tutorial on how to copy your course: http://www.screencast.com/t/Kt1L5h35joq

You can read more in-depth information about this in our PDF guide to BOLT Navigation Changes


Please reach out to imdc@bloomu.edu if you have any questions or if you want to request a Zoom account!