NEW Grade Exemptions Expansion

Instructors can now manage exemptions in Content when they have linked graded items in the Content tool.






Manage Exemptions Button in Content Topic Properties

For more information on how to use this new feature, please read on.

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.

Spring 18 Course Combine Requests Due October 31, 2017

Request 2018 Spring Combined Courses

If you want to combine courses for 2018 Spring, please complete the Combined Course Request form in the Faculty Center in MyHusky.










There are directions on how to do this 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 31, 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.






If you teach a lecture/lab and don't have access to all sections in MyHusky, please contact us at imdc@bloomu.edu. Please include the course and all sections to be combined in the request.

Pearson MyLabs & Mastering

Do you use the Pearson integration in your BOLT course? If you want to request the integration for Spring or Winter courses, please request the integration at our form here: https://goo.gl/forms/BpuILeiwMVHdtDZT2






Deadline for Pearson Requests for Winter: December 6, 2017
Deadline for Pearson Requests for Spring: January 10, 2018








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

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.

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 menu



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





Updated Import File menu

Review link in the Successful Upload Window

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.

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.