Thursday, July 20, 2017

IMDC Trainings

We are offering training on BOLT and instructional technologies this summer, from August 14 through August 24.




Registration for trainings is required.




Please register for the sessions you will be attending here:
https://goo.gl/forms/3pAEIivKoFxBR16r2



Schedule of IMDC Trainings:



August 14
9AM Getting Started with Daylight
10:30AM Assignments


August 15
1PM Quizzes - New Features!
2:30PM LockDown Browser & Monitor


August 16
1PM Getting Started with Daylight
2:30PM Discussions


August 17
9AM Tools for Providing Feedback
10:30AM Video Options


August 21
1PM Reporting/Statistics/Tracking
2:30PM Quizzes - New Features!


August 22
1PM Getting Started with Daylight
2:30PM Synchronous Learning Tools


August 23
9AM TurningPoint Cloud (Clickers)
10:30AM Grades


August 24
9AM Getting Started with Daylight
10:30AM Awards Tool - New to BOLT!!!

Quizzes: New Shuffle feature

Have you wanted to be able to shuffle both the questions and sections in your quizzes in BOLT? Previously you were able to randomize questions or add random sections in quizzes. Now, you are able to also shuffle the order of sections, or the order of questions in a section, in quizzes.


Starting Friday 7/21, you will be able to use this new feature in BOLT.


To discourage cheating in quizzes, instructors can now shuffle the order of all questions in quizzes, or specific groups of questions (sections) in quizzes.


When editing a quiz in the Quizzes tool, a new option to Shuffle order of questions at the quiz level displays in the Quiz Questions section. When creating a new section to group specific questions in a quiz, a new option to Shuffle order of questions in this section is visible in the Display Options section. Once the shuffle option is selected, a shuffle icon appears next to each affected question in the quiz.



screenshot showing the option to "Shuffle order of questions at the quiz level" on the Properties page of a quiz
The new Shuffle feature coming to Quizzes on July 21




To shuffle all questions in a quiz,
1. On the quiz Properties tab, under Quiz Questions, select “Shuffle order of questions at the quiz level”.
2. Save the quiz.


To shuffle specific questions in a quiz,
1. On the quiz Properties tab, under Quiz Questions, click Add/Edit Questions.
2. Create a section.
3. Import questions to the section.
4. Under display options for the section, select “Shuffle order of questions in this section”.
5. Save the section.


You can shuffle the order of random sections at the quiz level, but random sections do not have the new shuffle questions option since the nature of random sections is to provide a random number of questions from a pool of questions, performing a similar function.

Are you Ready for Daylight?

BOLT will have a new look and feel next month. Daylight goes live on August 17, 2017.


The Daylight Experience is coming to BOLT to bring a new, modern, responsive design to BOLT. If you haven’t, take a look at our video introducing Daylight.






Instructors also have access to preview Daylight at https://bloomudev.desire2learn.com. Use your BU login as you do in BOLT to preview Daylight.

Improvements to the HTML Editor in BOLT

Do you use the Create a File feature in Content, post Announcements, or use the Discussions tool in BOLT? If you do, you may notice some improvements to the HTML editor used in all these places.
 
  • Unsaved Changes Prompt
  • Preserved Formatting from Microsoft Word
 

Unsaved Changes Prompt

If you are working on a file, and you try to navigate away from the page without saving, your browser will display a prompt to let you know that you have unsaved changes and give you the choice to leave or stay on the page to save your file.



a screenshot of editing an HTML file in the HTML editor with a browser prompt to leave or stay on the page
New Unsaved Changes Prompt for the HTML Editor


 

Preserved Formatting from Microsoft Word

When you copy and paste from Word, the formatting in the Word document will be preserved when you paste into the HTML editor. Images pasted from Word will save to your course files in Manage Files.



screenshot of editing an HTML file in the HTML editor with images and tables pasted from Word with preserved formatting
New Preserved formatting in HTML Editor when pasting from Microsoft Word

Friday, June 30, 2017

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.

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Required Update for Assignment Grader App

If you use the Assignment Grader app, you must upgrade your app to the latest version.
D2L identified a bug and has updated its software to resolve the problem. To ensure all Assignment Graders are using the version with the resolution, D2L is requiring an upgrade.
PLEASE NOTE: Feedback created in Assignment Grader and not submitted should still remain intact after the upgrade.
  • iOS users are required to upgrade to v2.24 or higher.
  • Android users are required to upgrade to v1.18 or higher.
Users with older versions installed on their devices will see a connection error that says "This application is not authorized on this LMS instance. Ask your administrator to authorize this application." To resolve this and use the app, you MUST install the latest version of the app.
You can use the links below to access the appropriate app store and update the app, or update the app using the process you normally use to update apps.

Android Users
   
iOS Users


Get it at Google Play Store



Get it at the App Store

2017 Fall: Courses Available in BOLT and Daylight Introduction

2017 Fall Courses Information

2017 Fall courses are now available for instructors in BOLT. Students will not load into courses until August 17, 2017.


If you use Pearson MyLabs, please make sure to request it at https://goo.gl/forms/BpuILeiwMVHdtDZT2. The deadline for Pearson requests for Fall is August 16, 2017.


Preview Daylight

Get ready for us to "Flip the Switch" to Daylight. We will be flipping the switch on August 17, 2017.


You can still develop your courses for Fall in BOLT. This change will not affect your course content in any way- it is a cosmetic change; BOLT will just look different.


Watch this video for a sneak peak at how things will look in BOLT:




Preview Daylight at https://bloomudev.desire2learn.com!
  • Login using your BU credentials
  • This site will only be available until August 17
  • Send any feedback to imdc@bloomu.edu