Monthly Archives: December 2010

Springboard Support Over Holiday Break

Posted on December 21, 2010 by ajb40

The ZipSupport Call Center will be closed beginning 12/24/2010 and will resume operations on 1/3/2011. However, you can still submit requests for Springboard support during that time by sending a message to springboardhelp@uakron.edu. Support requests should receive a response within … Continue reading →

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End of Semester Checklist

Posted on December 9, 2010 by ajb40

Can you believe that the it’s almost the end of the semester? Here is a checklist to help you complete some end-of-semester tasks in Springboard – Calculate Final Grades – Ensure that final grades are up-to-date and released to your … Continue reading →

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LOR: Storage

Posted on December 8, 2010 by jhb13

Digital storage space is at a premium. When you copy your course, you make an extra copy of every item in your course, thus duplicating storage needs.  If you copy your course multiple times, you are repeatedly increasing digital storage … Continue reading →

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LOR: Metadata

Posted on December 1, 2010 by jhb13

Metadata is essential for the ease of use of the Learning Object Repository (LOR). Metadata can make items that you post easier to find by your colleagues and vice versa. Essentially, metadata is a series of descriptive tags that are … Continue reading →

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D2L: Fusion

Posted on December 1, 2010 by jhb13

Did you know that Desire2Learn is looking for presenters for their annual Fusion Conference? Desire2Learn is the company behind the online learning platform we use at the University of Akron, Springboard.  Fusion is an annual users conference, held in July, … Continue reading →

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