Tag Archives: Springboard

Keep Calm and Carry On

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Wendy Lampner

As you may have read in the UA digest, we will be upgrading Springboard and migrating to a cloud-hosted environment this summer. What does this mean for you? Existing Springboard courses will be migrated to the new environment. We will … Continue reading →

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Springboard Training Sessions Available

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Wendy Lampner

University Libraries will host a series of Springboard training sessions over the next two weeks. If you’re a new faculty member and would like to learn about Springboard, please register for a training session. Here is the schedule: Springboard Introduction … Continue reading →

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Last Change to Backup any 2013 Courses

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Wendy Lampner

As a reminder, we will begin DELETING ALL 2013 courses on May 14th. Once those courses are deleted, there is no way to recover them. Currently, all 2013 courses have been TEMPORARILY archived. If you need to make a backup … Continue reading →

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Resolve to Learn Something New in 2017

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Wendy Lampner

Now would be a good time to start thinking about your 2017 resolutions. Will 2017 be the year that you finally understand how to use Intelligent Agents in Springboard? Or, will you start scheduling meetings in WebEx so you are … Continue reading →

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Help us Help You

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Wendy Lampner

We Love Helping People, but… we get a LOT of tickets where someone says something like “I am having a problem taking my quiz”. We understand that when you are having a problem, it can be frustrating to get back … Continue reading →

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Self-Registration Available for Orientation!

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Wendy Lampner

Good news! Self-registration is now available for the Diving Into Online Learning – Student Orientation in Springboard. If you are thinking of taking an online course at The University of Akron, this orientation will help you gain some valuable tips … Continue reading →

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Springboard Training Handouts for Faculty

Posted on October 12, 2016 by bmn31

Do you have questions about Springboard? Would you like to add a video to your course? Change the way your gradebook is calculated? Look to these Springboard guides for answers!  These guides provide many step-by-step instructions that will help you … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Pulse App for Springboard

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Wendy Lampner

Students Brightspace Pulse is the new mobile app for students that will help you find out what’s new and what’s next. Pulse will help you manage your workload and stay connected to news and grades on your mobile device. With … Continue reading →

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Trouble Reading or Starting Threads in Discussions

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Wendy Lampner

We have seen issues where you are unable to read all of the posts in discussions or you are unable to start a new thread. This is caused when someone copies and pastes their response into a post, and without … Continue reading →

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Springboard 10.6 FAQs for Instructors

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Wendy Lampner

Now that we have upgraded Springboard, there are some frequently asked questions that have been popping up. How can I view my course as a student? How can I change the courses that display in my favorites? How can I … Continue reading →

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