Desire2Learn has announced an integration pack for Respondus which provides users with the ability to simplify the publishing of quizzes and testbanks.
Click here to read the news release.
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Group Swim
Desire2Learn (D2L) has announced several new clients.
To see what other institutions are utilizing the D2L Learning Management System click here.
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Brief System Outage
Springboard! will be unavailable Friday, July 3rd, 2009 from 8:00AM to 9:00AM for brief system maintenance.
There will be an operational shutdown by Information Technology of all servers and services Sunday, June 7, 2009 from 6:00am – 12:00pm.
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Start of the Semester Tips
Welcome to Summer 2009! As we begin another semester, here are a few reminders:
Activate Your Course
Before students can access your course in Springboard!, you must activate/open it.
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Log in to the course you want to activate.
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Click Edit Course (far right of the Course NavBar).
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Click Course Offering Information.
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Click Course is Active.
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Save.
Copy Components from one course to another
The Copy Course Components function allows you to reuse materials from an existing course. However, user data is NOT copied. Follow these steps to select and copy existing course components from one course to another. For best results, work through these steps in order.
Step 1: Access Copy Components
1. Log in to the course you want to add components.
2. Click Edit Course (far right of the Course NavBar).
3. Click Import/Export/Copy Components.
4. Select Copy Course Components from Another Org Unit.
5. Click Next.
Step 2: Choose Components to Copy
1. Choose Existing Offering to copy components from another course offering you’re enrolled in. You can select an offering from the list or click Search for offering to find the course offering using a pop-up window.
2. After selecting the existing course offering, the bottom section of the page expands to list the components available. You can either Copy all items from a given component/tool, or you can Select individual items to copy.
3. After selecting the components to copy, scroll down and click Next.
4. The next screen verifies your selections. Click Next.
5. The screen will show the copy progress. When it is complete, click Done.
The May 13th scheduled upgrade has been postponed. The Instructional Services staff has detected some anomalies in the recently upgraded Springboard! test environment and will perform due diligence to determine causes and solutions before considering an upgrade to the production environment.
Springboard! will be available to faculty and students as usual on May 13th.
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Springboard! Upgrade Coming May 13
The annual upgrade to the newest version of the Springboard! Learning Environment, Learning Object Repository and e-Portfolio will take place on Wednesday, May 13, 2009.
This date was selected because final grades will have been posted May 12 and the Summer I semester begins May 18.
Instructional Services anticipates the system will be offline from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 13. We certainly apologize in advance if anyone is inconvenienced.
If you have questions or concerns, please e-mail John Savery at jsavery@uakron.edu
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Springboard! Utilization Survey
You are invited to participate in a survey investigating Springboard! utilization since the initial implementation. This includes an evaluation of the various training opportunities offered and the different support options available.Simply go to the following link and login using your UANet ID and password.
https://survey2.uakron.edu/Survey.aspx?s=5eb8ba08c21645ff99c1ff10d03bf823&invitationID=10982
You will have an opportunity to provide your email address ONLY if you would like assistance; otherwise, your answers will be anonymous.
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Diving in to Springboard!
Welcome to the Springboard! blog. Information and updates on many facets of this enterprise learning management system will be posted regularly and you will be able to receive those updates by subscribing to this blog. For information on the steps needed to receive an RSS feed please read the Help posting. The Springboard support team hopes this blog will stimulate conversation. You are invited to enter your comments on anything related to Springboard in any of the categories listed.