[BB] Please welcome Janet De La Rosa

Blackboard users,

 

Back on December 12th, Janet De La Rosa joined our Instructional Advancement team.  She is taking over management of the Blackboard system so that I can focus on my new role at UM as Assoc. Dir. of Instructional Advancement.  My original role at UM was to encourage and support the faculty in appropriate uses of technology to enhance instruction.  My new goal is to encourage and support the faculty in appropriate ways to enhance instruction.  "Advance" and "enhance" are key works to me.  They mean that we only succeed if we help you get better.  The day-to-day maintenance and support of the Blackboard system was limiting my ability to accomplish those goals, so we brought Janet in to focus completely on Blackboard.

 

I realize that it will take her a while to completely assume management of the system, but in just two months she has already surpassed me in some areas.  As you interact with her, please welcome her to UM.  She monitors the blackboard@miami.edu account, so you can reach her there, or at 284-3949, or at janet.delarosa@miami.edu . 

 

She and I are both attending Blackboard World in San Diego this week.  If you need help, the student assistants will be standing by at 284-3949 and monitoring the blackboard@miami.edu account.  Janet and I will both be checking our e-mail during the conference.

 

Bill Vilberg

305-284-3949 (work); 786-218-3052 (cell); 305-255-9138 (home)

 

[BB] Safe Assignment - Working again

Safe Assignment experienced a 20 minute outage around 5:00 PM on Thursday.  The Internet connection for MyDropBox failed.  Their system should have switched over to their secondary Internet connection automatically, but it failed to do that.  They switched if over manually and we were able to connect to their system to submit papers again.

 

Bill Vilberg

305-284-3949 (work); 786-218-3052 (cell); 305-255-9138 (home)

 

[BB] Safe Assignment Not Working

Blackboard users,

 

The Safe Assignment functionality of our Blackboard system is currently not working.  Either clicking on View/Submit or the Safe Assignments link in the Control Panel fails to load a page.  It seems that either the MyDropBox system is off the net or refusing our connections.  We have notified MyDropBox.  We will update you with new information as it becomes available.

 

I apologize for this situation.  I know a number of you have altered your processes so that students submit papers using Safe Assignment.  An unreliable system is unacceptable.  I will work with the MyDropBox company to gather more information about whether they are able to meet our needs and provide the quality that you deserve.

 

Bill Vilberg

305-284-3949 (work); 786-218-3052 (cell); 305-255-9138 (home)

 

[BB] Uploading of Summer I, II, and Cont. Studies Completed

Hello Blackboard Users,

 

 

The process for uploading Summer I, Summer II and Continuing Studies has been completed. 

 

Here is a helpful video on how to copy course content from and old course site into a new course site: http://www.miami.edu/bb/demos/fac/coursecopy.html

 

Other videos on assisting instructors with various tools on Bb are also available here: http://www.miami.edu/bb/demos/instructors.html

 

Please let us (blackboard@miami.edu / x.3949) know if we can be of further assistance or if you run into any difficulty while setting up your courses.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Janet De La Rosa

Blackboard Help Desk

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Janet De La Rosa (janet.delarosa@miami.edu)

Systems Analyst

Instructional Advancement Center

University of Miami 

Coral Gables, FL

www.miami.edu

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[BB] Courses for Summer I, Summer II, and Continuing Studies

Hello Blackboard Users,

 

Today Summer I, Summer II and Continuing Studies (063, 064, & 070) course sites are being uploaded into Blackboard. We will let you know when this process is complete.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Janet De La Rosa

Blackboard Help Desk

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Janet De La Rosa (janet.delarosa@miami.edu)

Systems Analyst

Instructional Advancement Center

University of Miami 

Coral Gables, FL

www.miami.edu

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[BB] Tegrity webinar

UM Blackboard users,

 

The Tegrity webinar below appears to be a sales pitch for administrators, but faculty might also be interested in participating.  Tegrity has a system that allows faculty to capture lectures, including audio, slides, talking head, document camera, and more.  At UM the PDTO (Professional Development and Training Office) uses a Tegrity system to create the presentations for new employees. Most of a new employee's orientation is now done on-line, watching presentations created with the Tegrity system.  Tegrity has a new system to capture and upload the audio from class lectures in a highly automated process but it seems VERY expensive, to me. 

 

If you are interested in learning about Tegrity, you might want to sign up for the Webinar taking place Wednesday, January 15, 1:00 PM.  Go to this link to sign up:

http://cl.exactt.net/?ffcb10-fe6711717564037d7d17-fdf6167576610d7875167372-fefc1571706301

 

(Sorry for the hard to read message.  This is what happens when a gray background is used for an e-mail and the message is forwarded.)

 

Bill Vilberg

305-284-3949 (work); 786-218-3052 (cell); 305-255-9138 (home)

 

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Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 2:59 PM
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Subject: Panel Discussion: Impacting Student Achievement with Tegrity and Blackboard

Panel Discussion: Impacting Student Achievement with Tegrity and Blackboard Join Tegrity and Blackboard for a free Web Seminar focused on how leaders in educational technology are impacting student achievement. To participate, go to Link and enroll. Why you should participate... Reinforce student learning and add flexibility to their lives! In this one-hour session, our panel of distinguished leaders from Colorado Technical University and El Centro College reveal how Tegrity Campus and Blackboard reinforce learning for both on-ground and online students. The panel discussion will include Q&A and focus on impacting retention through greater student achievement. Topics will include automated class capture, CMS integration and new Tegrity-enhanced podcasting. Who Should Attend: • Presidents • Provosts • VP Academic Affairs • CIOs • Academic Deans and Directors As an added incentive for attending, A NEW Video iPod will be given away in a random drawing at the end of the session! Enroll today for this FREE webinar! Are you new to webinars? All you need is a regular phone line for the toll-free conference call and an internet-connected computer to see the presentation slides via Webex. Feel free to invite others to your office or conference room to join in. After you register, we'll send an email with everything you need to know and a helpful reminder just before the presentation. Please contact Jason Penchoff at jpenchoff@blackboard.com with any questions. Feel free to forward this page to colleagues you believe would benefit from the event. If you cannot attend on this date...contact me later with a link to the Tegrity-recorded session. Tegrity is a Silver Sponsor at BBWorld '06 in San Diego, Feb. 28-March 2, 2006. Meet us at Booth #203!

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