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by Prof. Letitia Waters MD 6 min read

What happens when an instructor requests data from Blackboard?

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What do I do if I have a blackboard problem?

BSU Online operates through a off-campus hosted service based on Blackboard 9.1 . Other services such as Blackboard Collaborate, SmarThinking and iCAN (Starfish) are offered through this platform so you need first to login to Blackboard. Log into Blackboard https://bsuonline.blackboard.com Don't have an account?

How long will my course be hosted on Blackboard?

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When are course shells available?

New course shells are typically generated during the early registration period. Faculty have access at that time. Student enrollment is processed 1-2 weeks before the new semester starts.

How long are courses available after the semester ends?

Blackboard will host our courses for one full academic year. For example, courses for Summer 2013 will be archived and deleted during Fall 2014. Faculty should always save their gradebooks as a matter of best practice at the end of each term as well as archive the course content.

How do I recover an old ANGEL course?

Academic Computing personnel has archival access to legacy ANGEL courses. A help desk ticket request ( [email protected]) is required to retrieve stored content into a Blackboard course template. When requesting support, instructors should provide the following information:

Will my ANGEL course transfer into Blackboard?

Yes! There is some minor clean up, but content will transfer into Blackboard. We have observed some quirks with a few components such as missing answers for fill-in-the-blank questions and YouTube videos. Elluminate/Collaborate sessions do not transfer over automatically, but there is a workaround to recover your links to recorded sessions.

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