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by Prof. Gia Ondricka Jr. 6 min read

What is the largest university in Alaska?

Alaska’s Largest University. The University of Alaska Anchorage is the state's largest post-secondary institution. It is comprised of the Anchorage Campus located in the heart of Alaska's largest city, as well as Kenai Peninsula College, Matanuska-Susitna College, Kodiak College and Prince William Sound College, ...

Who is Thomas Chung?

Thomas Chung, assistant professor of art and painting in UAA’s Department of Art, was recently awarded first place in the staff category of University of the Arctic's inaugural photo competition for his three-part photo series titled, "Arctic Sea Ice, Under the Glacier and Whale.".

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I. Purpose of Document

II. Definitions

  1. Instructor of record.The individual listed in UAOnline as the instructor for a course. Other individuals may be added as instructors, but only the instructor of record can enter final grades in UAO...
  2. User. Anyone with access to Blackboard, no matter what the role.
  3. Disable(d).Restricting access to a user account, course, or enrollment record without perman…
  1. Instructor of record.The individual listed in UAOnline as the instructor for a course. Other individuals may be added as instructors, but only the instructor of record can enter final grades in UAO...
  2. User. Anyone with access to Blackboard, no matter what the role.
  3. Disable(d).Restricting access to a user account, course, or enrollment record without permanent deletion. All content associated with the record(s) will remain intact and will be accessible when th...
  4. Delete(d).Removing and completely deleting a user account, course, or enrollment record. All associated content is permanently deleted and cannot be retrieved.

III. Appropriate Use Policy

  1. Appropriate behavior.Like all users of UAA technology, Blackboard Learn students, faculty, and staff must adhere to the behavior standards outlined inUAA's "Acceptable Use Policy". Individual instr...
  2. Content disclaimer.UAA is not responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and/or legality of the content uploaded to Blackboard Learn courses by its users. Users who upload material to Bla…
  1. Appropriate behavior.Like all users of UAA technology, Blackboard Learn students, faculty, and staff must adhere to the behavior standards outlined inUAA's "Acceptable Use Policy". Individual instr...
  2. Content disclaimer.UAA is not responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and/or legality of the content uploaded to Blackboard Learn courses by its users. Users who upload material to Blackboard Lear...
  3. Removal of inappropriate content.Blackboard Learn administrators or instructors will remove offensive or illegal content from a course if asked to by the instructor of record or by the department c...
  4. Non-sanctioned uses of Blackboard courses.Instructors are not permitted to use UAA's Black…

IV. User Management

  1. User accounts.All current UAA students, staff, and faculty are assigned an account on the Blackboard Learn system. Users who are not formally teaching or taking a UAA course, administrative staff f...
  2. Account creation.Blackboard Learn accounts are automatically created for students, staff, and faculty within 24 hours of being added to UAOnline.
  1. User accounts.All current UAA students, staff, and faculty are assigned an account on the Blackboard Learn system. Users who are not formally teaching or taking a UAA course, administrative staff f...
  2. Account creation.Blackboard Learn accounts are automatically created for students, staff, and faculty within 24 hours of being added to UAOnline.
  3. User access and login.Users access Blackboard Learn with their UA username and password created by the UAA Technical Support Center, which is the same username and password used to access UA email,...
  4. Populating courses with enrolled users.The registration system automatically adds/removes registered students and instructors to/from Blackboard Learn current semester and upcomin…

v. Accessibility

  1. Federal and state accessibility requirements.Although the Blackboard Learnsoftware program is compliant with federal and state accessibility requirements, not all uploaded content or features used...
  2. Blackboard Ally. Blackboard Ally is a feature designed to help instructors make their course content accessible for students.
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VI. Course Management

  1. Course size limitations.The size limitation associated with UAA Blackboard Learn courses is 5GB.
  2. Creation schedule for new courses.Summer and Fall courses will be created no later than March 31st of the respective year and Spring courses will be created no later than October 31st of the preced...
  1. Course size limitations.The size limitation associated with UAA Blackboard Learn courses is 5GB.
  2. Creation schedule for new courses.Summer and Fall courses will be created no later than March 31st of the respective year and Spring courses will be created no later than October 31st of the preced...
  3. Copying courses.The instructor has the ability to copy the content of one course into the shell of a pre-existing course which he/she has an instructor or TA role.
  4. Exporting courses  The instructor has the ability to export the course. This feature creates a zipped format of the course content that can be imported to create a new course without any users or u...

VII. Information Accuracy & Security

  1. User information.In accordance with FERPA, the current default settings in Blackboard Learn present only student directory information to other students and instructors in a course.
  2. Official course rosters.The official course roster for any course is contained within UAOnline. Student rosters contained within Blackboard are strictly informational and should be checked against...
  1. User information.In accordance with FERPA, the current default settings in Blackboard Learn present only student directory information to other students and instructors in a course.
  2. Official course rosters.The official course roster for any course is contained within UAOnline. Student rosters contained within Blackboard are strictly informational and should be checked against...
  3. Official grades.Final course grades are entered into UAOnline and are considered the official grades for a course. Blackboard Grade Center and Blackboard Evaluation tools should be considered infor...

VIII. Copyright & Ownership

  1. Copyright-protected materials.Current copyright law (including Fair Use Policy and the TEACH Act) allows students and instructors to post copyright-protected materials to Blackboard Learn for cours...
  2. External links.For legal reasons, instructors creating external links to websites from within Blackboard Learn should select the option that reads "open in a new window” and indicate t…
  1. Copyright-protected materials.Current copyright law (including Fair Use Policy and the TEACH Act) allows students and instructors to post copyright-protected materials to Blackboard Learn for cours...
  2. External links.For legal reasons, instructors creating external links to websites from within Blackboard Learn should select the option that reads "open in a new window” and indicate to the stude...

IX. System Maintenance, Outages, & Disaster Recovery

  1. Notification of scheduled outages.Scheduled maintenance outages in Blackboard Learn will always occur at some point between 1am and 8am on Saturdays. Academic Innovations & eLearning and the UAA Te...
  2. Reporting unscheduled outages Blackboard Learn.All unscheduled outages lasting over 1 hour will be reported by Academic Innovations & eLearning or the UAA Technical Support Center …
  1. Notification of scheduled outages.Scheduled maintenance outages in Blackboard Learn will always occur at some point between 1am and 8am on Saturdays. Academic Innovations & eLearning and the UAA Te...
  2. Reporting unscheduled outages Blackboard Learn.All unscheduled outages lasting over 1 hour will be reported by Academic Innovations & eLearning or the UAA Technical Support Center within 24 hours u...
  3. Reporting outages and performance problems.Users who detect problems with the Blackboard system (e.g., outages, error messages, slow load time, etc.) should contact the UAA Technical Support Center...
  4. Outages and academic responsibility.An outage prevents an individual from participating in B…

X. Add-ons to Blackboard

  • One of the features of Blackboard Learn is the ability to add functionality through tools from third party vendors. Examples of tools from third party vendors include, but are not limited to: VoiceThread, McGraw-Hill, and Pearson. Instructors are encouraged to use the following resource to evaluate a new tool: Blackboard Tool Evaluation Survey. Requests for third party tools can be …
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