Information Technology Services

By: Laura Million

We receive reports from faculty reaching their quota limit in Blackboard. What does that mean? Each Blackboard course can hold up to 2GB of content in its Content Collection. Every file an instructor uploads to a course (.pdf, .docx, video and audio files, etc.) will remain in its Content Collection, even if it's deleted from Coursework or another content area. While 2GB might be plenty of space for course Word documents and PDF files, large Power...

By: Jodie Nehrt

One of the perks of Blackboard is the ability to export content from one semester to the next, or share it to another faculty member in your department. However, if you've ever completed an import only to discover that your Grade Center is suddenly cluttered with columns that confuse both you and the students, use this checklist before and after your import to ensure a smooth process (and less student emails asking for clarification).

Before Import:

1. Delete unneeded columns i...

By: Jennifer Albat

We have received inquiries about why folders in Blackboard are not displaying when Adaptive Release rules are set. In both cases, the faculty members were trying to use Adaptive Release settings to display folders during a certain time period. But this is not the intended purpose of the feature.

Adaptive Release was designed to be used in cases where 1.) you do not want content to be released until certain criteria have been met or 2.) you only want to show content to s...

ITS rolled out Microsoft Teams for faculty and staff this month.  Teams is a new chat-based workspace in Office 365 which allows you and your project teams to easily collaborate to achieve more.  All your favorite applications (Word, Excel, OneNote, etc.) are seamlessly integrated into Teams so that all files relevant to your project are organized and easily accessible from one platform.  

When it comes to project communication, a great deal of gro...

By: Emily Keener

How do students get books?

Books will be available through Textbook Service before Winter Session begins (by early December). If students are traveling over break, they should be sure to get all required books before leaving campus.

Blackboard courses have already been created for winter courses. Two things to know: 1. Courses listed without an instructor in CougarNet (instructor "TBD") will not have an instructor in Blackboard. I...