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Complete These End-of-Semester Activities for Course Management
Posted December 6, 2023
by IDLT
As the term nears completion, the following tips will be useful for faculty in wrapping up their courses.
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Check your Grade Center Total and/or Weighted Total column(s) to be sure they are set up to calculate correctly. The Mercer University Online Weighted Average Grade Calculatoris a useful tool for checking your Weighted Total calculations. If you find errors, contact ITS at 618-650-5500 or at bbhelp@siue.edu for assistance.
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Make sure your final grade column (i.e. Total or Weighted Total) is set as the External Grade Column.
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Download a copy of your Grade Center at the end of the term for your records.
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Download copies of students' Assignments and Turnitin Assignment submissions for your records.
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Export the course to keep a copy for importing into future courses.
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If you are teaching multiple sections of the same course next semester and want them to be in one Blackboard shell, get a head start and Request a Merged Course .
For assistance with building your course, contact a member of the ITS Instructional Design & Learning Technologies team. Additional resources including an accessible syllabus template, course planning grid, and other items are also available from the IDLT Teaching Toolkit.
Contact ITS at 618-650-5500 or help@siue.edu for assistance. On-demand training on many learning technologies is available from the ITS Training Services Organization (navigate to myOrganizations>ITS Training Services) in Blackboard and IDLT Programs page. Overview and how-to articles on many learning technologies and University services are also available from the ITS Knowledge Base .
