Important Notice Regarding Blackboard for Spring 08
11/07/07 Gayle Campbell
Faculty are asked to utilize Blackboard to make course information available to current and potential students. The Center for Faculty Excellence would like to offer assistance as you comply with these requests.
With the recent elimination of late registration, students must be more careful in making course selection decisions. To aid in these decisions, faculty are asked to utilize Blackboard to make basic course information available as early as possible—preferably prior to the beginning of the semester. This request will allow students, whether enrolled in your class or not, the ability to view your course syllabus.
In addition, a syllabus validation tool has been placed in the Course Information area of each Blackboard course. Faculty should ask students to review the syllabus first and ask questions before attempting to complete the syllabus validation. The tool contains one statement, “Please validate that you have read and understood the course policies and procedures as outlined in the course syllabus.”
Training materials have been created to assist faculty with these processes. Faculty may also call or visit the center for assistance. Center staff would be happy to give one-on-one consultations.