FYI...
blueView and MyDUSIS are scheduled for extended maintenance starting at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 14 and ending at approximately noon on Sunday, December 16.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
Comings & Goings
Congratulations to Amy who is graduating this December. (yahoo! Way to go!)
Welcome to Peggy who was just officially accepted into the program and joined my group of advisees!
Welcome to Peggy who was just officially accepted into the program and joined my group of advisees!
Some info on fall grades
I know many of you need your grade information for reimbursement so here's some info on grades:
Faculty have between today and Jan 2 to enter grades. Students should be able to see grades one day after they are entered, which means your grades can show up in MYDUSIS anytime between Dec 11 and January 3. Of course when grades are entered depends on the due dates of your projects and your professor's schedule.
If you need to submit your grades for reimbursement before some specific date in December, I'd recommend contacting your professor and I'm sure s/he will be as accomodating as possible.
Enjoy your winter holidays!
Faculty have between today and Jan 2 to enter grades. Students should be able to see grades one day after they are entered, which means your grades can show up in MYDUSIS anytime between Dec 11 and January 3. Of course when grades are entered depends on the due dates of your projects and your professor's schedule.
If you need to submit your grades for reimbursement before some specific date in December, I'd recommend contacting your professor and I'm sure s/he will be as accomodating as possible.
Enjoy your winter holidays!
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Graduation Tasks
I believe I've spoken with each of you for whom this is relevant, but just-in-case...
if you're planning to graduate December 2007, Spring 2008, Summer 2008:
--congratulations!
--you need to complete a graduate application which is available in the Dean's office in the School of Education
--your graduation date is whenever you finish, but graduation ceremony is only held once a year in the Spring. Each of the three completion dates listed above are eligible to participate in the Spring 2008 graduation ceremony
--if you are participating in the graduation ceremony (and I think you should!) be sure to order your cap and gown rental at the bookstore. The required date for this is BEFORE JANUARY 3. (generally you can order a bit after that, but you're likely to get the "cheaper" robes in your rental. After all this effort and time, I think you deserve the nicer robes...so get there before the 3rd!)
Let me know if you have questions.
Robin
if you're planning to graduate December 2007, Spring 2008, Summer 2008:
--congratulations!
--you need to complete a graduate application which is available in the Dean's office in the School of Education
--your graduation date is whenever you finish, but graduation ceremony is only held once a year in the Spring. Each of the three completion dates listed above are eligible to participate in the Spring 2008 graduation ceremony
--if you are participating in the graduation ceremony (and I think you should!) be sure to order your cap and gown rental at the bookstore. The required date for this is BEFORE JANUARY 3. (generally you can order a bit after that, but you're likely to get the "cheaper" robes in your rental. After all this effort and time, I think you deserve the nicer robes...so get there before the 3rd!)
Let me know if you have questions.
Robin
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Cancelling/postponing classes due to winter weather
You may have seen the recent email from Provost Troyer on closings/delays/cancellations of classes due to winter weather.
One additional note: because our classes are offered on the weekend, the usual outlets for sharing the closing information (TV, BlueView, weatherline 515-271-4545) may not be up-to-date. The weatherline is likely to be the most accurate, however the best bet is to contact your instructor. Better yet...before the bad weather begins, make an agreement with the instructor/class as to how information will be shared about class cancellations/delays due to winter weather. (FYI: in my classes we'll talk about it, but in general I email students and post the info on Blackboard)
(also see my earlier post on Drake's emergency response plan)
One additional note: because our classes are offered on the weekend, the usual outlets for sharing the closing information (TV, BlueView, weatherline 515-271-4545) may not be up-to-date. The weatherline is likely to be the most accurate, however the best bet is to contact your instructor. Better yet...before the bad weather begins, make an agreement with the instructor/class as to how information will be shared about class cancellations/delays due to winter weather. (FYI: in my classes we'll talk about it, but in general I email students and post the info on Blackboard)
(also see my earlier post on Drake's emergency response plan)
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Blackboard Outage
FYI:
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Attention all Blackboard Users:
Re: Critical Information concerning the availability of Blackboard
The Office of Information Technology has rescheduled the upgrade to the Blackboard system for
Sunday, December 2 beginning at 6 A.M. and lasting until approximately noon.Blackboard will be unavailable to users during this time.A notice will be posted when Blackboard is once again available following the upgrade. Check the Announcements channel in BLueVIEW for the update status.
For specific information regarding the features provided by the upgrade, see the attached document.
If you have questions, please contact:
Dr. Peggy SteinbronnManager, Instructional Technologypeggy.steinbornn@drake.edu515-271-4510
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Attention all Blackboard Users:
Re: Critical Information concerning the availability of Blackboard
The Office of Information Technology has rescheduled the upgrade to the Blackboard system for
Sunday, December 2 beginning at 6 A.M. and lasting until approximately noon.Blackboard will be unavailable to users during this time.A notice will be posted when Blackboard is once again available following the upgrade. Check the Announcements channel in BLueVIEW for the update status.
For specific information regarding the features provided by the upgrade, see the attached document.
If you have questions, please contact:
Dr. Peggy SteinbronnManager, Instructional Technologypeggy.steinbornn@drake.edu515-271-4510
Monday, November 5, 2007
GREAT Learning Resource for Learning Computer Applications
As part of your tuition (and tech fee) you have access to the entire tutorial library of Atomic Learning. These are online tutorials for a wide range of software from the MS Office suite (word, excel, powerpoint, access), other popular applications (like Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Illustrator), the Apple iLife series (itunes, iphoto, imovie, garageband), development applications (like Flash and Fireworks), online applications (like Google docs) and a whole lot more!
You still need to have the application on your desk to use the product (i.e. you can learn about Photoshop with the tutorial, but you still need to buy Photoshop if you want to use it to edit your photos), but it's a great resource.
Atomic Learning is a subscription site so you can't navigate to it directly, you need to go through BlueView. Once you've logged in to BlueView and arrived at the home page, click on "How do I" and Atomic Learning will open in a new window.
So...if you've always wanted to learn how to use some new software, or make better use of the software you already have, check out Atomic Learning!
You still need to have the application on your desk to use the product (i.e. you can learn about Photoshop with the tutorial, but you still need to buy Photoshop if you want to use it to edit your photos), but it's a great resource.
Atomic Learning is a subscription site so you can't navigate to it directly, you need to go through BlueView. Once you've logged in to BlueView and arrived at the home page, click on "How do I" and Atomic Learning will open in a new window.
So...if you've always wanted to learn how to use some new software, or make better use of the software you already have, check out Atomic Learning!
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