CSU Stanislaus | Blackboard | Faculty Help | End of Term Considerations

Look at your course from an administrative viewpoint.
Take note of your BbID# (e.g., 2102-DEPT4170-003).

Cleaning the Assignment Links frees room on the Bb server for the next term's courses. Remove all files after you have completed grading and have archived the course. Leave the course content, i.e., items that you can copy to a Bb course for a new term.

Download a final copy of the Grade Center to keep as a backup.

2. Instructional Review

Look at your course from an instructional standpoint.

What worked and what didn't?
How could you help your students find and use important course information more effectively or efficiently?
How could you have your students participate more in Discussion Forums?
What materials did students indicate were missing or needed updating?
How could you use Bb to help your students learn better?

Each time you use Blackboard you may learn or try something new. Use the time between terms to fine-tune your course. If you would like assistance optimizing your course either technically or pedagogically, contact BbSupport (667-3898) or our Instructional Designer (664-6511) to make an appointment for a consultation.

End of Term Checklist

Complete all course assignments and grading
Enter grades electronically at http://my.csustan.edu
Download each course Gradebook - use Tab Delimited format to open as a spreadsheet
Make your old course(s) Unavailable
Archive or Export your course(s) for your own backup [optional]
Clean Assignment Link items
Copy content to the next term course and update it (e.g., time sensitive material, additions, changes) in the new course
Test the changes and additions in the new course
Make the new course Available when you're ready for students to see it

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