Center for Excellence in Teaching and LearningBlackboard System Administration
Blackboard administration at LeTourneau University is divided among the following departments:
| Department | Responsibilities |
|---|---|
| Instructional Technology Services (x3280) |
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| Distance Learning (x4060) |
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| Information Technology (x3500) |
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Online Courses
Creation of course sites.
Online course sites are created by copying "master" course sites that are maintained by
the School of Graduate and Professional Studies. Course sites are created 30 days prior to
the scheduled start of the course. For example, an online course scheduled to begin August 1
st is created July 1
st in the Blackboard Learning Management System.
Each course site is labeled with an ID consisting of the year, session, course number,
section number, and the letters "ol" (for online). For example, section 77 of the course
EDUC-4123, Curriculum for the Middle School, being offered in the fall of 2004, would be created
with an ID of "04fa_educ_4123_77_ol".
Faculty course enrollments. The instructor is enrolled in the course immediately following the creation of the online course. Instructors are notified by email of their course creation and enrollment. The instructor will need to update necessary information and prepare the course for instruction before student course enrollments begin.
Student accounts and course enrollments. Every online student is given a Blackboard account automatically, that coincides with the student's LETNET account. Students will be enrolled in their online course one to two weeks prior to the course's scheduled start date.
Removal of course sites. Old course sites are removed from Blackboard Learning Management System at the conclusion of the following term. For example, a fall 2004 course will be removed at the conclusion of the spring 2004 term.
Technical Problems. LeTourneau University seeks to provide an effective technical and administrative network to ensure your online course is always functioning correctly; however you may encounter technical or other problems in an online course from time to time. To assist you in resolving any problem, contact information is provided for you at http://online.letu.edu
Traditional Undergraduate Courses
Creation of course sites. Each faculty member is automatically given a Blackboard course site for each section of a course he or she is scheduled to teach. Course sites are typically created one month before the courses are scheduled to begin.
Each course site is labeled with an ID consisting of the year, session, course number, section number, and the letter "t" (for traditional). For example, section 04 of the course BIBL-1003, Biblical Foundations for Living, being offered in the fall of 2004, would be created with an ID of "04fa_bibl_1003_04_t".
Student accounts and course enrollments. Every traditional student is given a MyLETU Courses account automatically, that coincides with the student's network account. Following regular registration every semester, students are added to the MyLETU Courses sites corresponding to the courses for which they are registered. Once each day for the first two weeks of the semester, a batch process is run that will add students to any new MyLETU Courses sites for courses that are added to the students' schedules. However, students are NOT removed from course sites for courses that they drop. Faculty members are responsible for removing students from their MyLETU Courses sites who drop their courses.
Removal of course sites. Old course sites are removed from MyLETU Courses prior to the first day of classes for the next semester. Faculty members may wish to archive their course sites to facilitate easy reuse of course materials in a later semester.
Evening Courses for Working Adults
Course sites. Each faculty member is automatically given a MyLETU Courses site for each course that he or she teaches, but not for each section of that course. The course site is labeled with an ID consisting of the course number, the letters "nt" (for not-traditional), and the faculty member's username. For example, if John Brown periodically teaches BIBL-1003, Biblical Foundations for Living, then he would be given one course site with an ID of "bibl_1003_nt_johnbrown." Additional course sites can be created upon request; simply email your request to blackboard@letu.edu
Student accounts and course enrollments. Every non-traditional student is given a MyLETU Courses account automatically, that coincides with the student's network account. However, students are NOT automatically added to their course sites. The faculty member who wishes to utilize MyLETU Courses must enroll students into their course sites at the beginning of the course, and then remove students from their course sites when the course is ended.
Removal of course sites. Course sites are not generally removed from MyLETU Courses until the faculty member leaves LeTourneau University. Faculty members may request removal of course sites that they are no longer using.