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Spring 05 enrollments in ISU semester-based distance courses totaled 10,482 at the ten-day count -- an increase (20%) from Spring 04 enrollments of 3,028. This is a record high for distance learning at Indiana State University. Spring 05 - Spring 04 Comparison
Areas of Growth:
* Anthropology For details, visit: New! Spring 2005 Distance Courses www.indstate.edu/distance/news/news1.html Contact:
Melissa Hughes
Do you use the assignment feature and the electronic gradebook in the Blackboard course management system? If you use these features, not only can you post the assignment but students can also submit their assignments through the use of this tool. Completed assignments can be retrieved by the instructor from the gradebook. Since the assignment feature feeds into the gradebook, you can make comments about the student's work (which can be returned to the student) and record the student's grade. If you choose to make the grades visible to students, they can access their grades through My Grades (from the Tools button) within a matter of minutes after the assignments have been graded. In addition, the student can view the returned document with your comments. As the instructor, you can add headings in the gradebook that may be specific to your discipline or even such headings as "Extra Credit" or "Group Project 1." Once you have added a heading, an "edit" link will appear, providing the instructor with the opportunity to hand enter each student's grade in that column. One of the most important components of online record-keeping is keeping a back-up of the electronic gradebook. Be sure to download your gradebook frequently and export (back up) your course. (Downloading your gradebook and exporting your course are separate functions in Blackboard.) When you download your gradebook from Blackboard, it will export as a .csv file but it can be opened in MS Excel. You can also add entries, modify entries and then upload the grade book once you have made changes. You can also print a copy of the MS Excel gradebook. Be sure to upload the gradebook as a .csv file. Cleo Magnuson is an Instructional Designer in the University's Center for Teaching and Learning. If you have questions on this article or another instructional design topic, contact Cleo at (812) 237-7941 or extcleo@isugw.indstate.edu
Indiana State University has four coordinators situated throughout Indiana (in our partner institution facilities) to provide service to current and prospective ISU students. All four coordinators are available to help students with any of the processes necessary to start and complete ISU courses, degrees, and professional development programs. In addition, all four regularly travel throughout the State to promote distance learning, transfer opportunities, and Indiana State University as a whole. Here's What We Do
And, Here's How We Do It Student Services:
Promotion / Marketing Services:
And, Here's How You Contact Us
Jeanne Girtz Nancy Pearson Lori Handy Heather Marchino For more information (or to schedule an appointment), contact a coordinator or visit Transfer Central.
Mark Your Calendar - Virtual Brownbag Series:
Flash on Demand: The presenters will be Jay W. Hagenow (IUPUI) and Sharon K. Calhoon (IU-Kokomo). For more information, visit: 2nd Wednesdays@Noon.
Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
~ Mark Twain
Interaction is published by the Office of Distance
Support Services - Indiana State University.
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