On June 1, 2008 Blackboard will be reduced from Academic Suite to Learning System only. This means we will no longer have the Community and Content Systems. In turn, that means:
Community System
No Organizations (as they exist now in Bb).
Short-term: Will use a special category of courses instead in Bb. Will try our best to keep the transition time frame as short as possible.
Long-term: ANGEL has a Community component we will use in the future.
Bb Orgs redone as Bb courses will move to ANGEL when possible.
No Discussion Boards for Prayer Requests and SBU Classifieds.
No Kwik Chek (via Bb).
Alternative methods and means of providing an electronic Kwik Chek are being investigated and considered.
Content System
No file collections (My, Course, Organization, Institution).
Move your My/Course/Org files to F: drives or other locations.
Utilize the Netstorage access method to have web-based access to F: drive files.
Course/Org content needs to be placed in courses directly for Summer-Fall 2008 and JanTerm-Spring 2009 semesters.
G: drive areas for Human Resources and similar Institution content will be utilized.
ANGEL with ePortfolio system will also be utilized in the future.
No Portfolios.
Export those you want to your computer storage options (C:, F:, USB drives, CDs/DVDs).
Can be used/displayed via F:/public.www if needed.
Will be able to use ANGEL ePortfolio.
All this leads to June 1, 2009, when Blackboard will be gone completely.
Please feel free to make comments on this blog post or, send an e-mail to blackboard@sbuniv.edu
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