Is there an end of term checklist?

Here is an end of term checklist of the things you should do at the end of each term:

• Is there an End of Term checklist?
• How and why do I make my course Unavailable?
• When should I archive my course?
• How long should I keep my course before removing it?
• If I am leaving the University, what should I do with my courses?
• How can I prepare the course to use it again next term or year?

How do I remove or delete a course?

The safest way to remove a course is to send an email to Randy Thornton and tell him which course or courses you want to remove removed from the system.

The course will be added to system process that periodically removes courses as requested. You can and should archive your courses first.

How do I restore an archived course?

1. If you archived a file, use the command use the System tab > Restore command to bring a whole course back into Blackboard.
2. Use the System tab > Import command if you want to specific which parts to bring back.

Note: When you import or restore a course you will have to give it a NEW Course id. Check that the course id you want is available; if not, plan on using another Course id.

What should I do with my archived course files?

1. Save them to your hard drive and then also copy them somewhere else safe e.g. your H: drive on Alexandria, a flash drive, a zip drive, and/or burn them onto CD.
2. Take a copy of ALL your courses each term and take them somewhere safe off campus.

TIP: Save your archive files by renaming with the date you archived them. By default, Archive files have the name ArchiveFile_Courseid.zip with the Course id of the course.

Rename them with the date so you can have multiple archives — e.g. ArchiveFile_PHIL101_Aug21_2006.zip.