Are all your assigned courses for the next semester listed in the Online Schedule and in Blackboard? If not, please verify with your department that you are assigned the course. If you have verified you are assigned to the course and you do have missing classes, please send the synonym(s) of the missing course(s) to dlstaff@austincc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n Have you copied your course from the previous semester or previous year to each and every section of the course you plan to teach? See\u00a0Copying Course Content<\/a>\u00a0for step-by-step instructions.<\/p>\n A special adaptation of the master syllabus template has been approved for use during the current pandemic crisis while campuses are closed to students. Note that addenda and other changes will be made as the situation evolves. Visit the Master Syllabus Checklist & Template<\/a> for details.<\/span><\/p>\n Is your current syllabus available in the Course Schedule? If not, visit Lighthouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n Have you made the necessary modifications and updates to your courses? If you use due dates or have \u2018start and end dates\u2019 for different assignments, have you reset these dates? Double-check course content and references (videos, hyperlinks, etc.). Make sure any course activities are active and working (quizzes, discussion forums, etc.). Is your orientation exercise ready?<\/b> Check out the Teaching & Learning Knowledge Base<\/a> for articles about Blackboard.<\/p>\n Testing for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>courses will be online. Visit the<\/span> Testing Guide<\/span><\/a> to find detailed instructions and procedures for all the online testing options available at ACC.<\/span><\/p>\n The Office of Distance & Alternative Education has various resources that you are welcome to add to your Blackboard course. Here are a few helpful links: Advisors are available for distance education students at every stage of their education journey at ACC. DE students starting their educational program are recommended to visit with an\u00a0ACC\u00a0Area of Study Advisor<\/a> to help them get started on the right track.<\/p>\n Online tutoring is now available for ACC students. Find more information on the Learning Labs<\/a> website and Schedule an Online Tutoring Session<\/a>.<\/p>\n Your Blackboard course should already be available to your students online. Remember:<\/strong> Classes need to be updated before<\/strong> the first day of class.<\/p>\n Consider a Welcome\/Getting Started message through email or on Blackboard to engage students early.<\/p>\n This article was created and is maintained by the\u00a0Office of Academic Technology<\/a>.<\/p>\nCourse Copy<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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