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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Engineering Faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>It is time to request your Blackboard course site for the Spring 2014 semester. Please see instructions (below) provided by Georgette Michko, UH Blackboard Team, for requesting your Blackboard course site. If you need help requesting your course site or uploading content, just let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please share this information with new faculty who may not yet be on engi-dist.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Debbie Boyer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Engineering Education Resource Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cullen College of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:dboyer@uh.edu">dboyer@uh.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>713-743-1347<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-----------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Blackboard Learn is the online course management system provided by the University of Houston to facilitate the efforts of instructors to make course material and activities available online to registered students.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>You can request the use of Blackboard for your Spring courses as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1. Go to the UH Blackboard web site at <b><u><span style='color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><a href="http://www.uh.edu/blackboard/"><span style='color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>http://www.uh.edu/blackboard/</span></a> </span></u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2. Click on <b><i>Faculty Help</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>3. Select the first link, <b><i>Blackboard Faculty Course Request Form</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>OR, go directly to the Course Request System at <u><span style='color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><a href="https://crs.uh.edu/login/login.php"><span style='color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>https://crs.uh.edu/login/login.php</span></a></span></u>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>You may need to scroll down to see the Spring sections in your list of courses. If you have already requested the use of Blackboard for your Spring courses, you do not need to submit another request. To get notices about the status of your requests, be sure your email filters will accept email from <a href="mailto:blackboard@uh.edu"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>blackboard@uh.edu</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If your students need to have access before the official start of classes, be sure to include a note under Special Instructions or send an email to <a href="mailto:blackboard@uh.edu"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>blackboard@uh.edu</span></a> with the date you would like them to have access.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To add TAs or other instructors, use the link at the top of the page after you have requested a course.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For login instructions and other helpful information, see the Blackboard web site at <a href="http://www.uh.edu/blackboard"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.uh.edu/blackboard</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To learn more about Blackboard and related tools, you can attend an on-campus workshop or work individually with an instructional designer. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For workshops, see <a href="http://etuo.uh.edu/apps/workshops/workshopcalendar.cfm"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://etuo.uh.edu/apps/workshops/workshopcalendar.cfm</span></a> or call 713 743-1475 option 2 or send email to <a href="mailto:blackboard@uh.edu"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>blackboard@uh.edu</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please forgive us if you get duplicates of this email. In the process of trying to reach as many instructors as possible, we may reach some of you more than once. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you have questions or need more information about Blackboard Learn, call 713-743-1475, Monday-Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. Or send an email to <a href="mailto:blackboard@uh.edu"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>blackboard@uh.edu</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Georgette Michko, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>UH Blackboard Team<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Educational Technology and University Outreach University of Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>713-743-1475<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:blackboard@uh.edu"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>blackboard@uh.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>