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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Engineering Blackboard Faculty,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please see information below regarding your Blackboard course site(s).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Previous Semester Content</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If your course was offered in a previous semester, please remember to update, delete, or hide old content before students have access to your course site.<br><br><span style='font-size:4.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>“Best practice” is to make content <u>unavailable</u> until ready for use – having all of the course content available at the beginning of the semester can be overwhelming to students and cause confusion.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Student Enrollment Upload</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Student enrollment uploads into Blackboard will begin Tuesday, January 11<sup>th</sup>. Enrollments will be updated hourly after the initial upload. All course sites except PETR and SUBS default to “available” for student access. If you do not want your students to see content in your Blackboard course site before you are ready, you may make the course site “unavailable” to students - go to the <b>Course Navigation Bar</b> > <b>Course Management</b> > <b>Customization</b> > <b>Properties</b> > <b>Make Course Available</b>, check <b>No</b> > click <b>Submit</b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Student Questions Regarding CougarNet & Bb Accounts, Bb login, and Password Resets<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Go to </span><a href="https://accessuh.uh.edu"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>https://accessuh.uh.edu</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br>Contact the UIT Support Center at 713-743-1411 or </span><a href="mailto:support@uh.edu"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>support@uh.edu</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Faculty Questions Regarding Your Blackboard Course<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Contact JC McDonough at 713-743-9972 or </span><a href="mailto:jcmcdonough@uh.edu"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>jcmcdonough@uh.edu</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Debbie Boyer at 713-743-1347 or </span><a href="mailto:dboyer@uh.edu"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>dboyer@uh.edu</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Debbie<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Debbie Boyer, M.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Director, Educational Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cullen College of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>University of Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="mailto:dboyer@uh.edu">dboyer@uh.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>713-743-1347<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=94 height=33 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D26834.25DA7E70" alt=DepLogo2><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>