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		<title>A Whole Lot of Blackboard Vista (Concourse at Notre Dame) Gradebook Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Gekeler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought it might be helpful at this time in the semester to again aggregate and repost Grade Book links: Using the LetterGrade type column in the Gradebook. Entering grades manually directly into the Gradebook Importing your spreadsheet gradebook into Concourse Don’t try that ‘comments’ feature! Not what you think it is. Two minute video [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ltlatnd.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6609698&#038;post=6390&#038;subd=ltlatnd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moving assessments between courses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Clark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blackboard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the new semester approaches, many of my colleagues at Notre Dame are tidying up course sites they have created in Concourse, our version of Blackboard Vista. Some folks start with a copy of a previous semester&#8217;s course, while others decide to start over with a clean slate. This morning I was asked if one [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ltlatnd.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6609698&#038;post=6139&#038;subd=ltlatnd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Granting access to Concourse/Blackboard</title>
		<link>http://ltlatnd.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/granting-access-to-concourseblackboard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concourse (Blackboard Vista at Notre Dame) automatically adds or drops students as they add and drop courses through the registrar. You don&#8217;t have to worry about maintaining your basic class list. Teaching assistants officially listed with the course in the registrar&#8217;s database are also automatically listed in Concourse. In spite of these conveniences, you may [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ltlatnd.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6609698&#038;post=4839&#038;subd=ltlatnd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Add a Section Description for Course</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Gekeler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Concourse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love Notre Dame students &#8211; love working with them. This week I heard about a problem from Mike Ryan.  Currently on his course list he sees: SP11-CE-30160 Section Instructor: Elizabeth Kerr SP11-CE-30510 Section Instructor: Elizabeth Kerr &#8230;and he is constantly clicking the wrong link. So today&#8217;s tip is for Instructors. Do you want your [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ltlatnd.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6609698&#038;post=4811&#038;subd=ltlatnd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Letter grades in Blackboard</title>
		<link>http://ltlatnd.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/letter-grades-in-blackboard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Clark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Concourse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grade book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grades]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The grade book in Concourse (Blackboard Vista at Notre Dame) offers a somewhat misleading &#8220;letter grade&#8221; capability. Adding a letter grade column in the grade book tells Concourse to convert an existing number grade to a letter. If you want to manually enter letter grades, use an Alphanumeric column Here&#8217;s how to use the letter [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ltlatnd.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6609698&#038;post=4596&#038;subd=ltlatnd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adding content to Concourse</title>
		<link>http://ltlatnd.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/adding-content-to-concourse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Clark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Concourse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I regularly post articles intended to help faculty at Notre Dame take advantage of Concourse (Blackboard Vista). Most of my tips to date have been aimed at folks already using Concourse, including some specifically for advanced users. This time I&#8217;m stepping back to basics. Concourse it&#8217;s not the best tool for everything, but it&#8217;s ubiquitous [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ltlatnd.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6609698&#038;post=4334&#038;subd=ltlatnd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting started with Concourse</title>
		<link>http://ltlatnd.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/getting-started-with-concourse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Clark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Concourse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Upcoming events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manual]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are a complete novice or just feeling a little rusty, there are many ways to learn about Concourse (Blackboard Vista at Notre Dame). Most of the activities below are restricted to Notre Dame, but other institutions offer analogous services. Take a class &#8211; **Introduction to Concourse will be offered Thursday January 13** 2:00-4:00 PM  [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ltlatnd.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6609698&#038;post=4336&#038;subd=ltlatnd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A New Year, A New Semester and New Courses</title>
		<link>http://ltlatnd.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/a-new-year-a-new-semester-and-new-courses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Gekeler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Concourse]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ltlatnd.wordpress.com/?p=4327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Concourse (Blackboard Vista) course links can be centrally managed many ways. Here at Notre Dame we leave the links visible to Instructors for 4 years. For students however, we have the system set to automatically make their course links visible for the current term on the first day of classes for that term. This works [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ltlatnd.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6609698&#038;post=4327&#038;subd=ltlatnd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>End-of-semester Concourse wrapup</title>
		<link>http://ltlatnd.wordpress.com/2010/12/13/end-of-semester-concourse-wrapup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Clark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Concourse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few &#8220;classic&#8221; blog posts that users of Concourse (Blackboard Vista at Notre Dame) may find helpful at the end of the semester Backup in Concourse &#8211; archive a copy of your course Monitoring Concourse usage &#8211; see how your students used Concourse Posting simple grades in Concourse &#8211; post final exam grades [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ltlatnd.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6609698&#038;post=4049&#038;subd=ltlatnd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blackboard grading forms get a B-</title>
		<link>http://ltlatnd.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/blackboard-grading-forms-get-a-b/</link>
		<comments>http://ltlatnd.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/blackboard-grading-forms-get-a-b/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Clark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Concourse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assessment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An assessment rubric is a printed set of guidelines that helps instructors distinguish different levels of quality in student work. It features a grid that describes the learning task, key outcomes, and standards for performance &#8211; all shared with students before the task begins. Concourse (Blackboard Vista at ND) includes a rubric tool called the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ltlatnd.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6609698&#038;post=3716&#038;subd=ltlatnd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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