If you haven’t created your Course Outline in Course Outline Manager (COM) yet, click the button below to access COM:

For samples of possible language to include in your course outline to inform students on your stance regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence such as ChatGPT you can visit this page.

Once you’ve finished your outline, you need to send your outline for review and wait for an email saying the outline has been reviewed by your dean.

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• Copy information from an existing outline.
• Edit your outline (add/format text, using tables, preview and add page breaks).
• Add comments to your outline (optional).
• Recall an outline sent for review (in case you discover it needs further editing).

Your Blackboard (Bb) course has already been created for you based on the information in the registration system. Similar to COM, you can copy an existing Bb course into your current course.

PLEASE NOTE
Student enrollments in Bb are updated hourly, but the course is not available for them to view until the first day of class unless you manually make it available. Instructors are automatically enrolled in the course based on being assigned the instructor role in the Student Information System. New courses and instructor changes are processed each evening.

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• 3 Things to Know to Get Started Using Bb.

Take a tour of the Library while on campus or view this virtual tour. Be sure to introduce yourself to the Copyright Officer, Instructional Librarian and Multimedia staff!

You are required to give your students a copy of the course outline. Search for your course outline and download the PDF so you print copies for your students and/or post the PDF in your Blackboard course.

To request printed copies of your outline email the file to duplicating@mhc.ab.ca and include the following information so duplicating does not have to email you with questions.

• Your office number (or the division they send the outline to via internal mail)
• journal / billing code (ask your area’s administrative assistant for this)
• number of copies required (order a few extra for students who may add the course)
• paper colour (white. blue, green, yellow, and coral are available)
• double-sided or single sided
• hole punched and / or stapled.

Make sure you know how to use the technology in your classroom. If you need training or assistance, please contact teaching@mhc.ab.ca

If you need technology that isn’t available in your classroom already, you can book it from the Multimedia desk at the Library or email multimedia@mhc.ab.ca

You may decide to send announcements to your students before the course is made available on the 1st day of classes.

Make sure your links and content is working. Use the student preview to see what your course looks like if you were a student.

You can get a class list using your Blackboard courses. This list can be printed so you can take attendance on the first day of class. You do not need to take attendance each day unless your program requires it, but you should take attendance the first day to ensure the students are properly registered and attending the correct class.

Take attendance from your class list.

Review the course outline with the students.

Send an Announcement from Blackboard welcoming the students to the course.

Sign letters provided to you from students with learning accommodations or student athletes. If a student needs exam accommodations or a deferred exam they must schedule the exam with Academic Resource Centre (ARC) and let you know the date/time they will be writing it.

You will have to drop a copy of the exam to ARC (3rd floor above the B-Wing) or email it to exams@mhc.ab.ca with appropriate exam instructions (length of time allowed, can the students bring calculators, notes, textbook, etc.)

Continue to add content to your Blackboard (Bb) course (eg. presentations, handouts, assignments, etc.)

• Send Announcement to remind students of due dates or any important events.
• Give prompt feedback to students for any assessment items.
• Set up your Bb Grade Center (if you haven’t already).

Email your program’s Academic Advisor the names of students who have not attended any classes

If you have received a letter requesting you to keep attendance for a funded student, enter their attendance daily or weekly in the Faculty Portal (instructions will be included with the letter).

If you have not received any emails from the Faculty Association, contact facultyassociation@mhc.ab.ca to ensure you are on the mailing list and consider attending a meeting or social event

Download your class list again and take attendance to the students attending the class match the registrations.

Ensure all grades are entered in Blackboard Grade Center (Also referred to as Gradebook) and enter a “0” grade where assignments were not submitted or quizzes were not completed.

Send an Announcement from Blackboard (Bb) reminding students of the final exam date, time & room. Ask students to check their grades in Bb and contact you if there are any discrepancies or questions. Feel free to include additional information about the final exam such as its format, a study guide or review sheet, etc.

If you need to print your final exams, be sure to email your final exam to duplicating@mhc.ab.ca with appropriate details (double-sided, stapled, etc.)

If you are having an online exam, make sure that the exam and test options (date, time, duration, adaptive release) are set correctly.

If you have students who write their exams in the ARC or Accessibilities area or if they need a deferred exam, send the exam to exams@mhc.ab.ca

Bring extra paper, pencils and other supplies the student may require for the exam.

Ensure the students know your expectations and the rules for final exams. Some common rules are:

• No talking during the exam (it seems obvious but you still need to say it).
• You cannot listen to music during the exam (or if you are OK with it then say that they can listen to music)
• All cell phones must be turned off (not just in silent mode).
• Only 1 person at a time may go to the washroom.
• You may have snacks as long as you are quiet.
• You can only write on the paper provided to you and all paper must be submitted to your instructor at the end of class.

Enter final exam grades into Blackboard grade centre.

Send an Announcement telling students that the final exam has been graded and to contact you ASAP if they have any questions about their grades.

Final grades must be submitted to the Registrar on the Faculty Portal within 4 consecutive days (including weekends) of the final exam.