Blackboard Learn ™

System Announcements

• Online Tutoring is Available
  

  Please contact Dr. Joanne MacEachran, Director, Academic Student Support Services email: joanne.maceachran@saintleo.edu

  Details: Online tutoring is available through Smarthinking, Inc. The tutoring is free and open to any online or Center based Saint Leo student. Most of the tutoring is in the basic content areas such as writing (including citation styles, organizational strategies), math (from basic math through calculus), science (including biology, chemistry, physics), psychology, sociology, etc. There are some business areas such as accounting and finance. In order to access Smarthinking, email Dr. Joanne MacEachran with your name, in what course do you want tutoring, and where you are located (through what Center are you taking your course, or DL or COL). Send your information to: joanne.maceachran@saintleo.edu You will be registered and receive log on information and a password to enter the Smarthinking tutoring site.

• IMPORTANT LOGIN INFORMATION
  
  Please note: To log into this site you need to use your 7-digit SLU ID as your Username AND as your Password. (You can find your 7-digit SLU ID by logging into http://my.saintleo.edu, clicking the eLion link, and viewing your profile. The 7-digit ID is referred to as the University ID in eLion. )
  
  Once you have successfully logged in, please use the instructions below to change your password to something confidential.

  Log into Blackboard, click My Places at the top of the screen, click Personal Information, click Change Password, enter your new confidential password twice and click Submit.

  Thank you.

• Reminder: 2012SP1 and future courses are in eCollege - NOT Blackboard. (Tuesday, January 10, 2012)
  
  Reminder: 2012SP1 and future courses are in eCollege - NOT Blackboard.  Log into the my.saintleo portal and click the eCollege link.
• Graduate graduation applications due by 11-1-11. (Monday, September 19, 2011)
  

  The deadline to submit Graduate graduation applications for participation in spring 2012 commencement (last weekend in April) is November 1, 2011.

  Please fax to:

  Education                            352.588.8861

  MBA                                      352.588.8585

  Criminal Justice                 352.588.8660

  Social Work                         352.588.8289

  Theology                             352.588.8404

• Discussion display issue and solution (Monday, February 14, 2011)
  

  Please note the following Discussion issue and the solution.

  In Discussion threads where there are more than a few posts, Blackboard is overlapping the links with the rest of the page. Then when you click a link, it brings that post up behind the other links. 

  Solution:

  Users will need to clear their cache in their browser. Although your browser may be slightly different if you have a different version, below are the instructions for doing this in Firefox and Internet Explorer. For other browsers, please check the browser’s help files.

  Firefox 3.6:

  At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu, and select Options...

  Select the Advanced panel.

  Click on the Network tab.

  In the Offline Storage section, click Clear Now.

  Click OK to close the Options window.

  Internet Explorer 8:

  At the top of the Internet Explorer window, click on the Tools menu, and select Internet Options...

  Under the General Tab - Browsing history - Click the Delete Button.

  Place checkmarks in the “Temporary Internet files” and “Preserve Favorites websites data” boxes.

  Click the Delete Button.

  Click OK to close the Options window.

• Sentenceworks became Grammarly@edu (Monday, January 17, 2011)
  

  On Tuesday November 30, 2010 SentenceWorks became Grammarly@edu.

  The SentenceWorks website is no longer active. If you are a registered user, go to http://www.grammarly.com/edu/students/ and log in using your SentenceWorks username and password. If the system does not let you in, select the Forgot your Password link and try again using the temporary password.

  If you don’t have an account, go to http://www.grammarly.com/edu/students/ and create an account using your Saint Leo email. Please remember to use @email.saintleo.edu if you are a student or @saintleo.edu for faculty and staff. Once you have registered you will need to activate the account with the email sent to you. Only accounts created using Saint Leo emails will be able to access the free university account.

  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Susan Colaric, susan.colaric@saintleo.edu or Claudia Ruiz, claudia.ruiz@saintleo.edu in the Instructional Technology Department.

• Important change in length of time courses will be available to students (Thursday, October 21, 2010)
  

  We have instituted a process where the Blackboard courses are now being end-dated.  This means that a date is now being set in all courses after which the course is no longer available to students.  The end date takes into consideration the need for students to access a course to work on their Incomplete.  If a student requests to be given access to a course after the end-date has passed, they will need to get instructor approval.  They will then need to forward that approval (if given) to DL@saintleo.edu   In this email students will need to include their name, student ID number, and the course ID that they wish to be given access to, along with the proof of that instructor’s approval.

• New Withdrawal and Tuition Refund Policy (Thursday, August 26, 2010)
  

  Beginning July 1, 2009, refunds of tuition for withdrawal from courses will be made according to the following schedule.*

  Note: Does not apply to OCICU Students.

  Details: • 100 percent tuition refund if course withdrawal occurs by the end of the add/drop period. • 75 percent tuition refund if course withdrawal occurs after add/drop and before the end of week two. • No refund for any course withdrawal after the end of week two. *State laws in Georgia, Virginia, and South Carolina require exceptions to this policy for students enrolled at Saint Leo University’s Continuing Education centers and/or online programs in those states. Please click on the appropriate state for specific refund policy. Laboratory and special course fees are 100 percent refundable if withdrawal occurs before the end of the drop/add period. After classes begin, laboratory and special course fees are non-refundable. Refunds due students who have credit balances in their tuition account will automatically be issued within 14 days. Appeals regarding refunds shall be submitted in writing to the Office of Student Financial Services, MC 2097, Saint Leo University, P.O. Box 6665, Saint Leo, FL 33574-6665. For additional information, please call Kathryn McFarland at (352) 588-8599 or send an email to kathryn.mcfarland@saintleo.edu.

• Textbook Information (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)
  
  Textbook information is available via the textbook links toward the upper right portion of the http://saintleobb.blackboard.com page, to the right of the Username and Password login boxes.  (If you have already logged in, please go back to the login page to locate the textbook links.)
  
  Thank you.
• Scheduled Maintenance (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)
  

  Please note the Blackboard 9 may be unavailable between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Fridays for scheduled maintenance.

• Welcome Distance Learning Students (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)
  
  I am Dr. John Cain, Assistant Vice President for Distance Learning. My staff and I care about your learning experience. Please email me if you have concerns. john.cain@saintleo.edu
• We are moving from Blackboard to eCollege beginning 2012SP1 (Thursday, November 17, 2011)
  

  As part of our commitment to fostering student learning, we have recently completed a review of the university’s learning management systems, eCollege and Blackboard. This 9-month review process examined available tools, ease of use, and reliability of services, and determined that it would be in the best interests of everyone at Saint Leo to move to one system. Beginning in January 2012, all courses using a learning management system will be moved to the eCollege platform.

  What does this mean to you?

  • One place for all course materials, regardless of how your course is being delivered (traditional, online, blended)
  • One system that is easy to use and has excellent reliability measures
  • A 24/7 help desk that is very responsive to student and faculty needs

  To make sure you’re prepared, take a few minutes to go through the eCollege Student Orientation:

  Go to http://saintleo.ecollege.com 

  User ID = newstudent

  Password = 77777

  Once logged in, click on Courses in the upper left corner and you will see Student ORI eCollege Student Orientation

  The orientation doesn’t take long but provides critical information on communicating with your instructor and classmates, submitting assignments, completing exams, and participating in discussion posts.

  If you need assistance as you are working through the orientation, technical support for eCollege can be found within the course by looking for the Tech Support tab along the top of each page. This provides options for communicating via chat, email or telephone. The toll-free telephone number is 866-501-1636.

  If you have questions about the review process, please feel free to contact Dr. Susan Colaric, Assistant Vice President of Instructional Technology (susan.colaric@saintleo.edu).

  Faculty who have questions about the Faculty eCollege Orientation should contact Karee Parks (karee.parks@saintleo.edu).

   

• Blackboard Mobile may be unavailable. (Thursday, August 25, 2011)
  
  Blackboard Mobile may be unavailable between 11 pm on 8/25/11 and 5 am on 8/26/11.  Blackboard will be available but you will need to access it via computer, not mobile device.