Fall 2012 Courses To Be Removed from Blackboard

It is time for some housekeeping in Blackboard. As you may have already noticed,  Fall 2012 course areas in Blackboard have been identified and marked for removal on December 5th.  Although the VCCS does maintain an archive of your courses, it is recommended that you maintain a copy of your course by exporting the course content. All archived courses will be available through the VCCS for about 2 years after they are removed from Blackboard. You should also download a copy of your grade center from Blackboard for each course as back-up as well, if you have not done so already. (Downloading and Uploading from the Grade Center--Video Tutorial)

If you have taught online, login to your "MySVCC" page and click on "Blackboard" to see which courses you are enrolled in as an instructor. From your SVCC tab or Teach tab, you will need to mouse-over the "My Blackboard Courses" module and click on the circular icon (looks similar to a gear) found on the upper right corner of that area. This will allow you to see all courses that you have taught that are currently in Blackboard, even if you have chosen to not have them display on your tab.  The criteria for removal at this stage is:

1. Course ID's ending in "FA12"
2. OR created before August 1, 2012

You should export content from any courses planned for removal AND save the zipped files on your computer for future use. (These file are not stored in Blackboard.)

Click on the link below and scroll down to the section called "Course Management and Navigation". From there you will find instructions on exporting course content. You can either view the instructions or download to save or print.

Blackboard Instructional Handouts

Spring 2011 Course Removal From Blackboard

It is time for some housekeeping in Blackboard. As you may have already noticed, Spring 2011 (SP11) course areas in Blackboard have been identified and marked for removal on April 30th.  Although the VCCS does maintain an archive of your courses, it is recommended that you maintain a copy of your course by exporting the course content. All archived courses will be available through the VCCS for about 2 years after they are removed from Blackboard. You should also download a copy of your grade center from Blackboard for each course as back-up as well, if you have not done so already. (Downloading and Uploading from the Grade Center--Video Tutorial)

If you have taught online, login to your "MySVCC" page and click on "Blackboard" to see which courses you are enrolled in as an instructor. From your SVCC tab or Teach tab, you will need to click on the circular icon (looks similar to a gear) found on the upper right corner of your "My Blackboard Courses" module. This will allow you to see all courses that you have taught that are currently in Blackboard, even if you have chosen to not have them display in your "My Blackboard Courses" module.  The criteria for removal at this stage is:

1. Course ID's ending in "SP11"
2. Or created before January 1, 2011

You should export content from any courses planned for removal AND save the zipped files on your computer for future use. (These file are not stored in Blackboard.)

Click on the link below and scroll down to the section called "Course Management and Navigation". From there you will find instructions on exporting course content. You can either view the instructions or download to save or print.

Blackboard Instructional Handouts

Removal of Spring 2009 Courses from Blackboard

It is time again for the normal clean-up of Blackboard. As you may have already noticed, Spring 2009 (SP09) course areas in Blackboard have been identified and marked for removal on April 30th. Although the VCCS does maintain an archive of your courses, it is recommended that you maintain a copy of your course by exporting out the course content. All archived courses will be available through the VCCS for about 1 year after they are removed from Blackboard.

If you have taught online, login to your "MySVCC" page and click on "Blackboard" to see which courses you are enrolled in as an instructor. You will need to click on the "pencil" icon found on the upper right corner of your "My Blackboard Courses" module. This will allow you to see all courses that you have taught that are currently in Blackboard, even if you have chosen to not have them displayed in your "My Blackboard Courses" module. You should export content from your SP09 courses and save the zipped files on your computer for future use.

Directions to Export Course Content
1. Go to the "Control Panel" within your course.
2. Click on "Export Course" within the "Course Options" box.
3. Click "Export" again.
4. Select all materials you wish to export...including "Grade Center Columns and Settings".
5. Click "Submit".
6. When you receive an email confirmation that this has been processed, go back to "Export Course", you should see the zipped file with your content. Click on the zipped file and save to your computer or flash drive.

Fall 2008 Courses to Be Removed From Blackboard

All FAll 2008 (and prior) courses will be removed from Blackboard. The criteria for removal at this stage is:

1. Course ID's ending in "FA08"


2. Or course areas created before August 1, 2008

Courses marked for deletion, have had the statement "Will delete December 15, 2009" added to their title within Blackboard. Check your courses!!! On December 15, 2009, all of these flagged courses will be removed from the Blackboard production area.

I highly recommend that you create your own archive of your course(s) that will contain all of your content and student data. Although the VCCS does archive copies of the courses, it is a good rule of thumb to keep your own copy. The VCCS will only keep the Fall 2008 archived course files until Fall of 2010.

To create and save an archive (zipped file) of your course,

1. Go to the "Control Panel" of your course area on Blackboard


2. Click on "Archive Course" in the "Course Options" box. (Exporting will allow you to create a back-up file of only your content without student grades, etc. To do this, you would select "Export Course" instead of archive. The procedure is very similar to archiving.)


3. Click on "Archive".


4. Make sure that "Include Grade Center History" to maintain an archived file that includes student grades.


5. Click "Submit".

It will take time for this archived file to be created. You will receive an email when it is available. You will need to repeat steps 1 and 2 above to find the file to then save to your computer, flash drive, or alternate storage device.

If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact me at kelly.goscinski@southside.edu.