Jan 27
Recent Posts Across the Commons
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Andrew Sidman wrote a new post on the site John Jay Brightspace Transition Announcements 29 minutes ago
Brightspace Updates-Course Merges and LTIsDear Faculty, I write with two updates regarding our transition to Brightspace. As a reminder, summer courses will be taught in Brightspace, not Blackboard (although you will continue to have access to both). Course Merges One important difference has to do with merging courses. In Blackboard, faculty were able to merge classes themselves. Faculty cannot merge their courses in Brightspace. Merges must be done by the LMS Team. CUNY made the decision to limit faculty access because of the possibility of student work being lost when merges are done in Brightspace (this was not an issue in Blackboard). For summer, the LMS Team will start merging cross-listed courses soon. These are courses listed under different prefixes, but are actually the same course and section. For example, LAW/POL 313. The LMS Team will be merging the courses under the prefix that is first alphabetically. LAW/POL 313 will become LAW 313. Students who register for POL 313 will be automatically added to the merged LAW 313 in Brightspace. As was the case in Blackboard, you can change the title of your course in Brightspace to reflect the cross-listing. If there are other course merges you would like, for example merging multiple sections of the same course, you can request them using this form: https://forms.office.com/r/S7ExSEGTg2. You do not need to request merging of cross-listed courses. Third-Party Tools (LTIs) As part of CUNY’s transition from Blackboard to Brightspace, it is necessary to also transition the third-party LMS tool integrations licensed by John Jay, known as LTIs, from the one platform to the other. The table below lists the LTIs in currently use at John Jay and their status. Spring 2024 grade rosters will be open from Thursday, May 16, to Tuesday, May 28. The PlayPosit LTI cannot be run in both Blackboard and Brightspace simultaneously and requires downtime as part of the transition to Brightspace. PlayPosit will be disabled in Blackboard at 8 AM on Thursday, May 28. Grading of PlayPosit content must be completed by that time as the tool will be unavailable in Blackboard. Once disabled in Blackboard, LTIs cannot be re-enabled. Please note: While it may be possible to reuse content created using LTIs in Blackboard, links to that content must be recreated in Brightspace. Brightspace replaces campus email addresses with CUNY Login account information, with email being delivered to a user’s email address as listed in CUNYfirst. You may receive an alert from an LTI that your email address has changed or that you must log in with your CUNY Login account. If you receive a message asking you to confirm the email address change or log in again, this is expected behavior and you must accept the change. LTI toolBlackboard StatusBrightspace Status PerusallLiveLive – moving between platforms requires confirmation of email address changePlayPositDisabled effective 5/28Anticipated effective 5/29TurnitinLiveLiveVoiceThreadMust login in using CUNY Login credentialLiveYujaLiveDiscontinued Best, Andrew Andrew H. SidmanInterim Dean of Academic Programs Professor of Political ScienceJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY212-237-8179 “I am a responsible employee” Visit our Brightspace Transition Website Visit the Transitio […] “Brightspace Updates-Course Merges and LTIs”
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Thamal Eheliyagoda wrote a new post on the site Ling 201: Introduction to Language 39 minutes ago
Blog Post 4I decided to talk to my mother in regard to the English language because we are quite different when we speak it. To start off, me and […]
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Boone Gorges (he/him) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons Development Blog 43 minutes ago
Commons 2.3.7I’ve just released version 2.3.7 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release addresses the following issues: Added Relevanssi […]
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Danne Woo (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site Queens College Design 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Celebrate Innovation at the MakeSTEAMQ Student Showcase!
We are thrilled to announce the MakeSTEAMQ Student Showcase, a vibrant celebration of creativity and innovation, taking place at the […] -
Maya Saadah (She/her) wrote a new post on the site writtingportfolio 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
Hello world!Welcome to CUNY Academic Commons. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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Zeyad Salem wrote a new post on the site Ling 201: Introduction to Language 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
#4Speaking with my grandmother about changes in the Arabic language shed light on how language reflects societal shifts. Growing up, she […]
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Justin Torres (He/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CT101 Digital Storytelling 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
CT101 Final Blog Post – Justin Torres
Well after all the classes I had, let’s recap what I learned: Photoshopping Posting GIFs within uploads or links […] -
Julie Mackey (She/Her) wrote a new post on the site Digital portfolio 2024 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
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Julie Mackey (She/Her) wrote a new post on the site Digital portfolio 2024 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
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Kaira G. Jimenez (she/her) edited the blog post about me in the group Writing for the Humanities: 3 hours, 19 minutes ago
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