Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Language Changes in BOLT on May 20, 2016

Language changes  in BOLT will go live May 20, 2016.

If you are taking courses at the beginning of the Summer (May 16), old terms will be present until the end of the first week of classes. The changes will occur on FRIDAY, May 20, 2016.

Based on results of user experience testing, the terms changing in BOLT for students are:
  • News to Announcements
  • Dropbox to Assignments
a screenshot showing the change to Announcements and Assignments on the course homepage in BOLT

Again, please note these are language term changes and that functionality will remain the same. 

For more information on the changes and for support, follow the jump cut...

The Changes 


Brightspace's testing indicated that users had a better experience with the learning environment when using the updated terms. According to the testing, users prefer terms to reflect their practices and present a clear idea of functionality.

For example, users think of the Dropbox tool as a place to submit assignments. Therefore the tool should be called Assignments which is clear and reduces confusion about the online storage solution at dropbox.com.

a screenshot of the Coursework drop down menu showing the change from Dropbox to Assignments


News will be changed to Announcements to clarify the function of the tool. 
a screenshot showing the upcoming change in May to Announcements from News on the course homepage

Online Resources

We have updated our documentation and video tutorials on the Student Support Page. There are new pages right on our department website. A redirect to the new support pages should be in effect on May 20th.

Hands on Help

You can call or email the IMDC to get hands on help. 

Our BOLT Support staff is on hand to answer any questions you may have.
Our Summer Hours are Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm.

You can reach us by calling (570)389-2888 or by emailing bolthelp@bloomu.edu.

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