Coming Soon to BOLT: Examity

We are pleased to announce a partnership with Examity^®, a recognized leader in remote test proctoring. This relationship offers you a secure and convenient way to take your exams online.  

Examity^® will be integrated with BOLT.  You will be able to access Examity^® directly from BOLT, without the hassle of another username and password.  It also means that before using Examity^® for the first time, all pertinent information will be imported into the system for the classes in which you are enrolled.

There is no cost to use Examity^®.  Proctoring costs are being paid by Bloomsburg University.

Examity^® will be available in 2016 Fall. We will provide tools you need to get familiar with the service.

Please watch for additional information about this service in the months to come. We know it will make your education experience even better, and we are very excited to roll it out to you!

Coming Soon to BOLT: Video Notes

In 2016 Fall, your instructors will have use of a new tool in BOLT called Video Note. Instructors may choose to include Video Notes in their course materials, or as feedback for work you submit. 

Be sure to watch any video content your instructors include in your courses for you!

Updates to Class Progress

New features have been added to the Class Progress tool in BOLT. See when you accessed the course or downloaded content.

You are now able to see when you accessed a course.

To see this, go to the course, Course Resources, and select Class Progress. On the left side of the page, click on Course Access. This will load a page displaying when you logged into your course.

You are also able to see when you downloaded content topics.

To see this in Class Progress, click on Content on the left side of the page. This will load a page displaying your progress in the Content tool of the course. Any modules you downloaded will be tagged as "Downloaded". 

Expand modules to see progress in their content topics by clicking on the “# Topics, # Modules” link.

Once you can see all the topics, any topics you downloaded will be tagged as “Downloaded”. (Note that the tool may still say you “Never visited” the content topic, even if you downloaded it for offline viewing.)

BOLT will be Unavailable July 10 from 1am to 7am

Every month, BOLT undergoes a maintenance window. This month’s maintenance window is on Sunday, July 10, 2016 from 1:00am to 7:00am ET. BOLT will be unavailable during this time. Please plan accordingly. 

Maintenance Window FAQ

Q: Where are the maintenance dates announced?

A: Maintenance dates are announced here on our BOLT Students blog, our BOLT Blog for faculty, and in the News items on your My Home page in BOLT.

Q: What will happen if I try to log in during a maintenance period?

A: A page will load that says Desire2Learn is unavailable due to scheduled maintenance.

Q: Why am I still seeing a page that tells me D2L is unavailable after the maintenance window?

A: If you tried to login to BOLT during the maintenance window, your browser may be loading the scheduled maintenance page from its cache memory. If you encounter this page outside of the maintenance window, please clear your browser cache before trying to login to BOLT again.

• Clear your browser cache in Internet Explorer
• Clear your browser cache in Firefox
• Clear your browser cache in Chrome
• Clear your browser cache in Safari

Q: This is a bad time for BOLT to be unavailable. Can maintenance be rescheduled?

A: We understand frustration when BOLT downtime occurs during busy times of the academic year. Unfortunately, we cannot reschedule the maintenance windows. The IMDC has no control over the regularly scheduled maintenance windows. They are scheduled by our vendor and are necessary to keep BOLT working optimally.