Fresh BOLT How-To for Spring!

We promised you a new version of our BOLT How-To pages and they are now available!

You can access the new IMDC Infobase at https://bloomuimdc.freshdesk.com. Or, if you're in BOLT, click Help and then click BOLT How-To.

You can search for topics, look at related articles, download our step by step tutorials, and watch our YouTube videos directly on the topic pages.

We made a video to show you how it works:

Get Help in BOLT!

Back for a new semester? Starting out at Bloomsburg?

In either case, you may need this information about how you can get help with BOLT!

• Log in to BOLT at https://bolt.bloomu.edu with your HuskyID.
• If you need help in BOLT, check out the Need Help? widget in BOLT.
• You can get BOLT Support any day, any time at 1-866-921-0473!
• Search for helpful BOLT topics at our new IMDC Infobase at https://bloomuimdc.freshdesk.com
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see any new videos we post. Go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV32JrmLma4pJ4F_SE_MJrg
• Follow our BOLT Students blog at http://bloomuboltstudents.blogspot.com

BOLT TIP: No confirmation needed when starting or submitting quizzes!

Easier Quiz Start and Quiz Submit in BOLT

You no longer need to confirm starting or submitting your quizzes in BOLT!

Clicking Start Quiz begins your quiz.
Clicking Submit Quiz submits your quiz.

This is a change as you used to have to confirm starting or submitting your quiz on a secondary screen.

Network Outage Saturday, January 13 and BOLT

On Saturday, January 13, from 9am to 5pm, there is a mandatory network outage on campus for network upgrades. This will affect ALL of campus during that window.

It is possible that BOLT might not be available for a few minutes at some point during the outage.

Please plan accordingly.

Tips and Tricks to be Successful in an Online Course

If you're taking Winter classes this session, you might be taking an online course. If you are, we have some tips for you on how to be successful taking your online course.

We made a video. You can watch it here.

If you would rather read the tips, follow the jump.

Ready for Semester End?

Here are some tips for the end of the semester in BOLT:

Check your progress!
Use Assessments > Class Progress to check where you stand in your classes.

Schedule any proctored exams.
Are you supposed to take a proctored exam? Make sure to schedule within the specified timeframe.

Download stuff!
Use Binder to download your course content. You can download Binder for iOS or Android devices. You can also use the Download feature to download your submissions and feedback from the Assignments tool.

Export ePortfolio!
Are you graduating? Take your ePortfolio with you. See the myDesire2Learn Access widget in BOLT for details on how to do this.

Grades Exemption Expansion

Did your instructor exempt you from graded activities in BOLT?

If an instructor exempted you (in BOLT) from a graded activity they linked in Content, you should now see the exemption in Content.

This is an expansion of the Grades Exemptions feature in BOLT. (Please note: If your instructor exempted you from activities, assignments, or grades outside of BOLT, you won't see that in BOLT unless they add the exemption to BOLT for you!)

Read on for other places you should see exemptions when instructors apply grade exemptions in BOLT.