Orientation to Distance Education Enrollment
All New
Distance Education should enroll in the Orientation to Distance
Education (CDL 001) and all students are encouraged to visit this page
whenever you have questions regarding Blackboard.
To enroll in CDL 001 logon using the page:
http://learn.vccs.edu
Username: jrstudent
Password: college
While completion of the learning activities in this course is not
required or graded, this course is a very useful resource for all
students and it will continue to be available to all students throughout
the semester.
Students who have never taken a distance education course should plan to
invest one hour in working through this module. In the process of
working through the non-graded assignments, students will immediately
get a feel for the on-line learning environment and should seriously
evaluate the match between their study habits and skills and those
needed to be successful in a distance education course.
Students who have already taken distance education courses at JSRCC can
use CDL 001 as an information resource and as a place to connect with
other distance education students via the discussion board.
If you need additional information, please contact the Center for
Distance Education.
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Log On Problems
This may be a problem with your
Internet Service Provider (example: AOL, Earthlink, etc.). Follow the
steps listed below to try to log into Blackboard.
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Log onto your Internet Service
Provider (ISP) and minimize the window.
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Then from your desktop, start up
Internet Explorer.
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Type the Blackboard URL,
https://jsr.my.vccs.edu/, into the
address field.
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This should bring you into the
Blackboard login page.
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Enter your Username and your
password.
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Then click on Blackboard
below My Tools on the Welcome page.
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Passwords - Resetting and
Selecting
You will need to
reset and select a new password. This password will be used to access
your Email, Blackboard and VCCS SIS8 (PeopleSoft / Reynolds Online). The
directions for setting your password are below. If the system does not
recognize your Name, SSN, or Birth Date, it will not allow you to reset
your password. In this case you may be entering the information
incorrectly. To verify what information is in the system, please call
the Call Center at 371.3000
To Reset
Your Password
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Go to
https://jsr.my.vccs.edu
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Click Reset
Your Password
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On the next page
type your First Name, Last Name, Birth Date (MMDDYY), and SSN as
they appear on college official documents
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On the next page
type your NEW password, then type it again for verification
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You will then need
to enter a security question and answer
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Click Next
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Your password has
been changed and will be the same in Blackboard, Email, VCCS SIS8
(PeopleSoft / Reynolds Online)
Attention!
New
passwords must have 7 to 10 characters. Your password must contain a
combination of:
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At least one
UPPERCASE letter (A-Z)
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At least one
lowercase letter (a-z)
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At least one
number (0-9)
If you have forgotten your password
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Adding a Class to your Blackboard Course List
The Blackboard
System Administrator will be enrolling students who registered
through PeopleSoft to Blackboard throughout the Add/Drop Period and
at the 8-week mid semester point. Enrollments will be done after 5
PM each workday during these periods.
When you are added to a Blackboard class depends upon when you
registered and paid for the course.
You will not automatically have access
to your course on Blackboard immediately after paying your tuition. This
process usually takes up to 24 hours during regular business days. If
you complete registration and payment on Friday afternoon, you may
possibly not be added to the course until the end of the day on Monday.
For
immediate access, you can contact your course instructor and give your
instructor your Blackboard Username. Your instructor will check
PeopleSoft to confirm that you are actually enrolled in the course. The
instructor is then able to add you to the Blackboard course.
Instructors are able to add missing students to their courses on
Blackboard at anytime IF the Blackboard Username is provided and the
student is officially enrolled in the course.
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Remove Course from Blackboard List
Please contact the
instructor for the course you would like removed from Blackboard. The
instructor can remove you from this course. You can contact your
instructor by entering the course and clicking Communication, then click
Send Email.
Include the
following information in your email:
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Subject:
Request for removal from course
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Your name as it
appears on official college documents
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Blackboard
Username
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Course prefix,
number and section
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Attachments in Blackboard’s Send
Email
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Log into
Blackboard
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Enter your
course and click Communication
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Click Send Email
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Select your
chosen receiver; All Users, All Instructors, Single / Select Users
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Type your
subject. (Be sure to always include a specific subject. If the
email is related to a specific class, also include the course
prefix, number, and section information in the subject field.)
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Type your
message in the textbox
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Click ADD
under Add Attachments
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Click Browse
under Select File
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Locate your
document on your computer or disk
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Click Open
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Click Submit
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Click Submit
again in the email window
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Attachments in VCCS Student Email
To
attach files to email follow the steps listed below:
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Open your VCCS
Student Email
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Click Compose to
begin a new email
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Type the email
address of the person to whom you are writing in the “TO” field
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Put your own
email address in the “CC” field. (This will provide you a record of
what you sent and when you sent it. Also, if you do not get a copy
of the email, this may alert you if there is a problem with delivery
of your email.)
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Type your
subject. (Be sure to always include a specific subject. If the
email is related to a specific class, also include the course
prefix, number, and section information in the subject field.)
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Type your
message in the textbox
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Click Browse
to the right of Attachments
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Locate your
document on your computer or disk
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Click Open
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Click Add
to the right of Attachments
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You will see
your attachment at the bottom of the email
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Keep a copy of
any attachments
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Save an Attachment in Blackboard
Follow these steps to save an attachment that is posted in your
Blackboard course.
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Place your cursor over the attachment link
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Left click your mouse
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In the File Download Window choose Save As
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OR
place your cursor over the attachment link
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Right click your mouse
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From the drop down menu choose Save Target As
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Choose the location where you would like to save the attachment on
your computer or disk and click Open
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Blackboard Down
When Blackboard is
experiencing technical difficulties a large team of both ITS technical
staff and managers work on this problem exclusively and continue to do
so until it is resolved. This is a top priority. We suggest you contact
your instructor if you were taking an online test, quiz or posting to
the Discussion Board.
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Course
Specific Questions
Course-related
questions can be best answered by your instructor. Contact your
Instructor directly.
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Send files
Using Blackboard's Assignment Feature
Follow the instructions listed below to send files from or add files using the
Assignment link which may be found in your course.
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Enter your course and click
the link for
your specific assignment.
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Click >>
View/Complete Assignment:
which can be found near the bottom of each assignment
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Scroll down
to "Attach local File" and click "Browse" for the file you'd like to submit.
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Find your
file on your local computer or storage media, select, and "open"
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You'll notice
your file will be listed in the box next to the "browse" button
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Now you have
the option of adding additional files
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(NOTE: there
is a comment box for comments to the instructor. Do not put your entire
assignment in the comment box. Your instructor will also have the option to
leave you comments once the assignment has been graded.)
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Click
"submit" if you are finished attaching files and there are no other
files to submit. If you want to attach additional files at a later
time, you can click on "Save", then return and add those files. Your
instructor will not receive anything until you finally hit "Submit".
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(NOTE: You
can only submit files one time through this system. If you've made
an error and need to submit additional files, or another file, you need to
contact your instructor to clear the original submission, and then you’ll be
able to resubmit.)
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When you
check your grade, you should see a "!" which indicates the file has been
submitted and is ready for grading.
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After your
instructor grades the assignment, the "!" will then be a grade.
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Using the Blackboard Discussion
Board
Follow the
instructions listed below to participate in a discussion forum.
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You'll need to
log into your class
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In the menu on
the left side of the page, click “Communication”
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Click on “Discussion
Board”
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Click on the
specific discussion forum title
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Click Add
Thread. (Clicking Add Thread means that you are
starting a new idea or subject.)
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After clicking
Add Thread, post your comments in the textbox. Then hit
Submit to post your comments to the Discussion Board.
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To respond to
a posting:
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Click the
title of someone else’s posting. Read the posting.
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Click
Reply. Then post your reply in the textbox. (Clicking on the
title of someone else’ posting means that you want to
continue the subject and reply specifically to that
classmate.)
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When are
you are through typing your reply, click Submit.
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Resize Text in Browser Window
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Go to the Menu
Bar in Internet Explorer
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Choose View
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From the
dropdown menu, select Text Size
and then select Medium
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Time Out
The system will
“time out” if it is inactive for a period of time and all work that is
not saved will be lost. Contact your instructor if you were taking a
quiz or a test.
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Proctor Test
Request
Our policy does not
permit employers, co-workers or friends to proctor tests. All tests
must be proctored at a community college, four-year college or
university.
Once you have
contacted a proctor at (nearest community college or
college/university), you must have the proctor submit the Proctor
Request Form. Here is the web address:
http://www.reynolds.edu/jsr_cde/DE_Testing.htm where
you will find the proctor request form that must be completed by the
proctor at the college you select. Once we
receive and verify the completed request form, we will send the tests to
the proctor.
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Overrides
Overrides are usually not granted for distance education courses. If an
administrative error was made by the college that hindered your
registering for a course, you should contact the
Academic Dean of that School.
The
other option is for you to keep checking the course enrollment.
Students who have not paid by the end of the business day during the
Add/Drop period will be dropped from the course, thus creating an open
space. Remember that you must pay immediately after registering to
ensure that you can keep your space in the class.
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