Seeing Blog Summary in Firefox and Chrome

Recent versions of Firefox and Chrome can block the appearance of the box summarizing the blog on the home page of BbLearn.  IRT recently provided information on the simple fix for this problem.

Firefox recently made a change in it's security features and it is now blocking what it has been told is unsecured content.  This is the issue that is featured on the homepage of Learn of the left hand side.

Here's a video of me enabling it.
http://screencast.com/t/Wat6ROIw

Chrome will do a similar thing, but the shield is on the right hand side.

IE too, but it's a questions posed in yellow at the bottom of the screen and you have to answer the question such that unsecured content is allowed.

Seeing Blog Summary in Firefox and Chrome

Recent versions of Firefox and Chrome can block the appearance of the box summarizing the blog on the home page of BbLearn.  IRT recently provided information on the simple fix for this problem.

Firefox recently made a change in it's security features and it is now blocking what it has been told is unsecured content.  This the the issue that is featured on the homepage of Learn of the left hand side.

Here's a video of me enabling it.
http://screencast.com/t/Wat6ROIw

Chrome will do a similar thing, but the shield is on the right hand side.

IE too, but it's a questions posed in yellow at the bottom of the screen and you have to answer the question such that unsecured content is allowed.

A1a - Not Meeting Wall Length Requirement

Question

I was wondering if it was acceptable that my continuous wall length was a little larger. I presently have mine as 66' long, instead of the required xxx.

Response

You will lose points, but not too many.  I’m recommending 5 points deduction to the grader.

Resubmitting Work for up to 2/3 of Lost Points

In AE-390 all but the last assignment may be resubmitted within one week of receiving your grade in order to receive up to 2/3 of the points you lost.  Below are the procedures and rules for this:

• Make changes to your website
• Send an email to Prof. Mitchell and the grader being very explicit about the changes you’ve made so they can review only the changed portions.
• You do NOT need to resubmit to BBLearn or the class DB.
• We will regrade those portions and award <= 2/3 of the points you lost.
• You must send the email within one week of when you receive the changed grade
• If the project is a teamwork one, identify who performed the revisions and whether all the team members or only a subset should receive credit for the revisions.

Words of Advice from a Past Student and Your Current Grader

Hello Class,

My name is John Braley. I am working toward getting my PhD in structural engineering. I took this class back in the fall/winter of 2011. Since then I have been grading this class. It is going to be different from any course you have had so far, and it might be a bit painful at first. The assignments come often, and it will seem like every week you have something due. The key to being successful is getting started early and staying on top of the work.

If you have questions feel free to email me (jbbraley@gmail.com), or you can try to catch me in my office (AEL 280F, across from Prof. Mitchell's)

Over the past couple of years grading I have noticed some common mistakes, and put together some advice.

• Don’t forget to upload your url to Bb Learn site. It is the Bb Learn submission date that determines lateness; not the database.
• Use chrome browser to avoid misspelling (it has a built in spell check) and proof read your work.
• If you insert a table/doc from Google Drive, make sure the permissions are set to everyone so it will show up for others.
• Read, and reread the rubric. I recommend organizing your site by it, to ensure I don’t miss anything. My grading will exactly follow that rubric.
• There is a rubric for team assessments as well. These do not need to be essays, but make sure you include all the information requested.
• No one wants to read a wall of text. Utilize graphics and spacing to increase readability.
• Don’t forget the little things that are always required (i.e. web page identification requirements).
• If you resubmit your work, specifically state in an email to me what changes were made.
• Do not use a version of AutoCad or Revit newer than what is available in the CAD Lab, as it will make your files unusable for future teams.

Finally, at some point most of you will get frustrated by the fact that you don’t have all the information. This is one of the first courses without every parameter and constraint defined. This is okay. You will have to make assumptions. You will have to do research. You might have to figure out how to do calculations on your own. There is no right answer. I am not looking for one answer. I am looking to see that you put in the effort and produced work that shows your solution is viable. It is this ability: to define the problems, come up with creative solutions and intelligently defend them; that will make you a valuable engineer. Everything else can be done by a computer.

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