Distance Learning News

- My NWACC Connection "time-out"

Several students have reported issues with the time-out funtion of My NWACC Connection [MNC] affecting their work in Blackboard. MNC automatically times-out after 1 hour of inactivity -- meaning that if you enter Blackboard from the My Courses tab in MNC, MNC will log you out and some of the functions in Blackboard may be affected. For example, if you are in the middle of writing a long discussion post, if MNC times-out before you actually post, the message may not be saved to the discussion board. There are two solutions:
1. Periodically switch back to the MNC window and click on something to keep your session active; 2. Log in directly at the Blackboard server [http://nwacc.blackboard.com] if you plan to have an especially long Blackboard session. Please contact the Distance Learning Department if you need more information.

- Free Fitness Center Membership for students taking: Wellness Concepts/ DL, Nutrition in Health/DL or Fitness Concepts Classes

Students that are taking and have paid for a Wellness Concept, Nutrition in Health, or Fitness Concepts class will get to use the NWACC Fitness Center for no charge.

Procedure:  Each time the student does a work-out, he or she will have to show a current NWACC ID Card or Drivers License to the Fitness Center attendant. The attendant will have the class rosters at the front desk of the fitness center to verify that the student is a registered and is the correct student.

-Microsoft Office 2007 Compatibility Pack

Microsoft Office 2007 files for Word, Excel, etc. use a format not readily compatible with Office 2003 and earlier versions. To enable the new file formats to be opened in earlier versions of Office, Microsoft has produced a "Compatibility Pack" that you can install as an update to Office 2003, 2000, and XP. The Compatibility Pack can be downloaded HERE.

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