May
14
2012

Blackboard Maintenance – May 17 8am to May 18 8am »

Blackboard’s downtime maintenance for the 9.1 upgrade will be from 8am on May 17, 2012 through 8am on May 18, 2012. It is estimated the entire time will be needed to complete the work. If unforeseen circumstances cause the Bb system to be down past that time, updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard.

If you have any concerns about this planned maintenance, please contact the Technology Services HelpIT Center

Phone: 828-2227
Email: blackboard@vcu.edu
Help ticket: [http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk/]
Bb Knowledge Base: www.ts.vcu.edu/askit/blackboard.html

For Blackboard Training/Instructional Assistance, contact

[http://training.vcu.edu] (enter Keyword: Blackboard)
Center for Teaching Excellence – [http://www.vcu.edu/cte/]

Regards,
The Blackboard Team

Posted by vdiezdemedin in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
6
2012

Blackboard Maintenance – May 6 at 6 a.m. – Completed at 6:15am »

Bb was taken down at 6am Sunday, May 6, as planned. Maintenance was completed and the Blackboard system was back online by 6:15 am. . . .
Posted by pasmith2 in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
3
2012

Blackboard Maintenance – May 6 at 6 a.m. until 7 a.m. »

Blackboard will be down for maintenance on Sunday, May 6 - starting at 6:00 a.m. until 7 a.m. This downtime is required to apply a security patch. It is estimated the entire time will be needed to complete the work. If unforeseen circumstances cause the Bb system to be down past that time, updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blo . . .
Posted by vdiezdemedin in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
13
2012

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – April 13, 2012 – Maintenance Completed »

Bb was taken down at 4pm Friday, April 13, as planned. Maintenance was completed and the Blackboard system was back online by 5:55 pm. Regards, The Blackboard Team blackboard@vcu.edu . . .
Posted by pasmith2 in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
10
2012

Blackboard 9.1 Upgrade Coming in May! »

On May 17th we will be upgrading to Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1, the newest version of the Blackboard Learn platform. This new version will be used starting with the 2012 summer semester.  All previously existing courses will be kept on the system and will be available after the upgrade.  In addition, tutorials and help will be updated and available . . .
Posted by jcavery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
9
2012

Blackboard Maintenance – Friday, April 13, 2012 – 4:00pm to midnight. »

Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month.   If unforeseen circumstances cause the system to be down past midnight updates will be posted to the Blackboard system announcement blog at: http://blog.vcu.edu/blackboard/   Regards, The Blackboard Team . . .
Posted by pasmith2 in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
4
2012

Blackboard Mobile Learn App Unavailable April 5th, 10-11pm »

We have been notified by Blackboard that they will be performing server maintenance which will affect access to the Mobile Learn application. During the maintenance window (April 5th, 10-11pm), you may experience intermittent Mobile Learn access issues. Please note that the Blackboard system at VCU will still be available. This maintenance only affec . . .
Posted by jcavery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
27
2012

Blackboard Mobile Learn App on Androids – Fixed »

February 28, 2012 8:00am The issue with the Blackboard Mobile Learn App on Android devices has been resolved.  Please let us know if you experience any problems. You may contact the HelpIT Center at 828-2227 or send an email to blackboard@vcu.edu. Thank you, VCU Blackboard Team February 27, 2012 We are currently experiencing an issue with the . . .
Posted by jcavery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
24
2012

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – February 24, 2012 – Maintenance Completed »

Blackboard was taken down at 8pm Friday, February 24th, as planned. Maintenance was completed and the Blackboard system was back online by 9:20pm. Regards, The Blackboard Team blackboard@vcu.edu . . .
Posted by jcavery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Feb
24
2012

Blackboard Voice Tools Maintenance March 3rd »

We have been notified by Blackboard of the following planned upgrade for Wimba Voice: The Wimba Voice server will be unavailable on Sunday, March 3, 2012 from 10:00pm until 8:00am on Monday, March 4th.   Please note that our Blackboard system will be available, only the Wimba Voice Tools are affected by this downtime. This upgrade includes the new . . .
Posted by jcavery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.

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