May
6
2013

SafeAssign Service Outage: May 11, 2013 »

We received the following bulletin from Blackboard:

The SafeAssign service will be unavailable on Saturday May 11, 2013 from 3:00 AM to 6:00 AM US Eastern (GMT-4). SafeAssign is being taken offline to improve disk space and hardware.

During this outage end-users will not be able to submit papers through SafeAssign during the planned downtime and will receive an error message if they attempt to do so. SafeAssign Originality Reports will not be available to instructors or students during the planned downtime, nor will Instructors be able to access SafeAssign DirectSubmit.  Use of SafeAssign can continue as normal after the planned downtime is complete.

Posted by ejlichten in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
May
1
2013

Bb Collaborate service notification – Web Conferencing »

We received the following bulletin from Blackboard: Blackboard Collaborate will be upgraded to Blackboard Collaborate 12.5 on Saturday May 4, 2013 from 10:00 pm to 2:00 am US Eastern (GMT -4). What new features and bug fixes are included in the release of Blackboard Collaborate 12.5? The update includes: Single-click individual permission c . . .
Posted by ejlichten in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
26
2013

Blackboard Maintenance – April, 26 – Completed at 5:45pm »

Maintenance was completed and the Blackboard system was back online by 5:45pm. . . .
Posted by ejlichten in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
22
2013

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – Friday, April 26, 2013 – 4:00 pm 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: Regards, The Blackboard Team For further assistance contact: Technology Services helpIT Contact Information: 828-2227 Email: blackboar . . .
Posted by jpmartin in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
9
2013

Blackboard Grade Center – Internet Explorer 10 is NOT supported »

WARNING: Internet Exporer 10 is NOT supported by Blackboard. As a result, users may have trouble viewing the grade center when using this browser. Check here for a list of supported browsers and operating systems . . .
Posted by ejlichten in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Apr
8
2013

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – Friday, April 12, 2013 – 4:00 pm to midnight (CANCELLED) »

Blackboard maintenance scheduled for Friday, April 12, 2013 4pm to midnight has been cancelled. Regards, The Blackboard Team For further assistance contact: Technology Services helpIT Contact Information: 828-2227 Email: blackboard@vcu.edu helpIT ticket: http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk Bb askIT Knowledge Base: http?//www.ts.vcu.edu/askit/4736. . . .
Posted by jpmartin in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Mar
22
2013

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance Complete, System Available at 6:05pm »

The scheduled downtime for Blackboard is complete and the system was brought back online at 6:05pm, Friday, March 22, 2013. Regards, The Blackboard Team . . .
Posted by jcavery in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Mar
20
2013

Respondus 4.0 Training Webinars: March 27 & 28 »

These free sessions are only 45 minutes long and are a great opportunity for those who are new to Respondus 4.0. They are also perfect for someone who has used the software before but wants a refresher. Webinar: Creating Content with Respondus 4.0 (45 minutes) - Wednesday, March 27th at 2 p.m. ET - Register - Thursday, March 28th at 4 p.m. ET . . .
Posted by jpmartin in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Mar
18
2013

Blackboard Downtime Maintenance – Friday, March 22, 2013 – 4:00 pm 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: Regards, The Blackboard Team For further assistance contact: Technology Services helpIT Contact Information: 828-2227 Email: blackboar . . .
Posted by jpmartin in the Blackboard Announcements blog.
Mar
13
2013

Bb Collaborate service notification – Web Conferencing (UPDATE) »

We've been informed that the issues are resolved. Duration:  27 minutes We received the following bulletin from Blackboard: Subject: Important Service Notification - Web Conferencing - Post Disruption Notification Date: Wed March 13, 2013 Begin Time: 9:58 AM US Eastern (GMT-4) Affected Users: Approximately less than 10% of sessions ac . . .
Posted by ejlichten in the Blackboard Announcements blog.

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