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Changes in How Faculty Can Get Blackboard Help

Starting today, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is directing faculty to the DoIT Help Desk to resolve basic (tier 1) Blackboard issues or escalate to DoIT's Instructional Technology...

Posted: August 23, 2010, 3:47 PM

Anecdotal Reports of System Slowness After Bb 9.1 Upgrade

Early after the Blackboard 9.1 upgrade at the end of May, DoIT received a few anecdotal reports of slowness in the new version of Blackboard. While we've not been able to consistently replicate...

Posted: August 23, 2010, 2:51 PM

Top 5 Start of Semester Blackboard Tips

With the start of the semester just around the corner, many faculty members are in the midst of getting their Bb courses ready to go for the first day of classes. Here are the top 5 tips that...

Posted: August 22, 2010, 10:19 PM

Blackboard Upgraded to Bb Learn 9.1; New Features and...

Full Title: Blackboard Upgraded to Bb Learn 9.1; New Features and Known IssuesUMBC’s Blackboard Learning Management System was upgraded to Bb Learn 9.1 over Memorial Weekend. Approximately 300...

Posted: August 22, 2010, 8:12 PM

Fall Bb Course Shells Created on 7/15; Daily Updates...

Full Title: Fall Bb Course Shells Created on 7/15; Daily Updates ContinueBb course shells for FA2010 were created on July 15, and continue to be automatically updated daily. As announced in...

Posted: August 22, 2010, 7:53 PM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 8/13...

Full Title: Blackboard Down for Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 8/13 to 1 am Sat. 8/14The UMBC Blackboard server will be down for three hours of scheduled maintenance starting this Friday, August 13,...

Posted: August 9, 2010, 6:32 PM

FYI: Bb Courses Older Than FA2004 Will Be Deleted 8/26

In accordance with the Blackboard Course Retention Policy, all Blackboard courses older than Fall 2004 will be deleted. DoIT has scheduled this removal for Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 5 p.m....

Posted: August 9, 2010, 6:19 PM

Server Failure Results in Blackboard Outage

UPDATE: Service to Blackboard was fully restored at 5:35 p.m. ------------------------------ At 2:50 pm on Monday, August 9th the Blackboard file server crashed. In consultation with VMWare,...

Posted: August 9, 2010, 5:35 PM

DoIT Extends Summer Blackboard 9.1 Dropin Sessions -...

Full Title: DoIT Extends Summer Blackboard 9.1 Dropin Sessions - Aug & Sept.Now that the upgrade to Blackboard 9.1 has been completed and summer faculty are using the new version, DoIT is...

Posted: July 26, 2010, 3:48 PM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 7/2...

Full Title: Blackboard Down for Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 7/2 to 1 am Sat. 7/3The UMBC Blackboard server will be down for three hours of scheduled maintenance starting this Friday, July 2, at 10...

Posted: June 30, 2010, 4:43 PM