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. No downtime will be required. Instructors are encouraged to download and keep a copy of the Grade Center for any affected courses. Instructors may also archive an entire course, and keep a local copy for their records. Be aware though that only DoIT system administrators can "restore" an archived course on the UMBC Blackboard production server. ]]> 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.... http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/08/fyi_bb_courses_1.html https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/2105/guest@my.umbc.edu/810b551ea399f42cab07634844979e47/api/pixel blackboard Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology 1 0 false Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:19:58 -0400 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, DoIT staff members were able to restore the system and expect to have it publicly available at approximately 5:30 pm. ]]> 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,... http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/08/server_failure.html https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/2106/guest@my.umbc.edu/652d25f54e685cc9db5d77162927f48d/api/pixel blackboard Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology 0 0 false Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:35:42 -0400 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 offering additional drop in sessions to assist and help prepare the rest of the campus for the fall semester.

The following one hour drop in sessions will be held in Engineering 025. DoIT staff members will be available to work one-on-one with with users who show up during the designated times.

Additional dates and times will be added as demand warrants.

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The following one hour drop in sessions will be held in Engineering 025. Several DoIT staff members will be available to work one-on-one with with users who show up during the designated times.

Additional dates and times will be added in the near future.

]]> Now that the upgrade to Blackboard 9.1 has been completed and summer faculty are using the new version, the dust is settling and we are ready to offer some drop in sessions to assist and help... http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/06/doit_summer_bla.html https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/2115/guest@my.umbc.edu/97ba65b8a441b42834fb9191b9c533f7/api/pixel blackboard classroom-technology training Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology 0 0 false Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:46:22 -0400 Upgrade to Blackboard Learn 9.1 Completed Update: August 14, 2010 As announced last spring, there are numerous changes to Blackboard as part of the 9.1 upgrade. These will be described in more detail in DoIT's traditional "back-to-school" Blackboard Update next week. John Fritz Asst. VP, Instructional Technology & New Media UMBC Division of Information Technology 410.455.6596 or fritz@umbc.edu
The scheduled upgrade was completed and Blackboard was brought back online at approximately 3 pm on Friday, May 28. Blackboard Learn 9.1 is now available for the entire campus community to use. DoIT will be continuing to work on a variety of minor modifications over the next few days. However, this work should not impact the ability of the campus community to access courses or communities. Preliminary documentation on getting started with Bb Learn 9.1 has been posted for instructors/ leaders and will be expanded on through the summer. Thank you for your patience during this upgrade period. ]]> Update: August 14, 2010 As announced last spring, there are numerous changes to Blackboard as part of the 9.1 upgrade. These will be described in more detail in DoIT's traditional... http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/05/upgrade_to_blac.html https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/2116/guest@my.umbc.edu/23c5fd11b675c5cb9acfbf97b9013083/api/pixel blackboard Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology 0 0 false Fri, 28 May 2010 18:05:10 -0400