Resolved The issue with slow uploads to Panopto has been resolved. Duration: November 24, 2025 from 11:22 AM – 12:06 PM If you are still experiencing any slowness please contact the Center for Instructional Technology for more troubleshooting. Issue Panopto reported an issue for all users: Content upload and processing may take longer than expected…
Complete October 25, 2025: The scheduled maintenance is complete. If you have any issues accessing Turnitin, Turnitin Draft Coach, or Gradescope, please clear the cache in your internet browser. Turnitin has an upcoming 6 hour maintenance window. When: Saturday, October 25, 2025 ; 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT CIT supported tools: Turnitin, Turnitin Draft…
Turnitin, Turnitin Draft Coach, and Gradescope will be unavailable to all users during a scheduled maintenance window. If you have any questions, please contact the Center for Instructional Tech
The Center for Instructional Technology (CIT) will enable select Blackboard AI Design Assistant (AIDA) features for UA instructors on Monday, August 4, 2025. Need-to-knows About the AI Design Assistant The AIDA is a set of features that help instructors create and design courses, using generative AI to help create learning modules, assignment, discussion, and journal…
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The University of Alabama is transitioning from Blackboard Original to Blackboard Ultra. All UA courses that use Blackboard must transition to Ultra by January 2026. No classes will use Blackboard Original after Fall 2025. In anticipation of the move to Ultra, all UA instructors received a Blackboard practice course in Ultra Course View. Practice in…
This month, we enabled the option to use a new Turnitin assignment interface. This update brings some user interface changes but the service retains the same features. The (New) Standard Assignment will include updated workflows and improved accessibility for all users. Instructors have an option to choose the Classic Standard Assignment or the New Standard…
We have upgraded Zybooks to a new integration method with Blackboard. This integration has better connection between the Zybooks platform and your courses. If you have any questions, please contact the Center for Instructional Technology.
Hello from your Center for Instructional Technology! We wanted to share some valuable resources about Blackboard exam best practices and final grading information. These links are largely from CIT’s Knowledge Base and cover a range of topics to help manage your end-of-term processes. If you would like help with these or other instructional technology needs, please email cit@ua.edu. …
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