September is here – time to start planning for your first course assessment of the semester! The CIT has prepared content for each course delivery mode regarding best practices for online exams and assessments. Meet our tools that can help you as you prepare your first assessment. Testing Tools: Blackboard Tests Instructors can use Blackboard…
We’re one week in to our new methods of teaching. CIT has a few resources to share as you continue to develop best practices for your course. Contingency Planning As we saw this week with a Zoom web server issue, outages occur. Although we strive to do everything in our power to prevent outages, please…
Update, Monday, Aug. 24: On Aug. 19, 2020 at 8:04pm, a Blackboard Learn database query caused high load on the database and resulted in a service interruption. Database servers were restarted, and service was resumed by 8:50pm. Measures have been put in place by Blackboard to prevent future database service interruptions. Original Post, Wednesday, Aug.…
Welcome to the fall 2020 semester at The University of Alabama! Your colleagues in the Center for Instructional Technology are available to help with your instructional technology and accessibility needs. Flexible Modes of Instruction We’ve developed several resources to help with flexible teaching methods. Review the CIT website to see tips and best practices for…
This week, and next, the CIT is hosting several virtual, tech-focused events to help prepare instructors for the fall semester. Faculty Roundtable Join UA faculty in roundtable discussions to share your plans and strategies (and hear the plans and strategies of your peers) for teaching in the fall 2020 semester. Instructional Technology Prep Day Have…
Blackboard Learn Upgrade Reminder Last week you received information from CIT’s Director, Dr. Rachel Thompson, on the details of our Blackboard Learn upgrade occurring this week, Aug. 5 – Aug. 8. If you missed it, you can view Dr. Thompson’s message on the CIT website. Remember, Blackboard Learn will be unavailable during the upgrade. Panopto…
On Saturday, August 15, Panopto will be upgrading their cloud infrastructure to improve system performance and scalability. During the upgrade, service may be unavailable for up to 3 hours beginning at 8pm Central Time.
Blackboard Learn will undergo required maintenance and upgrades beginning Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 4:00 p.m. until Saturday, Aug. 8 at 2:00 p.m. Blackboard Learn will be unavailable during the required maintenance. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Center for Instructional Technology at 205-348-3532 or cit@ua.edu. Our technical teams at Blackboard and…
Tegrity Out, Panopto In It’s been a long breakup, but the end is finally here. Tegrity is now officially no longer available in Blackboard. We’ve received great feedback on its replacement, Panopto, from both students and instructors. In an informal poll, students named Panopto as their favorite tool during the spring transition to remote learning.…
Blackboard Learn was unavailable unexpectedly from 1:41 am until 2:30 am, Friday July 17th, 2020.
