Pearson will perform scheduled maintenance on Saturday, October 23, 12:00 – 8:00 a.m.. Students will be unable to access Blackboard Learn-integrated Pearson content during the entire maintenance window, including MyLab, Learning Catalytics, Enhanced Revel, MyEnglishLab, and Pearson English Portal content. Additional information is available via the Pearson System Status webpage.
Turnitin has advised that service has been restored. Instructors or students experiencing issues should contact cit@ua.edu. The incident occurred between the following times: September 28th, 12:54 – 1:36 PM. RESOLVED – As of 12:55 PM Central on Tuesday, Sept 28, Turnitin is currently experiencing a service disruption. Users accessing Turnitin through Blackboard Learn may be…
Looking for ways to prep for the fall semester while Blackboard is unavailable for scheduled upgrades? Check out the following resources to connect with other instructors and get inspired! Flipgrid Intro Workshop Thu. Aug. 5, 10am – 11am UA is transitioning from VoiceThread to Flipgrid during the Blackboard Learn upgrade. Flipgrid offers a modern, fun…
Blackboard is moving to the cloud! August 5 – 13, Blackboard Learn will be unavailable while UA’s instance of Blackboard Learn moves from being hosted in Blackboard’s data centers to being hosted in the cloud, also known as software as a service (SaaS). Moving UA’s Blackboard Learn instance to SaaS allows for flexibility, scalability, resilience…
Thursday, July 15 Panopto will require Panopto for Windows and Mac to be upgraded. When prompted, please update your software. Step-by-step guidance and instructions for upgrading on both Mac and PC are available on Panopto’s website.
On Saturday, June 26, the Panopto Cloud will be updated with the latest features and improvements. These updates will require downtime. We expect up to 4 hours of downtime starting at 8pm Central.
Blackboard will perform emergency data center maintenance on Friday, June 11. Four hours of downtime can be expected between the hours of 1:00am and 5:00am CDT. Please contact cit@ua.edu if you have questions or need instructional technology assistance.
On Saturday, June 26 the Panopto Cloud will be updated with new features and improvements. The update will require up to 4 hours of downtime beginning at 8pm.
Blackboard will perform emergency data center maintenance on Wednesday, June 9. Two hours of downtime can be expected between the hours of 1:00am and 5:00am. Please contact cit@ua.edu if you have questions or need instructional technology assistance.
Blackboard Learn is moving to the cloud August 5 – 13. In August, UA’s instance of Blackboard Learn will move from being hosted in Blackboard’s data centers to being hosted in the cloud, a hosting strategy otherwise known as software as a service (SaaS). Moving to SaaS allows for flexibility, scalability, resilience and innovation. Flexibility…
