CIT has received reports from several instructors that Required Texts are listed incorrectly for Fall syllabi in Simple Syllabus. Please follow these steps to begin troubleshooting this issue: Check The University Supply Store website to confirm that the listed texts are correct. If the texts are listed incorrectly at the Supe Store website, email textbook@ua.edu…
Turnitin’s AI writing detection feature will become unavailable on August 1, 2023. The AI writing detection report is located in the Similarity area of the Feedback Studio and is only visible to instructors and administrator users. This feature was a temporary addition to our Turnitin environment, and we are not continuing its use based on…
Turnitin will take an 8 hour maintenance window on August 12, 09:00AM – 5:00PM, with the following services being unavailable during these times: Turnitin (including all Integrations) Originality (including all Integrations) Similarity (including Integrations) Draft Coach Gradescope (Code Similarity & LTI 1.3 Only) Feedback Studio for iOS CIT will post another reminder about this maintenance…
Hello from your Center for Instructional Technology! Below, you’ll find announcements and events to assist you with teaching and learning needs. Collaborate End of Use On August 1, 2023, Class Collaborate will be deactivated and no longer available to use at UA. This change does not affect the Blackboard Learn system, only the virtual web…
Join The Center for Instructional Technology to get your Fall courses polished and ready to go. CIT is hosting two days of workshops and one-on-one technical and pedagogical assistance to get you ready for the Fall semester. Register for a session(s) you would like to attend or drop by and receive one-on-one help setting up…
Update 6/28/23: We are still working with the vendor to resolve the issue. In the meantime, users should be able to access Simple Syllabus by adding a tool link in their Blackboard course. Follow the instructions below or visit our knowledge base article: In your Blackboard course, click on the + icon at the top…
Resolved: This issue was resolved around 5:45 PM on 6/13/23. We are aware of an Amazon Web Services (AWS) degradation that is impacting some of our tools accessed through Blackboard. Users may receive an error message when attempting to launch various third-party tools. CIT is working with Blackboard Support and monitoring the AWS service page.…
Update 6/13/2023: This issue has been resolved. CIT is aware that people.ua.edu website is unavailable at this time. Users are receiving a “404 Error – Page not found” message when attempting to access the site. We are working with support to resolve this issue and will update this page with any new information. If you…
Hello from your Center for Instructional Technology! Below, you’ll find announcements and events to assist you with teaching and learning needs. Changes to Third-Party Integrations in Blackboard Learn Anthology, Blackboard’s parent company, has announced a major change in the methods used to connect third-party tools to Blackboard Learn (examples: publisher resources, digital textbooks, and most…
CIT is aware of an upcoming Panopto update affecting Mac users and the Panopto desktop application. Panopto for Mac is upgrading to version 13.0.0. This version will require at least macOS 11. This means those using macOS 10.15 or older will be required to upgrade to macOS 11 or newer. This upgrade will be applied…
