UA’s instance of the Panopto Cloud was updated Saturday, June 25th 2022; full release notes are available on the Panopto Community site: 13 Cancun | Release Notes | June 2022 Here are some of the latest features and improvements (some features may not be immediately available in UA’s Panopto instance).
We are working on some behind-the-scenes changes to Blackboard’s course settings in an effort to provide a better user experience. Moving forward, courses will not have default course availability dates associated with their term. This means that courses will not become available/unavailable on a preset date unless manually set by the instructor or department. If…
Some users may have experienced a Blackboard service outage from approximately 9:30 PM Central on June 9 to 12:30 AM Central on June 10. Service was restored around 12:30 AM. When the incident investigation is complete, we will share its results. Contact cit@ua.edu with questions or concerns.
Hello instructors, It’s June, and summer teaching and learning are underway! This is Melissa from The Center for Instructional Technology with some instructional technology news and tips. Updates to Cengage in Blackboard On May 25, CIT updated the method used for connecting Cengage MindLinks with Blackboard. Instructors will follow the same process for adding Cengage…
Hello instructors, Melissa from The Center for Instructional Technology here with some instructional technology news. Changes to Turnitin On May 11, CIT updated the method used for connecting Blackboard to Turnitin. The new connection method allows for more seamless system updates in the future and offers an improved student submission process. While the update brings…
Instructors submitting final grades by importing grades from Blackboard may receive the error message “You have selected an invalid grade. Please contact the registrar.” If this error message is encountered, try this possible workaround: Change any F, W, or I grades to “none” by utilizing the dropdown menus next to those students. Click Submit. This…
CIT has learned of an issue where a small number of folders on our Panopto site had the incorrect users/groups added to the share page as part of a copy process. This bug that caused this issue was fixed in March, and Panopto is removing the incorrectly added permissions on Tuesday, May 17. From Panopto:…
Hello instructors, This is Melissa from The Center for Instructional Technology. I can’t believe the end of the semester is already here! We have some instructional technology news and tips to help you finish strong. Known Issue: Some Spring 2022 Blackboard Learn courses missing from user course list Some users have reported that certain Spring…
Update 5/3/2022 8:49 a.m.: This issue has been resolved. About 30 fully online UA Online courses had end dates erroneously indicated as April 29, denying access to enrolled students and limiting visibility for instructors. The courses have now been made available. Anyone still unable to access Spring 2022 courses should email cit@ua.edu. Some users have…
Update 6/22/2022 9:15 a.m.: On Saturday, June 25th 2022, the Panopto Cloud will be updated with the latest features and improvements. These updates will require downtime. We expect up to 3 hours of downtime, with a target start time of 9:00pm EDT. During the downtime, you will not be able to access videos on your…
