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Known Issue: Low speaker volume in Blackboard Collaborate when using iOS 15 and Safari 15

From Blackboard: Collaborate – Low speaker volume in Collaborate when using iOS 15 and Safari 15 Date Published: Nov 08, 2021 Category: Product:Known Issues & Error Messages; Version:Web Conferencing Article No.: 000076023 Product: Collaborate Service Pack(s): Web Conferencing Description: Collaborate users on iOS 15 and Safari 15 are experiencing low speaker volume that may make…


RESOLVED – Known Issue: Turnitin SSO Login Issues

Some UA users may have been unable to log into Turnitin Monday, November 8, 7:43 PM – Tuesday, November 9, 6:01 AM. Turnitin has resolved this issue. Real-time information about Turnitin status, as well as updates about schedules maintenance and past incidents, is available on the Turnitin status page. From Turnitin: We’ve fixed it! Due…


RESOLVED – Known Issue: Blackboard Learn Performance Issues Nov 4

RESOLVED – 10:22 AM – Blackboard has applied a fix to resolve the performance issues for UA. Users still experiencing slowness should clear the browser cache and report remaining problems to cit@ua.edu. Root cause analysis will be shared as soon as available. Blackboard Learn is having slowness and performance issues when accessing the site, beginning…


Email Address in Blackboard

Students who are also employees have both @ua and @crimson email addresses. Users can now define which of their official UA email addresses (must be @ua.edu or @crimson.ua.edu) are used for Blackboard Learn communications. To determine which email is being used within Blackboard Learn, you can check your profile in Blackboard. After logging in, click…


RESOLVED – Known Issue: Panopto Video Playback Fails in Safari

Update, Tuesday, November 1 at 12:45 PM: Panopto deployed a fix to resolve this issue. Additional information, including a full root cause analysis, is available on the Panopto Status page. Panopto is investigating a partial viewing outage that impacts the Safari browser, causing video playback to fail. As a temporary workaround, they recommend using Chrome…


RESOLVED – Known Issue: Respondus 4.0 Test Manager Users Unable to Connect to Server

Update, Friday, October 8 at 9:00 AM: CIT has applied a settings change recommended by Respondus Support. Instructors should follow the revised “How to Publish your Test to Blackboard via Respondus 4” and “How to Export a Blackboard Test to a Word Document” how-to guides in the Respondus Blackboard course. NOTE: This issue does not…


Known Issue: Blackboard Learn Login Issue

CIT is aware that some users are experiencing issues with logging into Blackboard via the direct URL and through myBama. These issues with accessing and loading content are happening in Safari, Chrome, Edge, and Respondus Lockdown Browser, which relies on Safari or Chrome to function. This appears to be related to newer browser updates and…


Pearson Scheduled Maintenance – October 23

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.


RESOLVED – Known Issue: Turnitin Service Disruption

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…


Instructional Technology News – September 23

Hello instructors, Melissa from The Center for Instructional Technology here with a few reminders and tips in advance of the upcoming midterm grade entry deadline. Want more updates from CIT? Subscribe to our news updates and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Midterm grades due October 6 at midnight Midterm grades are due 10/6 at 11:59 p.m. Instructors are required to submit midterm grades for all 100- and 200-level courses. Midterm…


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