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…
It’s here. After more than one full year of preparation, the CIT is moving Blackboard Learn to the cloud! We’ve been buzzing about this upgrade since April, and we appreciate your patience as we perform the upgrade to make UA’s instance of Blackboard Learn a more flexible, scalable and resilient platform. In case you missed it, Blackboard…
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.
Currently, some users are encountering sporadic errors where administrative registration, enrollment, and course maintenance processes are not coming across from Banner/myBama to Blackboard Learn. Please report specifics to cit@ua.edu if you encounter error messages or unexpected outcomes.
For some users, the Blackboard Learn course list in myBama is not loading courses or says no courses are found. To access Blackboard Learn courses from myBama, select More at the top of the screen and choose Blackboard. Users can also log in to Blackboard Learn directly at ualearn.blackboard.com using myBama credentials.
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.
Blackboard cleanup to begin July 15. Beginning July 15, the Center for Instructional Technology will remove old course content from the Blackboard Learn system. This is in accordance with UA’s LMS Course Retention Policy, which states that materials more than two years old will be removed from the system. Students and instructors should save any materials…
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.
