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FA2014 Bb Course Shells Created 7/12/14

Bb course shells for FA2014 were created on July 12, 2014 on the Bb production server at http://blackboard.umbc.edu.  Enrollments for FA2014 courses will continue to be updated daily....

Posted: August 21, 2014, 2:15 PM

Known Issue: Course Lists Cannot Exceed 99 Courses

Too Much of a Good Thing

The maximum number of courses displayed within the “My Courses” module under myBlackboard or within the “Courses: Quick View” module under the Courses tab in Blackboard is 99. If you are enrolled...

Posted: August 20, 2014, 4:00 PM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 7 AM on 8/21

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down 7 AM Thurs 8/21

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down beginning at 7 AM on Thursday, 8/21.  This downtime is outside of the regularly scheduled maintenance window but is necessary for DoIT staff to...

Posted: August 18, 2014, 11:07 AM

SU2014 Bb Course Shells Created 4/17/14

Bb course shells for SU2014 were created on April 17, 2014 on the Bb production server at http://blackboard.umbc.edu.  Enrollments for SU2014 courses will continue to be updated daily....

Posted: May 1, 2014, 11:00 AM

Known Issue: Missing Bb Modules Caused by Editing

DoIT recomends users not edit module settings

5/19/14 Update: This issue is fixed in Service Pack (SP) 14 of version 9.1. We are on SP 13, but are unlikely to upgrade before January 2015 given overlapping dates when final grades are due...

Posted: April 29, 2014, 1:40 PM

Changes to the Blackboard WT2014 Server

http://bb-winter.umbc.edu will go offline on 3/21

DoIT staff will be making several changes to the WT2014 Bb server in preparation for archiving/restoring the WT2014 courses to the UMBC Bb production server.  All WT2014 instructors have been...

Posted: March 14, 2014, 1:43 PM

Spring Blackboard Drop-in Hours

Got Questions? We Have Answers!

To support faculty ongoing Blackboard support needs,  DoIT will be offering additional weekly drop-in hours beginning Monday, February 24. A DoIT staff member will be available to work one-on-one...

Posted: February 19, 2014, 10:21 AM

DoIT Update on Recent Webmail, Blackboard Issues

Load Balancer "Root Cause" to be Reviewed This Semester

To the UMBC Campus Community, Over the past 7-10 days, DoIT has been troubleshooting technical issues with the Cyrus campus Webmail system and Blackboard. Initially, we saw these as separate...

Posted: January 24, 2014, 3:14 PM

Blackboard Known Issues Resolved

Creating & Reusing Assessment Issues Working Normally

1/22/14 Update We appear to be back to normal now.  1/21/14 Update Spoke too soon. We're not seeing as many cases of export/import issues (#2 below), but we are still seeing issues...

Posted: January 17, 2014, 6:14 PM

Blackboard Drop-in Sessions

Got Questions? We Have Answers!

In anticipation of faculty support needs associated with the coming term and Blackboard upgrades,  DoIT will be offering additional weekly drop-in hours beginning Monday, December 9th. A DoIT...

Posted: December 5, 2013, 3:27 PM