Archives for May 2010

The S&T campus Blackboard instance will be unavailable from 8:00 a.m. on May 21 through May 23.  During this time, Blackboard will be upgraded to version 9 and any course(s)/course content created on the temporary blackboard 9 server (blackboard9.mst.edu) will be transferred to the newly upgraded system. Blackboard services will be restored no later than 8:00 a.m. on May 24.

Blackboard9.mst.edu will not be returned to service since content housed on that system will be transferred to blackboard.mst.edu during the upgrade process.

Please call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other issue at 573-341-HELP (4357).

Blackboard 9 is now available on our campus, along with the current version (Blackboard 8).

Visit http://blackboard9.mst.edu to see what the new interface looks like and get a jumpstart on developing your Summer courses in Blackboard 9. This is a temporary link to give you the opportunity to preview the new interface and features.

The official S&T Blackboard web site will still be http://blackboard.mst.edu.

All campus Blackboard services will be unavailable Friday, May 21, 2010 until Monday, May 24, 2010 while our current Blackboard 8 environment is upgraded to version 9.  Any course content created on http://blackboard9.mst.edu before May 21 will be transferred to http://blackboard.mst.edu during the upgrade.  The temporary Blackboard 9 link (http://blackboard9.mst.edu) will not be available after May 21.

EdTech will be hosting one more training opportunity for instructors who will be teaching over the summer. Click one of the links below to sign up. All sessions will take place in Library Room 103.

June 2, 2010 – 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Additional sessions for Fall Semester are also available:

August 9, 2010 – 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

August 10, 2010 – 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

August 11, 2010 – 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

August 12, 2010 – 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

August 13, 2010 – 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

August 13, 2010 – 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Documentation about Blackboard 9 is available at:

http://edtech.mst.edu/servicesupport/blackboard9/index.html

Questions, comments, or concerns regarding Blackboard 9 can be directed to edtech@mst.edu.