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Blackboard Notifications Not Working

Posted by on August 23, 2016

The “Notifications” feature in Blackboard is not working. EdTech is aware of this issue and is working with the vendor to implement a fix. We regret any inconvenience this is causing you. In other news, the notification feature in Canvas works great, and allows you to easily set your preferences about exactly how and when you’d […]

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Scheduled Blackboard Outage on Thursday, Aug. 11th, 5PM—8PM

Posted by on August 8, 2016

Blackboard will be unavailable for a short period on Thursday, Aug. 11th, from 5PM—8PM for a cumulative update security patch. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact EdTech at (573) 341-4131

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BLACKBOARD MAINTENANCE: Sunday, June 19, 2016

Posted by on June 14, 2016

IT will be performing Blackboard maintenance on Sunday, June 19, 2016, starting at midnight. Blackboard will be unavailable for approximately 4 – 6 hours between midnight and to 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 19. Please contact the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issue at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online […]

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Instructors: FS15 Blackboard Courses to be Set to “Unavailable”

Posted by on January 20, 2016

Blackboard courses from last semester, FS15, will be made “unavailable” on January 20th at the end of the day. Don’t worry, the courses aren’t gone, they’re just hidden from the default student view. If you want to preserve student access to that course, you’ll have to go in and make it available again. Here is a […]

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Avoid Using Microsoft Internet Explorer to Access Blackboard

Posted by on January 12, 2016

S&T Educational Technology recommends NOT using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer as your internet browser when accessing Blackboard. As of Jan 12, 2016, Microsoft themselves are discontinuing support for all previous versions of Internet Explorer.   You had a good run, IE, but it’s time to retire.

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Will You Be Using Tegrity Lecture Capture for SPRING 2016?

Posted by on December 7, 2015

Do you plan to use Tegrity lecture capture during SPRING 2016? If so, then Educational Technology will need to gather some basic information from you so that we may prepare any room(s) in which you will be teaching with the appropriate technology. To gather that information, we ask that you complete the survey linked below: […]

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Group Assignments Associated With Rubrics Causing Sporadic Issues

Posted by on November 11, 2015

Recently we’ve had a few confirmed reports of students being unable to view grading rubrics associated with group assignments. If you’re using a grading rubric for a group assignment, you may be affected by this issue. We’re currently working with Blackboard to resolve this behavior. If you have questions or problems related to this issue, […]

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Still getting Blackboard errors when submitting or viewing assignments?

Posted by on October 27, 2015

Assignments submitted to courses between approximately 4PM-6PM on Oct. 26th were corrupted or only partially uploaded. If you submitted an assignment on Oct 26th from 4PM-6PM you were likely affected by this disruption of service. Assignment submissions from that time window must be cleared and resubmitted. Instructors, you’ll have to clear the assignment submissions. Students, […]

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BLACKBOARD MAINTENANCE: Sunday, October 18, 2015

Posted by on October 14, 2015

IT will be performing Blackboard maintenance on Sunday, October 18, 2015, starting at midnight. Blackboard will be unavailable for approximately 4 hours between midnight and to 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 18. Please contact the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issue at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online Help Request at […]

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VoiceThread Maintenance

Posted by on September 23, 2015

VoiceThread will be performing database maintenance on Sunday, Oct. 11th from 12:00 AM to 1:00 AM. VoiceThread will be unavailable during that time.

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