Blackboard services will be undergoing intersession maintenance during the winter break. On Monday, December 28, 2009, Blackboard will be unavailable from while maintenance is performed on the servers. On Wednesday, December 30, 2009, UMSL will be performing network maintenance from 4 – 8 p.m. This is not expected to cause a local Blackboard interruption, but […]
Read More »MOREnet, which provides core network services to Missouri S&T and other campuses, will be performing maintenance on UMSL’s network from midnight to 1 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2009. As a result, Blackboard at Missouri S&T will be unavailable during the maintenance window. Other IT services will still be available. Please call the Help Desk […]
Read More »Blackboard has a number of options for enabling guest access to enable access to a course to individuals who are not currently enrolled in a course. It is also possible to limit guest access to specific areas or tools within a course. By default, guest access to Blackboard courses is disabled. IT has recently performed […]
Read More »EdTech is a little late to the game, but we finally set up a YouTube account for our group. Although we have access to other ways of posting videos, I figured YouTube has some versatility that our other methods don’t have. However, the quality of our videos has diminished somewhat. Compare the video below to […]
Read More »IT will be upgrading Wimba Voice Tools building block within Blackboard on Friday, October 9, 2009, starting at 5:30 p.m. Wimba Live Classroom and other Voice Tools will be unavailable for approximately 30 minutes during the upgrade process. Regular Blackboard services will still be available. If you have any questions, please contact the IT Help […]
Read More »Blackboard’s Digital Dropbox will be permanently decommissioned in Summer 2010, prior to the release of Blackboard Version 9 on our campus. The Digital Dropbox has been used most commonly by students to store data files prior to submission to the instructor’s dropbox, but will no longer be supported in Blackboard 9. Digital Dropbox will no […]
Read More »Blackboard service has been restored.
Read More »The campus Blackboard application is currently experiencing extremely poor performance due to server issues. Our Blackboard administrators are currently working to restore service and expect services to be restored within an hour. Updates will be posted at IT Press and EdTech Connect as they become available. If you have any questions, please contact the IT […]
Read More »Summer Semester 2009 courses in Blackboard will be set to “unavailable” to students on Friday, September 11, 2009, starting at 5:30 p.m. Instructors can still see all of the course content inside a Blackboard course, but students will be unable to see the SS2009 courses at all. Instructors will be able to set a course […]
Read More »Blackboard service will be intermittent on Sunday, September 13, 2009, from 6 – 10 a.m. as network upgrades are being performed. Customers can expect Blackboard service outages as long as 30 minutes during this maintenance window. Please call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other issue at 573-341-HELP (4357).
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