Blackboard 9.1

Blackboard Maintenance on Sunday, October 7, 2012

Posted by on October 3, 2012

IT will be performing Blackboard maintenance on Sunday, October 7, 2012, starting at 12:00 a.m. Blackboard will be unavailable for 4-6 hours between midnight and 6 a.m. Please call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issue at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online Help Request at http://help.mst.edu.

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Blackboard Collaborate Upgrade on Thursday, October 4, 2012

Posted by on October 3, 2012

EdTech will be upgrading the Blackboard Collaborate building block inside of Blackboard on Thursday, October 4, 2012, starting at 5 p.m. Blackboard Collaborate will be unavailable for approximately 1 hour (5 – 6 p.m.) during the upgrade process. Blackboard Collaborate is a virtual classroom available to all Blackboard courses. For more information about Collaborate, visit: […]

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Blackboard Maintenance on Sunday, September 16, 2012

Posted by on September 12, 2012

IT will be performing Blackboard maintenance on Sunday, September 16, 2012, starting at 12:00 a.m. Blackboard will be unavailable for 4-6 hours between midnight and 6 a.m. Please call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issue at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online Help Request at http://help.mst.edu.

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REMINDER: Courses in Blackboard Need to be Made Available to Students

Posted by on August 15, 2012

Educational Technology wishes to remind all instructors that courses in Blackboard need to be made “Available” to students before students can access the content. Instructions for making a course available can be found at: http://edtech.mst.edu/support/blackboard9-1/courseavailable/ By default, we make courses unavailable to give instructors time to populate a course with content before students can see […]

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Blackboard Collaborate Upgrade on Thursday, August 2, 2012

Posted by on August 2, 2012

Blackboard Collaborate will be upgraded to the latest version at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2012. Collaborate is a virtual learning environment integrated into Blackboard. The newest version has some minor enhancements such as greatly improved noise cancellation features and the ability to better monitor which permissions each participant has within the Collaborate session. […]

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Blackboard 9.1 Training Opportunities

Posted by on July 25, 2012

Educational Technology is offering several opportunities to learn more about Blackboard 9.1 in August (before Fall 2012). To sign up for a training opportunity, visit the link below: http://edtech.mst.edu/events/blackboard9-1/ Each training opportunity will cover the following: Basic functions of Blackboard 9.1 – A few functions have changed since Blackboard 9. This includes, but is not […]

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Blackboard Collaborate Training Opportunities

Posted by on July 25, 2012

Educational Technology is offering several opportunities to learn about Blackboard Collaborate in August (before Fall 2012). Collaborate is a virtual learning environment where students and instructors can interact online much as they do within a traditional classroom. To sign up for a training opportunity, visit the link below: http://edtech.mst.edu/events/collaborate/ Each training opportunity will cover the […]

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Blackboard Maintenance on Sunday, July 15, 2012

Posted by on July 11, 2012

IT will be performing Blackboard maintenance on Sunday, July 15, 2012, starting at 12:00 a.m. Blackboard will be unavailable for 4-6 hours between midnight and 6 a.m. Please call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issue at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online Help Request at http://help.mst.edu.

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Blackboard 9.1 is HERE!

Posted by on May 20, 2012

Blackboard 9.1 is HERE! Instructors can now use the features of Blackboard 9.1 to enhance their current summer and fall 2012 courses, as well as courses in the future. EdTech is still in the process of developing all of the documentation for using Bb 9.1 features. However, here are some useful links to get started: […]

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Blackboard 9.1 is coming to campus!

Posted by on May 18, 2012

Blackboard 9.1 will be released to campus on Sunday, May 20, 2012, starting just after midnight. Blackboard will be unavailable while services are transferred over from version 9.0 to 9.1. This process may take up to 12 hours, though the expected time to completion is considerably less than this. EdTech is offering several training opportunities […]

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