TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 Deprecation may lead to Blackboard connection failures
TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 Deprecation may lead to connection failures. If you receive connection failures to Blackboard, please upgrade your browser to a supported version. You may learn more about browser support here.
Blackboard Mobile App Partial Outage – January 8th, 2019
NOTE: This problem has already been resolved, however we want to make Blackboard Mobile users aware that the issue occurred. Issue was resolved as of 7:00am EST on January 9th, 2019. Root cause is being investigated. Users of the Blackboard and Blackboard Instructor mobile apps are currently unable to search for their institutions. Users with […]
Blackboard Maintenance – Friday, February 1st, 2019
Blackboard will be performing scheduled maintenance on Friday, February 1st, 2019 Begin Time: Friday, February 1st, 2019 02:00am US Eastern (UTC/GMT-4) End Time: Friday, February 1st, 2019 6:00am US Eastern (UTC/GMT-4) Details: Blackboard will be performing maintenance. While we anticipate no interruption in service as a result of the work, we cannot entirely rule out brief periods of intermittent connectivity […]
Blackboard Course Cartridges End of Life – December 31, 2019
We received the following article from Blackboard Article Summary: Blackboard will be ending all support for the Course Cartridges by December 31, 2019. Please review this Support Bulletin for additional information. Please be aware of the following: As of June 30, 2019, Blackboard will discontinue services for Course Cartridges and will no longer enter into […]
Blackboard Production – Update Kaltura Building Block
Begin Time: Friday, November 9th, 2018 02:00 US Eastern (UTC/GMT-4) End Time: Friday, November 9th, 2018 03:00 US Eastern (UTC/GMT-4) Blackboard building block (Kaltura) will be updated. Although the update is being done without taking the system offline, there will be brief interruptions in service tools in Blackboard. Kind Regards, Blackboard Team blackboard@vcu.edu
Kaltura Notice – East Coast Data Center Maintenance
Kaltura’s East Coast Data Center maintenance may impact VCU’s instance of Kaltura during this timeframe. We are reaching out to inform you that a maintenance on our East Coast Data Center in order to improve performance and stability was scheduled for the following date/time: Friday, November 9th between 6:00pm to 2:00am EST. Saturday, November 10th […]
Echo360 Service Disruption – RESOLVED
Echo360 Status Current Status: Operational Started: 9/14/2018 12:04pm (+0000) Resolved: Echo360 support has identified and addressed a root cause for the Echo360 service disruption. Service has been restored and we are monitoring the system at this time. Kind Regards, Learning Systems Echo360 Status Current Status: Service Disruption Started: 9/14/2018 9:04am We are continuing to investigate a service […]
Blackboard Faculty Tools Outage – RESOLVED
Blackboard Faculty Tools is now available. We apologize for any inconvenience. Blackboard Faculty Tools is currently unavailable. Learning Systems and WebServices are currently working on a resolution.
Blackboard Faculty Tools Maintenance – Thursday, August 30th, 2018
VCU WebServices will be performing scheduled maintenance on Blackboard Faculty Tools Thursday, August 30th, 2018 Begin Time: Thursday, August 30th, 2018 6:30am US Eastern (UTC/GMT-4) End Time: Thursday, August 30th, 2018 7:30am US Eastern (UTC/GMT-4) During this maintenance, clients WILL experience an interruption to their ability to create courses using Faculty Tools in Blackboard. Blackboard WILL be available during this […]
Blackboard Maintenance – Wednesday, August 15th, 2018
Blackboard will be performing scheduled maintenance on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 Begin Time: Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 12:00am US Eastern (UTC/GMT-4) End Time: Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 6:00am US Eastern (UTC/GMT-4) Details: Blackboard will be unavailable during this window. Blackboard will make all efforts to keep this service disruption within the window to a minimum. Regards, Blackboard Team blackboard@vcu.edu