Blackboard Service Interruption Possible – Thursday, July 26, 2018, 2am – 6am
We have received the following notice from Blackboard: Subject: Emergency Datacenter Maintenance – Service Interruption Possible Date: Thursday, July 26, 2018 Time: 02:00am – 06:00am EDT On Thursday, July 26, 2018, between the hours of 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM Eastern Time, Blackboard Managed Hosting Engineers will be performing emergency maintenance. While we anticipate no […]
Blackboard Login Issues – June 27, 2018
Some in the VCU community are experiencing issues with logging into some VCU online services. The issue has been identified and corrected but it is expected to take some time to propagate across all authentication and online services. If you have tried to log into a service and been denied, please wait and try again. […]
Blackboard is NOT available at this time – Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Blackboard is currently NOT available. System is being upgraded to the latest version, Bb 9.1 “Q4 2017” release beginning at 8:00pm on Tuesday, May 15th and will last approximately 20-30 hours. This new version will be used starting with the 2018 summer semester. All previously existing courses will remain on the system and will be […]
Blackboard Emergency Maintenance – Wednesday, April 18th, 2018
We have received the following alert from Blackboard: Blackboard will be performing emergency maintenance on Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 Begin Time: Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 02:00am US Eastern (UTC/GMT-4) End Time: Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 06:00am US Eastern (UTC/GMT-4) Details: While we anticipate no interruption in service as a result of the work, we cannot entirely rule out […]
VoiceThread Workshops – April / May 2018
VoiceThread Advanced Skills April 24 at 7:00pm ET – Register here In this workshop, participants will learn about advanced VoiceThread features. We will demonstrate how to integrate Google Drive content via the Media Sources, change language displays, adjust playback settings, and more. Portions of the workshop will be hands-on. VoiceThread and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) May 1 at 7:00pm […]
Echo360 Updates (EchoSystem and Echo360 Cloud)
Update (4/17/18): The EchoSystem Server Upgrade has been rescheduled for Friday, 4/20 at 5:30AM. Thank you! Please note the reminders and updates below: EchoSystem Server Upgrade – Yes, one final upgrade to the EchoSystem Server will be applied that will address some minor issues with the content migration tool for EchoCloud and EchoCenter link issues. This update […]
Spring 2018 – Mid-Semester Communication
Dear Blackboard Faculty, We hope your Spring Break was great and that you are having a excellent 2018! We’re all hoping that warm weather is just around the corner. Please have a look at our reminders of upcoming events below… Blackboard System Upgrade Coming in 2018 The VCU Blackboard System will be upgraded to a […]
Echo360 – EchoPlayer Update
Hello VCU Faculty and Staff, We just wanted to provide a quick note to those using the legacy EchoSystem Server application and player… Support for the capture discussions feature in the EchoPlayer has been officially shut down by the vendor. As a result, the discussions “app” has been disabled in the EchoPlayer and will no longer […]
Kaltura Changes – New User Interface and Video Editor – Jan. 14, 2018
On Sunday, January 14, 2018, the new “Version 2 User Interface” will be deployed in Kaltura. In addition, HTML5-based Video Editing Tools will replace the current clip, trim and quiz creation functionalities. The new Video Editing Tools will consolidate those functionalities under one roof to create a one-stop-shop for all your timeline editing needs available both […]
New Student Response System (SRS, aka “Clickers”)
VCU now has a contract with Top Hat, which will become the University’s standard, supported Student Response System (SRS). Top Hat is a secure, cloud-based solution which offers many new features for classroom engagement, is more compatible and functional than our current SRS (Turning Technologies). Students can use their own mobile device, purchase a Top […]