New in Möbius: Math Engine Update / Content Repository / Chemistry Questions
DigitalEd has recently shared its latest release update for Möbius with us. Please read below! For more information about Möbius at VCU, please see go.vcu.edu/mobius. Upgrade Announcement for the Möbius Math Engine We are planning to upgrade the existing Math Engine (MapleNet 2019.1) to a newer version—MapleNet 2023.1. This means the current MapleNet version will […]
Canvas Third Party Tools Update
Canvas Third Party Tool Removals & Upgrades have now been completed. In some cases, action may be required to enable tool use following the completion of the maintenance window. As an aside, Kaltura My Media is now only located in the Account Navigation and can no longer be accessed via Course Navigation. Visit the Kaltura LTI […]
Ellucian ILP & Canvas Course Dates
On Monday, May 6th, the Learning Systems team made a change to our Ellucian ILP Configuration that affects course participation dates. Previously, courses were loaded into Canvas and used the ‘Term’ dates to define the course participation. We are now sending courses into Canvas using the course start and end dates as defined within Banner […]
End of Semester Reminders – Spring 2024
Fall 2024 Course Shells Available Now Training Opportunities Just-In-Time Support Spring 2024: Canvas Updates Final Grades We Appreciate your Feedback Carrying Over Incompletes to the Next Semester Greetings VCU Faculty, We hope everyone has had a successful Spring semester. Below you will find some items to consider while closing out your course as we head […]
Suspended User Status in Canvas
Beginning Monday, March 7th, student status in Canvas will now follow the VCU Continuous Enrollment Policy which says that a student who misses 3 semesters is considered inactive and needs to reapply for admission. Suspended users can no longer log in to Canvas Web or Mobile (mobile tokens are temporarily disabled). However, other data such as enrollments […]
UPDATE: Canvas “Classic Quizzes” EOL Timeline Pushed Back
Classic Quizzes End of Life The Canvas “Classic Quizzes” end of life has been extended with no current date set. Instructors currently have the option to use the “Classic Quizzes” or “New Quizzes” format; whichever they prefer. For additional information regarding this transition, visit Instructure’s Classic Quiz Sunset Timeline page and feel free to subscribe if you […]
ExamSoft – Blackboard to Canvas Integration
As of June 1, 2021 the ExamSoft integration will be switched over from Blackboard to Canvas upon the completion of the Blackboard decommission. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.
Kaltura Performance Issues and Infrastructure Changes this Weekend (8/29/20)
Hello from Learning Systems, We hope this message finds you well. Kaltura MediaSpace, their integration servers for Blackboard and Canvas, as well as the Kaltura Management Server have all been experiencing intermittent outages over the last week. Our team has been in contact with the vendor and they have stated that several changes are being […]
Update: Emergency Blackboard Maintenance – Saturday, June 6th, 8pm
UPDATE: Emergency Blackboard DataCenter Maintenance – Service Interruption Possible The previously scheduled emergency maintenance for Saturday, June 6th midnight-noon, has been rescheduled. Blackboard Managed Hosting re-evaluated the preparation time required, and in an effort to minimize the possibility of service interruption, has moved the maintenance window to today, Saturday, June 6th, from 8:00pm until 8:00am […]