Hello Bb Users,
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
SafeAssign will be unavailable Monday, February 13th 2012, starting at 8:00 am. It will probably be back in a few minutes. It could take until 9:30 am to get it upgraded.
DETAILS:
During Fall 2011, the SafeAssign tool was almost unusable due to the massive delays in processing time. We were all disappointed and frustrated by the service provided. SafeAssign is an “original writing” analyzer, which helps you determine what parts of a student’s assignment is not original. In response to the problem, Blackboard has worked to try to make sure this problem does not reoccur.
As part of the upgrade, we need to install some new SafeAssign code (Building Block version 2.5) on our server. We will do this on Monday February 13th 2012 starting at 8:00 AM EST. We expect it to only take a few minutes. We are unable to practice it, so we might run into problems. We estimate the longest it would take is until 9:30 AM EST. During the time we are doing the upgrade, SafeAssign will not be available and no submissions will be processed.
Highlighted Fixes:
· SafeAssign took a long time to displays submissions for courses with large rosters. That will be fixed.
· SafeAssign had a problem downloading assignments that contained the forward slash (/) character in the titled. That will be fixed.
· Sometimes SafeAssign did not attach the correct Feedback file on the SafeAssignment grade. This resulted in one student seeing another student’s feedback. This will be fixed.
User Documentation:
The latest SafeAssign documentation is available on line.
· Safe Assign Instructor Guide
Please contact the Blackboard help desk if you have any question about either the upgrade or SafeAssign in general. The Blackboard help desk is available at 305-284-3949 or blackboardhelp@miami.edu
Thanks,
Rick Ramos
Blackboard Help Desk Supervisor
305-284-3949
Rick Ramos
Blackboard Help Desk Supervisor
305-284-3949
