[BB] Library Course Reserves (Ares) will be unavailable for System Maintenance

Dear Bb Users,

 

Library Course Reserves service (Ares) will be unavailable on Monday, Sept 2^nd from 12:00 am to 6:00 am for system maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience and greatly appreciate your patience.

 

Thanks,

 

Hong

 

Hong Ma

Information Systems Librarian

(305)284-8844

hma@miami.edu

[BB] Blackboard is up and running

Dear Blackboard Users

 

Blackboard is now operating as normal. Please close your browser and log in again.

 

If you have any other issues please call us at 305-284-3949 during business hours Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm or email at blackboardhelp@miami.edu.

 

Thanks,

 

 

Rick Ramos

Help Desk Supervisor

(P): 305-284-3949

 

 

[BB] Blackboard is up and running

Dear Blackboard Users

 

Blackboard is not operating as normal. Please close your browser and log in again.

 

If you have any other issues please call us at 305-284-3949 during business hours Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm or email at blackboardhelp@miami.edu.

 

Thanks,

 

Rick Ramos

Help Desk Supervisor

(P): 305-284-3949

 

 

[BB] Blackboard issues

Dear Blackboard users,

 

We are experiencing issues with Blackboard at this moment. It is not allowing users to log in. We will keep you informed as soon as the service is restored.

 

Thank you,

 

Rick Ramos

Help Desk Supervisor

(P): 305-284-3949

 

 

[BB] Blackboard Enrollments

Blackboard users,

The Blackboard connection to the CaneLink enrollment system stopped working yesterday around 5:00 pm. We just discovered that it was not working. It has been restarted now and is in the process of sending all the registrations and drops that were not processed between 5:00 pm and now. Until it gets caught up, you may see a difference between your CaneLink roster and Blackboard roster. 

Since the CaneLink-Blackboard integration is being used for the first time this semester, we have never experienced this before. We will keep you updated.

 - Bill - 

WIlliam Vilberg

Academic Technologies

University of Miami, Information Technology

P: (305) 284-3944

C: (786) 250-2255

[BB] Make a "Welcome" video for your Blackboard course sites

Blackboard mailing list members,

If you have a computer with a webcam, it is incredibly easy to make a video "Welcome to my course" announcement in Blackboard. 

Go to http://goo.gl/XLYWGO for a link to a video showing just how it is done.

 - Bill - 

WIlliam Vilberg

Academic Technologies

University of Miami, Information Technology

P: (305) 284-3944

C: (786) 250-2255

[BB] Blackboard is now upgraded to Service Pack 12

Dear Blackboard Users,

 

The Blackboard system was upgraded to Service Pack 12. When you log in for the first time, you will be asked to create a profile. this is a new social feature but you are not required to complete it at this moment.

 

Here are a few valuable resources to familiarize yourself with the new Blackboard Learn features and be ready to integrate them in your instruction:

·       On-Demand Learning Center: free access to video tutorials and getting started guides

·       Feature Showcase: review all of the new features

·       Help.Blackboard.com: assistance using the new Blackboard Learn platform, organized by role

·       Educator Cohort: series of online meetings to familiarize educators with new features 

 

In addition, The UMIT Learning Platforms team has scheduled workshops and online training classes for faculty, instructors, and their assistants. Please click here for more information: http://www.iacevents.org/.

 

If you have questions or concerns about these upcoming changes, please contact the Blackboard team at: (305) 284-3949 or blackboardhelp@miami.edu. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Your Blackboard team