Adam MasseyAs you create content using the Editor, the indicator will update in real time to reflect the Ally accessibility score. Click the indicator to open the item in Ally where you can then follow the prompts to improve the score. You can find out more about this feature on the release notes on Blackboard’s support Continue Reading…
Mobile Apps: Scheduled Maintenance 24 December 2021
A database upgrade will be performed early in the morning, between 0200 and 0215. For those using the Blackboard Student and Blackboard Instructor apps between those times, you will: Be unable to log in Not recieve push notifications from Blackbard on your device(s) This only affects the mobile apps. It will not affect access to Continue Reading…
Scheduled Maintenance: 20 December 2021
Access to Blackboard may be briefly interrupted early in the morning. A rolling restart will be performed which may affect your access. This will begin at 0300 and last for up to five minutes. See details for other timezones.
Timer and Force Complete options are now linked
To prevent issues arising when a student tries to complete a test through multiple tabs/windows, the Timer and Force Complete options are now linked Colleagues are advised to avoid selection of the Force completion option. Enabling this option may create problems for students completing a test should they experience any connectivity issues during an assessment. Continue Reading…
File size upload limit
Blackboard will now refuse to accept any uploads greater than 2560MB / 2.56GB. If you try, you will see the following message: Students If you are submitting large file assignments, e.g. a video, these should not be submitted directly to the assignment attempt. Follow the instructions provided in your module – they will include information Continue Reading…
Video Feedback: Scheduled Maintenance on 25 November
The video feedback tools for Blackboard assignments will be unavailable from midnight, for up to three hours.
Scheduled Maintenance: 31 August 2021
Blackboard will perform a database upgrade on Blackboard Learn, beginning at 0030 on 31 August 2021. Based on upgrades performed at other institutions, Blackboard expect the upgrade to take four hours to complete. See details for other time zones. Blackboard will be unavailable while this upgrade takes place.
A change to course creation for 2021-22
Neil CocklinTo make it easier to prepare new Blackboard Courses, this year we will be creating them in 1 of 2 ways. 1. If a module ran during the 2020-21 academic year (and keeps the same module code) the course will be created completely empty. This will reduce tutor workload by greatly simplifying the course copying Continue Reading…
Changes to help.blackboard.com
Blackboard are redesigning their help site. Any links to it will need to be checked and updated before 25 May 2021 to continue working. What is changing? On help.blackboard.com, pages in the section for Blackboard Learn contain information for both the Original and Ultra Experiences. After 25 May 2021, the instructions for each experience will Continue Reading…
Video Recording Feedback: Scheduled Maintenance on 11 May
The video feedback tools for Blackboard assignments will be unavailable from midnight, for up to three hours. See details for other time zones. This does not affect other areas of feedback in Blackboard Assignments, nor does it affect Turnitin assignments. Any instructor who tries to create a feedback recording, and any student who tries to Continue Reading…