Adam MasseyThe Blackboard App (for students) and Blackboard Instructor App will be unavailable for four hours on the morning of 26 December 2020. If you try to use the apps between 0500 and 0900 GMT (see details for other time zones), you will see an error message saying that the service is currently unavailable and to Continue Reading…
Adobe Flash: End of life
At the end of the year, Adobe Flash will no longer run in web browsers. As such, any content that requires Flash, and doesn’t include an HTML version, will cease to run at the end of the year. You may need to check your Blackboard courses to ensure presentations still work.
A detailed comparison between the old and new Content Editor
As announced last week, the Blackboard content editor will be updated on 5 November. Here’s a detailed comparison between the toolbars in the old and the new editors.
The new Blackboard Learn content editor
Adding content has been simplified, the editor works better on both hand-held devices and larger screens. There are several improvements for accessibility and new features. We are scheduled to receive the new content editor on 5 November 2020. The power of plus One easy menu for adding content from your computer or integrated tools (formerly Continue Reading…
Say hello to the Ultra Base Navigation
A new way of navigating Blackboard Learn. A more modern, mobile first, and intuitive navigation providing quick access to the most critical information from across all of your Blackboard courses. What is the Ultra Base Navigation (UBN)? It replaces the Original Experience’s various tabs and modules which you see when you log into Blackboard. Instead Continue Reading…
Coming Soon: Blackboard Annotate
A new way to provide feedback on work submitted to Blackboard Assignments. Blackboard Annotate replaces New Box View, allowing you to add feedback and comments directly onto students work submitted to Blackboard Assignments. This only affects Blackboard Assignments. Turnitin Assignments will not change. When will we get it? Blackboard say our migration is scheduled for Continue Reading…
Mobile Apps Maintenance
Blackboard’s apps for iOS and Android will be unavailable during the early hours of 17 December 2019. The work is scheduled to begin at 0330 UTC, and will last five hours (see details for other timezones). During the maintenance period, you will be unable to access the Blackboard and Blackboard Instructor apps. Access to Blackboard Continue Reading…
Service interruption: 7 October 2019
We are aware of an issue affecting all https://t.co/mCqNOQRgIa domains and engineers are working diligently to resolve the issue. We apologize for any disruption. — Blackboard (@Blackboard) October 7, 2019 As a result of this issue, Aston’s Blackboard was unavailable between 2230 – 2336 BST.
What’s new in Blackboard after the move to SaaS?
The move to SaaS is now complete! Over the course of three days, everything was moved from Managed Hosting, over to the new SaaS environment. That means we will always run the latest version of Blackboard – that means no more finding a bug in September and having to wait for the next summer’s upgrade Continue Reading…
2019 Blackboard Courses
Blackboard courses for the 2019 academic year will be available by Friday 9 August. By that date, those with the School Administrator role (e.g. assessments teams, Library Information Specialists, etc) will be able to search for and quick enrol on courses. Instructors will be enrolled on to courses based on the information in the UMD, Continue Reading…