Update on the status of our learning technology services
An update to the Blackboard system is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 6 August 2019. The update will commence at approximately 6am and the service will be unavailable for that day. During this time there will be no access to Blackboard courses or to Turnitin. Pebblepad, Padlet and Box of Broadcasts are unaffected by this work. There will be direct links to these tools available on the day of maintenance via a holding page, which will be displayed instead of the normal Blackboard service.
As part of ongoing improvements by TurnitinUK, Turnitin is having some scheduled maintenance on Saturday 5 November 1:00pm – 6:00pm (UK Time).
We would like to make users aware that the Turnitin service will be unavailable between 1pm-6pm on Saturday 5th November. This is to allow for scheduled maintenance by TurnitinUK. No submissions, grading, or access will be possible through the service during this time.
Programmes are advised to amend any deadlines set during the maintenance period.
Markers are reminded that submitted papers can be downloaded (both individually and in bulk) from Turnitin should they wish to read/annotate during the maintenance period and then copy & paste these into the Document Viewer manually once the service is available again.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
For queries or further advice, please contact your Faculty Learning Technologist via the IT Service Desk on 01227 782626.
What is happening?
An update to the Blackboard system is scheduled to take place from 6am on Tuesday 9th August 2016 and will involve a maximum of 48 hours downtime. During this time there will be no access to Blackboard courses or to its integrated tools (i.e. Turnitin).
Why is this happening?
Primarily the update is to ensure the system remains current and can continue to be supported, however any new features will be posted in the coming months.
When is this happening?
The update process is scheduled to take place from 6am on Tuesday 9th August to 6am on Thursday 11 August 2016.
What do I need to do?
At this point in time please make a note of this date in your diary and for those colleagues who have assessment deadlines or feedback due on these dates, please adjust these accordingly.
Further information will be posted in the coming months.
If you have any questions in the meantime please contact your Faculty Learning Technologist.
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