There will be an upcoming planned maintenance for the university Unified Communications (VoIP) telephone system on Friday, June 5th, starting at 3 pm and lasting until 6 pm. During this time, some phone services may be intermittent and desk phones on both campuses may reboot. This maintenance window will allow the Office of Information Systems […]
Digital Wellbeing and Mental Health during a Pandemic and Beyond
by Brian Martinez Engage with Digital ToolsThere may be some things you cannot control in the short-term, but there are other things you can control. Actively engaging with digital tools can help you to take back control of your life. For example, you could take an online course after work or early in the morning. […]
Bb Annotate arrives on Tuesday
On Tuesday morning, May 26th, Blackboard will be applying their new ‘Bb Annotate’ tool to replace the old and lacking ‘New Box View’ tool for customizable feedback in inline assignment grading. I think you will find this feature set much more useful. Here is an overview video of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFaEf_7-KaM#action=share A quick start guide for […]
Scheduled Maintenance for vDesktops, Friday, May 29
The Office of Information Systems is planning a maintenance window for all virtual desktop systems on Friday, May 29, starting at 3 pm and lasting for 4 hours. This maintenance window allows us to install necessary system updates and security patches. During this window, all virtual desktop systems will be intermittently unavailable. This includes: Some […]
BB Annotate Coming Soon
Later this month (approx. the 25th), Blackboard Learn will be replacing the New Box View integration, used for Inline Assignment Grading, with a new tool called Bb Annotate. Bb Annotate will offer a more robust feature set to provide customizable feedback to learners, which includes a sidebar summary view, freehand drawing tools, various color selections, […]