myUSF Updates
Respondus update, support for Word 2007, Blackboard 8
Respondus Inc. has released Respondus 3.5.4e.
The 3.5.4e patch adds support for the importing of MS Word 2007 (.docx)
files, support for version 8 of the Blackboard Learning System, enhanced
“Save As” functions (including the new StudyMate Class Server
XML format), and other enhancements and fixes. An overview of the
enhancements is available at
http://www.respondus.com/download/respondus35patch.shtml [...]
http://bbnews.blog.usf.edu/2008/07/09/respondus-update-support-for-word-2007-blackboard-8
Service Interruption, June 27
Between approximately 7am and 9am, Friday June 27, Blackboard errors were
seen when any of the following actions were performed:
Post a message to a discussion board
Take a test
Upload an assignment
On Friday, June 27 During the scheduled maintenance window, a fix was
applied to correct a minor performance problem. During the application of
this fix, [...]
http://bbnews.blog.usf.edu/2008/06/27/service-interruption-june-27
Firefox 3 Blackboard compatibility
Firefox 3 was released Tuesday June 17th. For the most part, Firefox 3
is compatible with myUSF Blackboard, but we have identified at least one
significant area in which Firefox 3 fails.
When trying to upload an attachment to an assignment with Firefox 3, we
get an error. [...]
http://bbnews.blog.usf.edu/2008/06/24/firefox-3-blackboard-compatibility
myUSF Service Outage 04/20
A power failure in one of the servers caused the Blackboard application to
become non-responsive beginning about 5:30pm, April 20th. Service was
restored by 6:15pm.
No data was lost as a result of this interruption. In progress tests may
have not submitted properly. Please consult with your instructor if
problems with Blackboard were [...]
http://bbnews.blog.usf.edu/2008/04/21/myusf-service-outage-0420
Library Generator Maintenance, myUSF Interruption in Service
The backup generator that services the Tampa Campus Library and server
room in which the Blackboard servers reside is undergoing an emergency
repair to replace the automatic failover switch. To facilitate this
repair, electricity to the server room will be disconnected for
approximately 90 minutes, beginning at 12 :01am Friday March 7th.
To [...]
http://bbnews.blog.usf.edu/2008/03/06/library-generator-maintenance-myusf-interruption-in-service
SafeAssign Disruption
Beginning around 9:30am, Monday Feb 11, the Brighthouse network servicing
the Blackboard SafeAssign data center in Virginia stopped serving data.
As a result of this outage, anybody using Brighthouse as their ISP is
unable to submit documents to SafeAssign via Blackboard.
The only workaround at this time is to submit documents from a [...]
http://bbnews.blog.usf.edu/2008/02/11/safeassign-disruption
Instructor Tools: What makes a good online course?
Take this list for what it’s worth.
1. Should show new announcement for every week
2. The course is very well organized with logical structure of folders
and the contents are clear and clean. There should not be too much
course materials shown as text or graphics on one web page.
3. The students should be able to access the [...]
http://bbnews.blog.usf.edu/2007/12/19/instructor-tools-what-makes-a-good-online-course
myUSF Service Reduction 12/18
myUSF Service Reduction 12/18
From approximately 2:15 pm to 2:45 pm some users experienced excessive
wait time when submitting grades or trying to access myUSF. For about 10
minutes within this time frame we had a complete service outage for myUSF.
All grades submitted during this time (around 150) were processed by
around 3 pm. [...]
http://bbnews.blog.usf.edu/2007/12/18/myusf-service-reduction-1218
Safe Assign Outage
The servers hosting SafeAssign at Blackboard Inc. are currently
experiencing unscheduled downtime. During this time, the SafeAssign tool
will return an error message and you may experience a delay in the
processing time for reports. Our first report of this problem was around
8:00 a.m. EDT.
Please note: this effects only those assignments which utilize the [...]
http://bbnews.blog.usf.edu/2007/11/07/safe-assign-outage
Walk-in clinics for all things Blackboard, hosted by Academic Computing
Now through the end of the semester, Academic Computing is hosting walk-in
clinics where you can ask any questions you have related to Blackboard at
USF. There will be two sessions each week, starting on
November 2:
Tuesday
4:30pm - 7:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 2:00pm
Clinics will be held in LIB 618, on the 6th floor of the Tampa campus
[...]
http://bbnews.blog.usf.edu/2007/11/02/walk-in-clinics-for-all-things-blackboard-hosted-by-academic-computing
