Blackboard will be performing essential maintenance to their data centre in the early hours of Friday 31 May 2019. Some network disruption is expected for around 30 minutes towards the beginning of the maintenance window, which runs from 2 am to 6 am.
We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
IT Services have successfully resolved the issue with Single Sign-On which prevented users from logging in to Blackboard. Apologies once again for the inconvenience.
A problem with the University of Bristol Single Sign-On service is preventing the majority of users from accessing Blackboard. The Problem started in the early hours and IT Services are working on a fix. We apologise for the inconvenience caused and will update the blog when we have further information.
If you are interested in marking offline eg using Word, would you like to try out a new tool which allows the upload of feedback for a whole cohort or for groups of students? The Digital Education Office is running our third hands on session on the 22nd May where you can have a go. The session will be suitable for markers or administrators who support marking.
Book online to attend a session
Alternatively we will also be running a Webinar demonstration/Q&A on the 24th May. This session will be recorded.
Book online to attend the Webinar
More information on the tool
In order to better support markers who mark offline, the Digital Education Office has been working with Blackboard on development of a tool which allows Instructors to:
This video provides an overview of how the tool works. Please note that currently the tool can only be used where students have submitted an assignment in Blackboard.
Turnitin have reported that the earlier issue has been resolved and all systems are back to normal.
Turnitin have reported that they have been experiencing issues with viewing similarity reports and accepting submissions since 3.08 pm. Their engineers have identified the issue, and are working towards a resolution. You can track Turnitin’s status here: http://turnitin.status.io/.
If you are interested in marking offline eg using Word, would you like to try out a new tool which allows the upload of feedback for a whole cohort or for groups of students? The Digital Education Office is running three short hands-on sessions where you can have a go. The sessions are suitable for markers or administrators who support marking.
Book online to attend a session
More information on the tool
In order to better support markers who mark offline, the Digital Education Office has been working with Blackboard on development of a tool which allows Instructors to:
This video provides an overview of how the tool works. Please note that currently the tool can only be used where students have submitted an assignment in Blackboard.
If you have any queries please contact the Digital Education Office.
Android users must update the Blackboard app to continue receiving push notifications.
Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) has been discontinued. Due to this change, Blackboard apps have migrated to Google’s new Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM). To maintain push notifications on your device, please update to Blackboard App 4.0 or Blackboard Instructor 2.5.
Turnitin have reported that, following a service disruption earlier, full normal service has been restored.
Turnitin is currently experiencing an unexpected service disruption. You may experience issues submitting papers and may be unable to view or generate Similarity Reports. We will post updates here, or you can follow them yourself via Turnitin status.