IT Services will be carrying out essential maintenance on our Xerte server between 8am and 12pm on Tuesday 6th August. This is not an update to the Xerte authoring tool and will not bring any changes to the service.
The tool will be unavailable for periods during this time, we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
We will blog here when the service is available again for staff and students.
We are pleased to announce that Xerte has successfully been upgraded to version 3.12.30 and is available to staff and students. This upgrade has fixed a feedback issue encountered in limited circumstances.
You can read about the new features and enhancements in the Xerte 3.12 release notes.
Our colleagues in IT Services experienced an issue during yesterdays Xerte upgrade which resulted in the service being unavailable till 9:30am this morning.
They have identified the cause of the issue and have rolled back to the previous version and Xerte is now live.
This means the feedback bug experienced in limited circumstances has not been fixed. We will upgrade Xerte with the latest version Wednesday 12th June to fix this issue.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the downtime.
The DEO has a new case study to share, available here on our case studies page. 
Creative Assessment Submission – Video, Audio and Zines
Dr Rosie Nelson from SPAIS shares their work with Martin Nutbeem and the rest of the DEO to develop a digitally supported, decolonized approach to teaching and assessment on their Queering Sexuality and Gender unit in the School of Sociology, Politics, and International Studies (SPAIS). The assessment involved students creating and submitting media in the form of video, audio or a ‘Zine.
Thanks to Dr Nelson for writing this case study. If you are looking for inspiration for developing your own assessments, this case study or one of the others on our site provides a great starting point. If you’d like support in developing digitally supported assessments, please contact the Digital Education Office.
We are pleased to announce that Xerte has successfully been upgraded to version 3.12 and is available to staff and students.
You can read about the new features and enhancements in the Xerte 3.12 release notes.
IT Services will be upgrading Xerte to version 3.12 between 8am and 1pm on Tuesday 18th July. During this time, Xerte resources will be unavailable to staff and students. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.
This upgrade brings security updates and improved functionality, including:
We will update the blog when Xerte is available again. If you have any questions, please contact digital-education@bristol.ac.uk
We are pleased to announce that the essential maintenance on Xerte has been successful and the service is available to staff and students.
IT Services will be carrying out essential maintenance on our Xerte server between 8am and 9:30am. We apologise for the late notice and timing; however, the work is essential to ensure Xerte remains a safe and secure tool for staff and students.
We will blog again when Xerte is available for staff and students.
We are pleased to announce that Xerte has successfully been upgraded to version 3.11 and is available to staff and students.
IT Services will be upgrading Xerte to version 3.11 between 8am and 1pm on Thursday 11th August. During this time, Xerte resources will be unavailable to staff and students. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.
This upgrade brings security updates and improved functionality, including:
We will update the blog when Xerte is available again. If you have any questions, please contact digital-education@bristol.ac.uk