We are pleased to announce that the Xerte server upgrade has been successful and is available to staff and students.
Please contact us if you encounter any issues.
We are pleased to announce that the Xerte server upgrade has been successful and is available to staff and students.
Please contact us if you encounter any issues.
IT services will be upgrading the PHP version on our Xerte server between 8am and 9am, Monday 11th April.
This update will ensure the ongoing reliability and security of the service. Xerte will be unavailable for the duration of the upgrade. This work will not make changes to Xerte itself.
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 3.10.5 and is available to staff and students.
Following advice from the Xerte Development Team, IT Services will be upgrading Xerte to version 3.10.5 between 7pm and 9pm on Thursday 10th March. During this time Xerte and resources hosted on the service will be unavailable, e.g. some learning resources will not be accessible on Blackboard.
This upgrade contains important and essential security updates. We apologise for the late notice and timing; however, the upgrade is essential to ensure Xerte remains a safe and secure tool for staff and students.
Blackboard have advised us that there will be scheduled Blackboard Collaborate maintenance taking place on Thursday, January 13th, between midnight and 4 am. During this time, users will experience intermittent availability. The purpose of the maintenance is to update Collaborate to version 21.24. You can read about improvements to functionality and features on the Collaborate Release Notes page.
During the maintenance, you can check Blackboard’s service status page.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, please email digital-education@bristol.ac.uk.
Please check the IT service status page to see how the University’s systems and services are working and for planned maintenance information.
Blackboard have advised us that there will be scheduled Blackboard Collaborate maintenance taking place on Thursday, October 14th, between midnight and 4 am. During this time, users will experience intermittent availability. The purpose of the maintenance is to update Collaborate to version v21.18. You can read about improvements to functionality and features on the Collaborate Release Notes page.
During the maintenance, you can check Blackboard’s service status page.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, please email digital-education@bristol.ac.uk.
Please check the IT service status page to see how the University’s systems and services are working and for planned maintenance information.
H5P is now available to all staff through Blackboard. H5P uses attractive templates to create quizzes, interactive learning resources and presentations. H5P content can be embedded into Blackboard or added as a standalone link to pass marks into the Grade Centre.
H5P provides examples and tutorials for its various templates, you can read more in our guide to creating and embedding H5P resources.
We are pleased to announce that Xerte has successfully been upgraded to version 3.10 and is available to staff and students.
Blackboard have informed us that the earlier disruption to Collaborate Ultra has now been fixed. We will continue to monitor the service.
If you experience any further issues, please contact digital-education@bristol.ac.uk
Thank you for your patience.