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The following communication was sent to instructors on May 4, 2012

Dear Blackboard Instructors;

The following items require your attention:

  • Upcoming maintenance
  • End of semester tasks
  • Removing old courses
  • Upgrade to service pack 8
  • Summer session preparation
  • Managed course enrollment for Fall 2012 semester

UPCOMING MAINTENANCE

  • May 23, 2012, 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Blackboard will be unavailable for the CIT Rhodes operating system patching.
  • May 29, 2012, 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Blackboard will be upgraded to service pack 8.

END OF SEMESTER TASKS

Archive and export content from completed courses. To learn how, go to: http://bbhelp.cit.cornell.edu/end-of-semester/
To request course removal, email the Blackboard Course ID to: atc_support@cornell.edu

REMOVING OLD COURSES

We have identified courses created over 2 ½ years ago with no activity since July 2011. View courses identified for deletion at https://confluence.cornell.edu/x/Wo1oBQ. These courses will be removed at the end of the semester. Please review the list; if you’d like to keep the course, let us know by completing the DO NOT DELETE COURSE form.

UPGRADE TO VERSION 9.1 SERVICE PACK 8

A new service pack update will be applied to Blackboard on May 29th. View a list of new features at: http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/blackboard/bbupdates.cfm

SUMMER SESSION PREPARATION

Create your summer session courses on the existing Blackboard system at any time. Summer sessions will use the same Blackboard system and same URL address as is in place now – http://blackboard.cornell.edu.

MANAGED COURSE ENROLLMENT

Starting June 2012, courses for Blackboard will be requested through Faculty Center to facilitate managed enrollment for Fall 2012 semester. We’ll provide updates as they become available; see the Blackboard blog (blogs.cornell.edu/blackboard).

If you have questions, please call ATC during business hours at 255-9760, stop at CCC bldg. Room 124 or email us at: atc_support@cornell.edu

Thank you,
Academic Technologies
Office of the CIO

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