The upgrade has been approved by the Courseware Advisory Committee, all technical concerns have been addressed, the documentation has been created, and we are go for upgrade to Blackboard 8.
The upgrade will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Monday December 29th, and will be done by the end of business Tuesday December 30th. During this time, Blackboard will be completely unavailable. Please plan to have any work completed before this time.
All course gradebooks will automatically be updated to the new Grade Center. No actions are required on your part. All other course content will be unchanged by the upgrade.
The documentation is complete, and ready to be distributed. It centers (pun intended) on the new Grade Center, as that is the biggest and most visible change in this upgrade. You can view the online version at this URL
http://wiki.acomp.usf.edu/index.php/Grade_Center
A demonstration instance of Blackboard has been setup and made available to all instructors so that you can experiment with the Grade Center in a copy of your real courses. Instructors who taught in the Fall 2008 should receive an email with instructions on how to get to this demonstration server.
If you have any questions, please send email to help@usf.edu
January 3rd, 2009 at 3:55 am
Hello!
I was wondering if this upgrade may have caused some issues in my myusf’s course descriptions. I am missing a course in which I enrolled in (Biomolecules, CHM4300) and an older course (Analytical Chemistry, CHM3120) that I took in the Fall term 2008 is still there as though it is taking it’s place. However, when I log into OASIS and check my detailed scheule for Spring 2009, I see the correct schedule. Is this a concern? Can this be fixed before issues occur during my drop and add week?
Thanks!