Blackboard Upgrade

Service downtime scheduled for Thursday, October 16, 2008 from 6 AM to 12 noon.

October 7, 2008 | In Service Notices , Uncategorized , Bug/Problem , Upgrade/Maintenance Period During this time ITS will apply a fix for a Blackboard 6.3 bug that causes duplications of some Gradebook related items when copying or importing courses. Although we have not received reports from users of any problems related to this bug, according to Blackboard this bug could potentially lead to a variety of issues:
  1. Duplicate Gradebook categories.
  2. Weights by category does not function.
  3. Duplicates in Total and Weighted Total columns in the database leading to:
    • total scores in student grade view appearing twice as high as they should be
    • instructors inability to hide these from student view
    • instructors inability to control whether the total appears as running total or not to students
After the fix is applied and while the system is still unavailable to user, ITS will carry out extensive testing in an attempt to safeguard the integrity of Gradebook data in the courses affected.

Reminder for second summer session instructors regarding (RESTORED) Blackboard courses.

June 18, 2008 | In Service Notices , Bug/Problem

 

These sites are not for teaching purposes and they are automatically made unavailable to students every 30 minutes to prevent the use of these courses for teaching. Please read the announcement posted inside these Blackboard sites for further information. Below is the list of second summer session Blackboard (RESTORED) courses  in the system.

COURSE ID COURSE NAME
ART104.001.2STSS2008.RES ART 104: Beginning Drawing & Composition (Spring 08) (RESTORED)
BIOL201.001.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Ecology And Evolution.biol201.001 (RESTORED)
CHEM102L.401.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Quant Chem Lab Ii.chem102l.401 (RESTORED)
CHEM102L.402.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Quant Chem Lab Ii.chem102l.402 (RESTORED)
CHEM102L.403.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Quant Chem Lab Ii.chem102l.403 (RESTORED)
CHEM102L.404.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Quant Chem Lab Ii.chem102l.404 (RESTORED)
CHEM102L.405.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Quant Chem Lab Ii.chem102l.405 (RESTORED)
CLSC610.956.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Clin Lab Methods.clsc610.956 (RESTORED)
ECON410.001.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Micro Theory.econ410.001 (RESTORED)
EDUC641.004.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Intro To Teaching.educ641.004 (RESTORED)
EDUC642.001.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Intro To Schools.educ642.001 (RESTORED)
EDUC784.001.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Statistics Ii.educ784.001 (RESTORED)
ENGL100.302.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Basic Writing.engl100.302 (RESTORED)
EXSS376.001.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Physiol Human Perf.exss376.001 (RESTORED)
GERM102.001.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Adv Elementary German.germ102.001 (RESTORED)
MATH110.001.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Algebra.math110.001 (RESTORED)
MATH110.300.2STSS2008.RES MATH 110-300 (College Algebra) Summer 2008 (RESTORED)
MUSC147.001.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Intro Lat Am Music.musc147.001 (RESTORED)
PHYS105.001.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 General Physics.phys105.001 (RESTORED)
PUBH886.019.2STSS2008.RES Leadership Seminar 2008 (RESTORED)
RADG219.001.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Clinical Ed Ii.radg219.001 (RESTORED)
RADI732.956.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Clin Practicum Iii.radi732.956 (RESTORED)
RADI772.956.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Clin Practicum Vii.radi772.956 (RESTORED)
SOCI101.002.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Soc Perspectives.soci101.002 (RESTORED)
SOCI250.001.2STSS2008.RES 2stss 2008 Sociol Theory.soci250.001 (RESTORED)

(RESTORED) sites for Blackboard courses OTHER THAN Summer Session I and OneMBA program

May 18, 2008 | In Service Notices , Bug/Problem , Unplanned Outage , Upgrade/Maintenance Period (RESTORED) sites for Blackboard courses modified between May 10 and 13 are now available for faculty of courses OTHER THAN Summer Session I and OneMBA program. Please see below the list of these courses. Please note that (Restored) sites have been created only to copy content FROM the (RESTORED) sites INTO the corresponding original/official sites. For more information and directions on how to use (RESTORED) sites please click here.
COURSE ID COURSE NAME
AFAM041.003.FALL2001.RES BLACK EXPERIENCE (RESTORED)
AFRI262.001.FALL2008.RES Fall 2008 African Literature.afri262.001 (RESTORED)
ART262.001.FALL2008.RES Fall 2008 Clas Greek Art.art262.001 (RESTORED)
BIOC108.001.SPRING2008.RES Spring 2008 Intro To Biochem.bioc108.001 (RESTORED)
BIOL252.041.SPRING2008.RES "BIOL 252: Human A&P Spring 08 (RESTORED)"
BUSI404.002.SPRING2008.RES Spring 2008 Leg Environ Of Busi.busi404.002 (RESTORED)
CHEM101.001.SPRING2008.RES Spring 2008 Gen Descrip Chem I.chem101.001 (RESTORED)
CHEM262.001.SPRING2008.RES Spring 2008 Intro Org Chem Ii.chem262.001 (RESTORED)
CLAR120.001.SPRING2008.RES CLAR 120 Ancient Cities Spring 2008 (RESTORED)
COMP116.001.SPRING2008.RES Spring 2008 Intro Scientific Prog.comp116.001 (RESTORED)
COMP416.001.FALL2006.RES Fall 2006 Intro Www Prog.comp416.001 (RESTORED)
COMP416.001.FALL2008.RES Fall 2008 Intro Www Prog.comp416.001 (RESTORED)
COMP651.001.SPRING2008.RES Computational Geometry comp651.001 (Spr 08) (RESTORED)
ECOL569.001.SPRING2008.RES Spring 2008 Curr Issues In Ecol.ecol569.001 (RESTORED)
EDUC224.004.SPRING2006.RES Masters Graduates Survey 2008 (RESTORED)
EDUC278.002.FALL2005.RES Fall 2005 Sem Ed Studies.educ278.002 (RESTORED)
EDUC820.001.FALL2008.RES Fall 2008 Doc Sem Pro Sch Psy.educ820.001 (RESTORED)
ENGL102.047.SPRING2007.RES Spring 2007 Eng Comp & Rhetoric.engl102.047 (RESTORED)
EPID160.612.FALL2005.RES UNC SPH Blackboard Course (RESTORED)
EPID600.602.FALL2007.RES Videoconference planning (RESTORED)
GERM501.001.SPRING2008.RES Spring 2008 Structure Of Germ.germ501.001 (RESTORED)
GradAdmissions2008.cmte.RES GradAdmissions2008 (RESTORED)
HBHE760.001.FALL2008.RES Fall 2008 Adv Doc Res Methods I.hbhe760.001 (RESTORED)
HIST140.990.FALL2008.RES Fall 2008 The World Since 1945.hist140.990 (RESTORED)
I3_collaborative.tlg.RES I3 Collaborative (RESTORED)
INLS890.046.SPRING2008.RES Spring 2008 Advanced Sel Topics.inls890.046 (RESTORED)
INTS210.001.SPRING2008.RES Spring 2008 Global Issues.ints210.001 (RESTORED)
JOMC705.001.FALL2007.RES Fall 2007 Theories Of Mass Comm.jomc705.001 (RESTORED)
JOMC713.01W.FALL2008.RES Fall 2008 Gbl Impct Nw Com Tc.jomc713.01w (RESTORED)
LAW-DW-clinic.RES LAW-DW-clinic (RESTORED)
LAW-DW-research.RES LAW-DW-research (RESTORED)
LAW234F.001.SPRING2008.RES "First Amendment Law 234F.001 (Spring 2008) (RESTORED)"
LAW398.001.SPRING2008.RES Spring 2008 Policy Clinic.law398.001 (RESTORED)
MUSC008D.001.FALL2001.RES ZGLEE CLUB (RESTORED)
MUSC008D.001.SPRING2002.RES ZSpring 2002 Glee Club (RESTORED)
NTICCHC.ongoing.RES NTI Training Website (RESTORED)
NURS371.002.FALL2008.RES Fall 2008 Intro Nursg Research.nurs371.002 (RESTORED)
NURS825.001.1STSS2007.RES 1stss 2007 Sexual/reprod Hlth.nurs825.001 (RESTORED)
PHCY462.001.SPRING2008.RES PY1 PEP PHCY 462.001 Spring-Summer 2008 (RESTORED)
PHYI202.001.SPRING2008.RES "PHYI 202 Spring 2008 (RESTORED)"
PSYC245H.274.FALL2008.RES Fall 2008 Abnormal Psychology.psyc245h.274 (RESTORED)
PSYC395.216.FALL2008.RES Fall 2008 Independent Res.psyc395.216 (RESTORED)
PSYC507.001.SPRING2008.RES Spring 2008 Autism.psyc507.001 (RESTORED)
PSYC602.001.FALL2008.RES Fall 2008 Evolutionary Psychology .psyc602.001 (RESTORED)
PSYC991.232.FALL2007.RES Fall 2007 Advanced Research.psyc991.232 (RESTORED)
PUBH450.956.SPRING2008.RES Cohort 8 Clubhouse (RESTORED)
PUBH886.014.SPRING2008.RES Spring 2008 Field Prac Pub Hlth.pubh886.014 (RESTORED)
PUBH886.965.FALL2008.RES Fall 2008 Field Prac Pub Hlth.pubh886.965 (RESTORED)
PeerRelationsLabGroup.RES Peer Relations Lab Group (RESTORED)
RADI583.002.FALL2008.RES Fall 2008 Clinical Educ Iii.radi583.002 (RESTORED)
acad.SMBR010.grp.RES Summer Bridge (RESTORED)
alpha_chi_omega.grp.RES Alpha Chi Omega (RESTORED)
busi.DOD_Project.tlg.RES DoD_project (RESTORED)
catenaro.test.RES Doherty Test Site (RESTORED)
chem.efrnc-unc.cmte.RES EFRC-UNC (RESTORED)
dcrp.Skills_SocialMobility.grp.RES Skills and Social Mobility (RESTORED)
econ328.China_Internships.tlg.RES China Internships in Entrepreneurship (RESTORED)
econ395h.South_East_Asia.tlg.RES South East Asia Semester Research Practicum (RESTORED)
epid.CD_Fall07.grp.RES Spring 2008 Introduction to Communicable Disease Surveillance and Investigation in North Carolina (RESTORED)
fpg.Foundation_Training.tlg.RES Foundations of Autism Spectrum Disorders (RESTORED)
hpaadoctoralcompexams.RES HPAA Doctoral Exams (RESTORED)
hpaaecm.cmte.RES HPAA Executive Committee (RESTORED)
ioa.phv_team.grp.RES 1 PHV Team (RESTORED)
its.Pam_Blackboard_Training.tlg.RES Pam Blackboard Training (RESTORED)
itstli.BlackboardTraining.test.RES Pam?s Blackboard (RESTORED)
july24262006.tlg.RES Digital Radiography for Educators (RESTORED)
lawsoar2008.RES Law Soar 2008 (RESTORED)
mba.RSM09-00.IC.tlc.RES RSM09-00: Information Center (RESTORED)
med.biochemistrySummer2008.tlg.RES M.E.D. Biochemistry Summer 2008 (RESTORED)
medi.DFM_residents.tlg.RES Family Medicine Residency (RESTORED)
medi.SeniorSurgeryResidentCurriculum.tlg.RES Senior Surgery Resident Education Curriculum (RESTORED)
medi.pace_ge.prj.RES PAcE GE System Implementation (RESTORED)
minoritystudentcaucus.og.RES Minority Student Caucus (RESTORED)
nchc.SEP2008.grp.RES Science Enrichment Preparation (SEP) Program 2008 (RESTORED)
nciph.phlio8.tlg.RES Public Health Leadership Institute (RESTORED)
pediatric_health.RES Pediatric Nutrition (RESTORED)
phcy-curriculum.cmte.RES Pharmacy Curriculum Committee (RESTORED)
phnu.NOVANT_LEADERSHIP_YR3.grp.RES LEADERSHIP NOVANT 2008 (RESTORED)
ppthpaa.RES TechTips (RESTORED)
psyc.mri-999.grp.RES MRI Cog Neuro group (RESTORED)
radg001.RES Clinical Faculty Electronic Forum (RESTORED)
schs.NCFMRN.grp.RES North Carolina Health Project (RESTORED)
soci.american_islam_research.grp.RES American Islam Research Group (RESTORED)
sonfacdevelop.tlg.RES SON Faculty Development in Teaching and Learning (RESTORED)
sop.SOP_Assessment_Com.cmte.RES UNC SOP Assessment Committee (RESTORED)
sphs332.001.og.RES FIRST YEARS - Basic Speech Acoustics (RESTORED)
sphstdnursclintrain.RES STD Nurse Clinician Training (RESTORED)
unc-dfm.dept.RES Statewide DFM (RESTORED)
unc_pace.RES PAcE Initiative (RESTORED)
acad.SMBR010.grp.RES Summer Bridge (RESTORED)

Update on (RESTORED) course sites.

May 15, 2008 | In Service Notices , Bug/Problem , Unplanned Outage , Automatic Data Update Carolina’s Blackboard services recently transitioned to an outside hosting service, Blackboard ASP. During the transition, Blackboard ASP experienced serious technical issues resulting in the service being unavailable to campus on Wednesday, May 14.

Blackboard services are available to all users.

Please Note that the data contained in the system is current as of Friday, May 9.

If you made site changes between May 10 and May 13:

Content entered by instructors or TAs into their courses between May 10 and May 13 is now available to instructors and TAs in newly created duplicate sites. Duplicate sites have the name of the original course sites plus the word (RESTORED). Note that:
  • (RESTORED) sites have the content of the corresponding original sites in addition to the content added by Instructor or TAs between May 10 and May 13.
  • (RESTORED) sites do not contain student enrollments or any data associated with students and thus are not suitable for teaching purposes. However you may copy content from the (RESTORED) sites into the corresponding original sites following these instructions http://help.unc.edu/?id=4843.
  • (RESTORED) sites do not contain data entered by the students between May 10 and May 13.
(RESTORED) sites for the Summer Session I and OneMBA courses are available in the system as of May 15 (see the list of these courses here). (RESTORED) sites for other semester courses are available as of May 18 (see the list of these courses here). Unfortunately, student data entered between May 10 and May 13 cannot be retrieved at this time. Please ask students to resubmit any content that was entered into the course site from May 10 to May 13. If you require further assistance to update the content of your site, please call 962-HELP. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this transition.

For Instructors, Instructional Staff: Blackboard Basics and Reminders

December 13, 2007 | In Service Notices , Uncategorized , Bug/Problem
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