Turnitin maintenance Saturday 4 January 2020 from: 16:00 GMT to: 22:00 GMT Turnitin will be unavailable during this time – students will not be able to submit, and staff will…Continue Reading Blackboard and Turnitin downtime January 2020
Summer 2019 Blackboard upgrade complete
Blackboard has been successfully upgraded, and you can now log in again. For those of you who like to know such things, we are now on Blackboard 9.1, Q2 2019 release,…Continue Reading Summer 2019 Blackboard upgrade complete
Blackboard unavailable during upgrade 4th – 5th August 2019
We will be upgrading to the latest version of Blackboard on Sunday 4th August 2019. Blackboard and Turnitin will be unavailable while the upgrade takes place: Scheduled Start Time: 16:15 BST…Continue Reading Blackboard unavailable during upgrade 4th – 5th August 2019
Blackboard Upgrade November 2018
This weekend’s upgrade has now completed. You can log in again as normal, to access both Blackboard and Turnitin. The upgrade was carried out primarily to enable RISIS-Blackboard integration to…Continue Reading Blackboard Upgrade November 2018
Blackboard upgrade summer 2018 – complete
Blackboard has been upgraded to the latest version – for those of you who like to know such things, we are now running Blackboard 9.1 Q2 2018 Cumulative Update 2….Continue Reading Blackboard upgrade summer 2018 – complete
Reminder: Blackboard upgrade this Sunday evening (August 2018)
As previously announced, we will be upgrading to the latest Blackboard version on Sunday 5 – Monday 6 August. Blackboard and Turnitin will be unavailable while the upgrade takes place from 19:00 BST…Continue Reading Reminder: Blackboard upgrade this Sunday evening (August 2018)
New look Blackboard – coming September 2018
Following consultation with staff and students earlier this year, we are working to improve Blackboard’s look, feel and ease of use. We currently plan to launch this more user-friendly Blackboard in…Continue Reading New look Blackboard – coming September 2018
April 2018 Blackboard upgrade completed
The Blackboard upgrade has been carried out successfully and you can now log in to Blackboard as normal. The upgrade was prompted by security concerns identified by Blackboard, but also fixes a…Continue Reading April 2018 Blackboard upgrade completed
Blackboard downtime for essential system maintenance: overnight Sun 8th – Mon 9th April 2018
Our Blackboard VLE requires an important system update to be applied. This update will be carried out overnight Sunday 8th – Monday 9th April. As a result, Blackboard and Turnitin will…Continue Reading Blackboard downtime for essential system maintenance: overnight Sun 8th – Mon 9th April 2018
More Turnitin enhancements
The Turnitin developers have been busy recently, with a number of enhancements now available to users – here’s a summary. (Incidentally, you will see notifications of all new…Continue Reading More Turnitin enhancements