Since Feb. 17th, users of our Learning Portal have had to deal with a series of unexpected ‘outages’ for our Learning Portal. First of all, as the person ultimately responsible for this system, please let me extend my apologies for any difficulties, and let me assure you that the entire team is working very hard … Read More

Follow up: Thank you to everyone providing feedback on the changes. You can send them to me directly at ajhyman(at)utoronto.dot.ca  (sorry for writing it out this way; trying to avoid blog bots from scraping my address). Please keep in mind that the changes were made to the default. You can continue to click the Personalize … Read More

Scheduled maintenance will take place on the Portal this Friday afternoon between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. During this time our database server will be moved to upgraded hardware. The Portal will be *unavailable* for the entire duration of the maintenance period. Service may resume earlier if work is completed more rapidly than planned. We apologize … Read More

From Saira Mall, Educational Technology Liaison Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) Blackboard 9.1 What’s New web page http://www.portalinfo.utoronto.ca/Blackboard_9/What_s_New.htm “We’re Upgrading to Blackboard 9.1” video created by UTM Library http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVGwS2xpxAY

Thursday, May 12th, 2011 at 10:12 am »   Reminder – Blackboard Upgrade Starts Tonight! The University of Toronto will upgrade Blackboard to version 9.1 beginning at 12:01 a.m. on May 13th, 2011. The upgrade is scheduled to be completed not later than 11:59 p.m. on May 14th, 2011. Please note that Blackboard will be … Read More

The end of term is coming, so Saira Rachel Mall, Educational Technology Liaison in the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) reminds us that instructors should be backing up their Blackboard course shells. See below for relevant links. Download a copy of the Grade Center: http://www.portalinfo.utoronto.ca/Bb_9_Grade_Center/Download_Information_from_Grade_Center.htm Create a backup copy of your course web … Read More

From Saira Rachel Mall, Educational Technology Liaison, Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) Blackboard Upgrade: May 13 – 14, 2011. The University of Toronto will upgrade Blackboard to version 9.1 (the most current version) on May 13th and 14th, 2011. The new version includes several new features as well as a large number of … Read More

This is just a quick note to let folks know that the technical team for our Learning Portal / Learning Management System (Blackboard) is starting the process of planning for a late-spring early-summer hardware upgrade. This process is independent of our software upgrade plans (click here for more details on the software upgrade in May). … Read More

Below is a link to a working document containing a running list of suggested lecture capture functionality for the University of Toronto. It is a work in progress and represents only thoughts so far (based on extensive conversations). If you have anything to add, please send it to us at <ati @ utoronto.ca> (remove the … Read More

Can I scan articles or book chapters and post them on Blackboard for my students? Can I prepare a dvd of film clips for use in class? Can I copyright my course materials? This information session is designed for faculty, librarians and staff who would like to know more about the implications of copyright regulations … Read More