Brightspace Blog
OAK Service Restored
Dec. 28, 2010—OAK service has been restored after an extended outage. If you notice anything unusual in the next couple of days, please notify the OAK Manager by emailing oak@vanderbilt.edu as soon as possible with as much detail as possible. OAK Support will be monitoring the system this week for any anomalies. We apologize for the inconvenience-...
December Scheduled Maintenance Taking Longer than Expected
Dec. 28, 2010—OAK is currently down for maintenance, but it is taking longer than expected. We hope to have service restored by 11:30 AM. Please visit the main OAK website at www.vanderbilt.edu/oak for maintenance updates, OAK availability, and regularly scheduled maintenance dates. We apologize for the inconvenience. Note about Regularly Scheduled Maintenance: Though we like to have...
Change in December Scheduled Maintenance to Tuesday, Dec 28 6AM-10AM
Dec. 2, 2010—Due to final exams and end of semester activities, the December scheduled maintenance period will change from Sunday 12/19/10 to Tuesday 12/28/10 from 6AM to 10AM. OAK will be down for maintenance, but we do not expect the outage to last the entire four hours. Please visit the main OAK website at www.vanderbilt.edu/oak for maintenance...
Reminder: Scheduled Maintenance Sunday, Nov 21 6AM-10AM
Nov. 18, 2010—OAK will be down Sunday, November 21 from 6AM to 10AM for maintenance. We do not expect the outage to last the entire four hours. Please visit the main OAK website at www.vanderbilt.edu/oak for maintenance updates, OAK availability, and regularly scheduled maintenance dates. Due to final exams and end of semester activities, the December scheduled...
Have you downloaded Bb Mobile Learn app?
Oct. 25, 2010—Blackboard Mobile Learn gives you interactive access to your courses and class content on your smart phone and iPhone OS devices. Instructors and students can view announcements, participate in discussions, view grades, and access several other course areas by using Mobile Learn. Due to contract restrictions, Blackboard Mobile Learn is available only to Sprint Android...
Regularly Scheduled Down Time: Sunday, Oct 17 6AM-10AM
Oct. 5, 2010—OAK will be down Sunday, October 17 from 6AM to 10AM for maintenance. We do not expect the outage to last the entire four hours. Please visit www.vanderbilt.edu/oak for maintenance updates, OAK availability, and regularly scheduled maintenance dates. We apologize for the inconvenience, OAK Support Team Note about Regularly Scheduled Maintenance: Though we like...
Regularly Scheduled Down Time: Sunday, Sept 19 6AM-10AM
Sep. 8, 2010—OAK will be down Sunday, September 19 from 6AM to 10AM for maintenance. We do not expect the outage to last the entire four hours. Please visit www.vanderbilt.edu/oak for maintenance updates, OAK availability, and regularly scheduled maintenance dates. We apologize for the inconvenience, OAK Support Team Note about Regularly Scheduled Maintenance: Though we like...
Getting Ready for Fall 2010
Aug. 8, 2010—Getting to Know the New OAK. There are some significant changes to OAK and several new features. Instructors are encouraged to download the “Getting to Know Blackboard 9.1” guide with screenshots of the new course menus and control panel. Moving Course Material: Course Export vs. Course Copy. When copying content from one course to another,...
OAK NOW AVAILABLE!
Jul. 25, 2010—OAK Support completed the upgrade early and is now available to users. However, the Collaboration Tools (chat and white board) are not working properly and OAK Support will address that issue first thing tomorrow morning. If you need urgent help, please contact oak@vanderbilt.edu. To learn more about the upgrade, download the help guide from www.vanderbilt.edu/oak/training.php.
OAK Upgrade Reminder: July 24 2PM thru July 26 8AM
Jul. 24, 2010—OAK will be down Saturday, July 24 beginning at 2:00 PM through July 26 at 8:00 AM. Though OAK Support does not anticipate the upgrade taking this long, faculty and students should refrain from accessing OAK until a notice is posted on the OAK website. Please visit www.vanderbilt.edu/oak for system availability and outage updates.
Blackboard Mobile Learn. What is it? Who can use it?
Jun. 30, 2010—What is it? Blackboard Mobile Learn gives you interactive access to your courses and class content on your smart phone and iPhone OS devices. Instructors and students can view announcements, participate in discussions, view grades, and access several other course areas by using Mobile Learn. Who can use it? Due to contract restrictions, Blackboard Mobile...
Upgrading OAK to Blackboard Learn 9 Rescheduled for July 24-25. The upgrade will cause OAK to be out of service from July 24 2PM until July 26 8AM.
Jun. 30, 2010—We will be upgrading to Blackboard Learn 9.1 Course Delivery on July 24, 2010. We anticipate a 2-day outage window beginning at 2PM on Saturday, July 24, with OAK being back up no later than 8:00 AM on July 26. Though we do not anticipate the upgrade taking this long, we would like to emphasize...
Fall 2010 courses will be made available by July 1, 2010. Course instructors are asked to contact their local OAK Tier 1+ support provider if they would like access before that date.
Jun. 17, 2010—The implementation of the new student registration system caused a delay in creating Fall 2010 courses in OAK. MIS has been working to connect the new system to OAK and hopes to have these courses (and instructor assignments) in OAK as quickly as possible, followed soon after by student enrollments.
ePassword Change Deadline June 15, 2010
Mar. 17, 2010—In order to enhance security and comply with federal audit requirements, Vanderbilt plans to implement a mandatory annual ePassword change process by June 15, 2010. To change your ePassword, please go to www.vanderbilt.edu/passwordchange and follow the instructions. We encourage you to change your password right away and not wait for the June 15 deadline.
Upgrading OAK to Blackboard Learn 9
Jan. 20, 2010—We will be upgrading to Blackboard Learn 9 Course Delivery in June 2010. In the coming months, there will be video and face-to-face tutorials to provide training, as well as a published timeline of activities. Please expect an extended outage for this event. More information will be posted on the main OAK page at www.vanderbilt.edu/oak.