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S&T to test alert system Sept. 24
Missouri S&T will conduct a test of its emergency mass notification system at noon Wednesday, Sept. 24. The test will include a text message to students and employees saying, “This is a test of the Missouri S&T emergency mass notification system. This is only a test.” The test will also include voice and email alerts.
Read More »Blackboard upgrading Aug. 8
Blackboard will be unavailable for approximately six hours beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, for a system update. Blackboard 9.1 services will upgrade to Service Pack 14.
Read More »Problems with Blackboard and IE 11
Education technology (EdTech) and information technology (IT) are working to resolve reported compatibility issues between Blackboard and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 11. IE 11 will unexpectedly crash when attempting to login to Blackboard. If you encounter any problems using IE 11 in combination with Blackboard, Joe’SS/PeopleSoft or any other web-based applications, use a different browser such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Apple Safari.
Read More »Blackboard maintenance on Sunday
Information technology will perform Blackboard maintenance on Sunday, Sept. 16, beginning at midnight. Blackboard will be unavailable for four-to-six hours, between midnight and 6 a.m. Call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issues at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online Help Request at help.mst.edu.
Read More »Reminder: Blackboard 9.1 is coming this Sunday
Blackboard 9.1 will be released to campus on Sunday, May 20, starting just after midnight. Blackboard will be unavailable while services are transferred from version 9.0 to 9.1. All summer and fall 2012 courses, along with current and previous courses, will be converted to version 9.1. Specific details about the changes can be found here. […]
Read More »Blackboard maintenance on Tuesday
Information technology will perform inter-session Blackboard maintenance from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27. Blackboard will be unavailable during this six hour period. Call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issue at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online Help Request at help.mst.edu.
Read More »Blackboard maintenance this Sunday
Information technology will be performing Blackboard maintenance from midnight to 4 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16. Blackboard will be unavailable during this four hour period. Call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issue at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online Help Request at help.mst.edu.
Read More »Blackboard maintenance this Sunday
IT will perform Blackboard maintenance beginning at midnight Sunday, April 17. Blackboard will be unavailable for four hours between midnight and 4 a.m. Call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issues at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online help request.
Read More »Learn about Blackboard outside the classroom
EdTech and CERTI are co-sponsoring the November Blackboard Seminar Series, which will focus on using Blackboard resources outside of the classroom environment. This event will take place at noon, Friday, Nov. 5, in Room 104 Centennial Hall. Attendees are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch to the session. Dessert and beverages will be provided […]
Read More »Blackboard 9 training available for fall classes
Educational Technology (EdTech) is offering several Blackboard 9 training opportunities for instructors teaching this fall. The training covers basic Blackboard 9 functionality, including logging into Blackboard, setting course availability, adding content, creating assignments, organizing content, customizing Blackboard, combining courses, grade center management, and other basic features. Visit edtechconnect.mst.edu/ to sign up for one of the […]
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