Blackboard

CMU-Q Computing Services is pleased to announce the availability of Blackboard 9 for your review and testing. You can login to the new Blackboard 9 server by clicking on "Login to Blackboard Learn" in the navigation pane on the left, and using your existing credentials. Our intention, unless we uncover critical problems, is to use Blackboard 9 for all classes in Spring semester 2012.

 

Please note that Blackboard 8 is still the version that should be used to support your Fall '11 courses. Courses for Spring semester should be created on the new Blackboard 9 server. If you have existing courses that you would like to move to the new server, please refer to the instructions at the end of this announcement or contact the Help Center at helpcenter@qatar.cmu.edu and we will be glad to assist you.

To assist you in testing out the new server, we have added your Fall '11 courses to the Blackboard 9 server, but we have not moved any course content to the new server.

 

Announcing the Release of Blackboard 9.1

What's New?

What's next?

How would I move courses from one server to another?

 

What's new?

Changes include:

  • New and improved User Interface

  • Integrated control panel and course management tool

  • Blogs, Journals, and Wiki

For a full list of new features and how to take advantage of them, visit What's New in Blackboard 9.1

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What's next?

We appreciate that this is a major change with Blackboard. Computing Services staff are available to help you as you get acquainted with the new service. In the coming weeks we will also be offering some "Getting Acquainted with Blackboard 9" sessions.

We encourage you to try Blackboard 9 out and forward any questions or concerns you have to helpcenter@qatar.cmu.edu

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How would I move courses from one server to another?

Migrating Content & Courses from Blackboard 8.0 to Blackboard 9.1:
 

  1. Export the course from the old Blackboard 8.0 server.

    • Log into the old Blackboard 8.0 server Here.

    • Enter the course you would like to export content from.

    • Click Export Course from the Control Panel.

    • Click Export from the Action Bar of the Export/Archive Manager page.

    • Select the course materials you would like to export.

    • After the Export Course page is submitted the system creates the Course package. When the package is complete, you will receive a confirmation email. Go to the Export/Archive Manager page in Blackboard and download the Course package to your local computer.

    • Once you have downloaded the Course Package to your local computer, delete the export (.zip) file from the Blackboard system.

  2. Import the course package into the new Blackboard 9.1 server.

    • Log into the new Blackboard 9.1 server Here.

    • Enter the course you would like to import content into.

    • From the Control Panel, under Packages and Utilities, click Import Package/View Logs.

    • Click Import Package.

    • Provide the path to the Course package or click Browse to search for the package.

    • Select the Course Materials to include.

    • Click Submit.

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