Hi Mark
If you want to talk about the processes we use as a whole, get in touch with me. For the technical side of things, Dave Sharples in our Learning Technologies Team is your man. Dave is going to write a couple of blog posts about how things are done technically and we will add them to our blog at http://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/olafaq
Cheers
Mike
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>There are 6 messages totaling 793 lines in this issue.
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>Topics of the day:
>
> 1. SP12 Resources
> 2. Single Sign-on Session Persistance
> 3. Take a look at which Netskills workshops you can still book onto!
> 4. : Re: CB Exams and Grade Centre Totals Hidden (2)
> 5. Modules taking a long time to load in Chrome version 27
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>Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 10:53:38 +0100
>From: "Boon, Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: SP12 Resources
>
>Hi Paul,
>
>I’ve also subscribed to this list and as Paul Wigfield says I think it’s a case of
>looking through to see if there are any show stoppers, or major issues which
>will affect your institution. The list can seem rather daunting at first, but as it’s
>an ‘all bugs for all versions, in all situations’ list there will be many which
>hopefully won’t have a big impact on you. As you mentioned some are for
>other language packs, some are minor issues, or perhaps include tools when
>you don’t use.
>
>Having said that, keeping an eye on the list is very useful; I skim through the
>emails each day and have picked up issues from it which I wasn’t aware of.
>This can either be useful so you’re prepared for any issues before an upgrade,
>or can alert you to patches and fixes before an issue is found by faculty.
>
>Regards
>
>Chris
>
>From: Blackboard/Courseinfo userslist [mailto:BLACKBOARD-
>[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Wigfield
>Sent: 27 May 2013 10:26
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: SP12 Resources
>
>
>I understand and you are not on your own. But I can only help by getting fix
>dates. Like I said I was not aware of this list. I will take a look and get up to
>speed. But if I can help I will and what I can do is limited.
>
>Please send me any showstoppers and I will follow up with Andy Hulme.
>
>
>
>Thanks
>
>Paul
>
>
>
>Paul J Leman
><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>
>the fix dates are in the articles on Behind the Blackboard - I haven't gone
>through the list yet but our problems arise when a user (usually one with
>some clout) hits a problem which affects them or their students badly. I
>should have added that there is at least one fix we've been waiting for
>announced too but thats in a different mail so its not all gloom and doom.
>
>Paul
>On 27 May 2013 10:00, Paul Wigfield
><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>wrote:
>Paul,
>If there are specific issues and they have an LRN number I can get a fix date
>for you. But I was not aware of the bug list.
>
>Paul
>
>
>Paul Leman
><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>
>I've just back from holiday and the known issues mails I've received since 12
>May 2013 number 72. Not all of them affect SP12 but most do.
>
>We don't use Arabic or Dutch (but we might do soon) and some are esoteric. I
>think that is quite a lot of bugs reported in 15 days for a system that we'll take
>live in late July although others might disagree.
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>Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 10:03:44 +0000
>From: Mark Gamble <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Single Sign-on Session Persistance
>
>Dear All
>
>We are finally getting round to single sign-on! Can I ask those of you who are
>old hands using Shibboleth for Blackboard, how you deal with session
>persistence? Just telling students to "Remember to close your browser when
>you log off" seems a bit low key….
>--
>Regards
>Mark
>
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>University of Bedfordshire, University Square, Luton, LU1 3JU
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>Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 12:38:11 +0100
>From: JISC Netskills <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Take a look at which Netskills workshops you can still book onto!
>
>You can join us from Newcastle for our remaining regional workshops, or
>practically anywhere else with our online ones!
>
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>
>Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 13:47:01 +0000
>From: Mike Cameron <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: : Re: CB Exams and Grade Centre Totals Hidden
>
>Hi Mark
>
>We are running over 100 online exams through Blackboard each year now. We
>use our own locked down browser running the machines in console mode
>with Mozilla portable, locked-down in terms of functionality using Grease
>Monkey.
>
>Our Learning Technology Team have produced a 'checking' page which
>displays the results of an SQL query. It shows all the settings (including Grade
>Centre visibility) for any upcoming exams. The page includes links to the
>course, Test Canvas and Test Options for each exam. We now have a complex
>version of the page for us and a simplified one for academics and school
>administrators to check things are correct. It has really helped us to cut out
>grade leakage as we can quickly identify problems and make changes.
>
>We are also finding mark leakage to be an issue for people using Grademark
>through Blackboard. I have spoken to the team about producing a Grademark
>checking page, perhaps for each school. It would be nice if Grade Centre
>visibility could be set when creating a test, or assignment through the options
>screen, particularly if this worked for the Turnitin building block as well. We
>will be looking at the template trick Anu mentions for the totals in new
>courses.
>
>Best
>
>Mike
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Blackboard/Courseinfo userslist [mailto:BLACKBOARD-
>>[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of BLACKBOARD-USERGROUP
>>automatic digest system
>>Sent: 27 May 2013 12:00 AM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: BLACKBOARD-USERGROUP Digest - 25 May 2013 to 26 May 2013
>>(#2013-87)
>>
>>There is 1 message totaling 103 lines in this issue.
>>
>>Topics of the day:
>>
>> 1. CB Exams and Grade Centre Totals Hidden
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 02:56:20 +0100
>>From: Anu Sharma <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Re: CB Exams and Grade Centre Totals Hidden
>>
>>Hi Mark
>>
>>Just an idea, but what we have recently done at Brunel is to set up the
>>institutional template such that grade centre columns (total and weighted)
>are
>>by default hidden. Obviously this is not applicable if course content is copied
>>but it might be a way forward for newly created courses?
>>
>>Also you could ask Bb support if there is anything you could do at database
>>level to switch all grade centre columns to hidden, by default? (For any
>>courses that have already been created). Academics can then change to
>>visible as needed?
>>
>>Best,
>>Anu
>>
>>
>>Sent from my iPad
>>
>>On 24 May 2013, at 15:24, "Mark Gamble"
>><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>
>>Hi All
>>Do you use Blackboard for summative exams (probably via Respondus)? If
>you
>>do, how do you handle the visibility of grades, especially when they ripple
>>through into Total and Weighted Total? I know, of course that these can be
>>hidden by the tutor, but mistakes can be made and we do not want students
>>to have immediate sight of their grades as soon as they have done an exam.
>>What I would really like would be, at sys-admin level, to be able to globally
>set
>>all grade centre columns to be default hidden unless actively selected to
>show
>>by the course owner….. A forlorn hope? Or have you found a way of
>managing
>>this system-wide?
>>--
>>Regards
>>Mark
>>
>>Mark Gamble, FHEA
>>Head of Learning Technology, Centre for Learning, Excellence (Rm D009)
>>University of Bedfordshire, University Square, Luton, LU1 3JU
>>Office (+44)1582 489260 or ext 9260
>>Mob (+44)7720 068605 or ext 6360
>>
>>www.beds.ac.uk/learning<http://www.beds.ac.uk/learning>
>>BREO HELPLINE 01582 489205 / ext 9205 Twitterfeed: @Bedsbreo
>>Facebook: BREO at University of Bedfordshire
>>
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>>
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>>(#2013-87)
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>
>Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 14:07:41 +0000
>From: Mark Gamble <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: : Re: CB Exams and Grade Centre Totals Hidden
>
>Thanks, Mike, that looks promising! So who should I contact about that
>pageŠ.?
>--
>Regards
>Mark
>
>
>
>
>
>On 28/05/2013 14:47, "Mike Cameron" <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:
>
>>Hi Mark
>>
>>We are running over 100 online exams through Blackboard each year now.
>We
>>use our own locked down browser running the machines in console mode
>with
>>Mozilla portable, locked-down in terms of functionality using Grease
>>Monkey.
>>
>>Our Learning Technology Team have produced a 'checking' page which
>>displays the results of an SQL query. It shows all the settings
>>(including Grade Centre visibility) for any upcoming exams. The page
>>includes links to the course, Test Canvas and Test Options for each exam.
>> We now have a complex version of the page for us and a simplified one
>>for academics and school administrators to check things are correct. It
>>has really helped us to cut out grade leakage as we can quickly identify
>>problems and make changes.
>>
>>We are also finding mark leakage to be an issue for people using
>>Grademark through Blackboard. I have spoken to the team about producing
>>a Grademark checking page, perhaps for each school. It would be nice if
>>Grade Centre visibility could be set when creating a test, or assignment
>>through the options screen, particularly if this worked for the Turnitin
>>building block as well. We will be looking at the template trick Anu
>>mentions for the totals in new courses.
>>
>>Best
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Blackboard/Courseinfo userslist [mailto:BLACKBOARD-
>>>[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of BLACKBOARD-USERGROUP
>>>automatic digest system
>>>Sent: 27 May 2013 12:00 AM
>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>Subject: BLACKBOARD-USERGROUP Digest - 25 May 2013 to 26 May 2013
>>>(#2013-87)
>>>
>>>There is 1 message totaling 103 lines in this issue.
>>>
>>>Topics of the day:
>>>
>>> 1. CB Exams and Grade Centre Totals Hidden
>>>
>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 02:56:20 +0100
>>>From: Anu Sharma <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Subject: Re: CB Exams and Grade Centre Totals Hidden
>>>
>>>Hi Mark
>>>
>>>Just an idea, but what we have recently done at Brunel is to set up the
>>>institutional template such that grade centre columns (total and
>>>weighted) are
>>>by default hidden. Obviously this is not applicable if course content is
>>>copied
>>>but it might be a way forward for newly created courses?
>>>
>>>Also you could ask Bb support if there is anything you could do at
>>>database
>>>level to switch all grade centre columns to hidden, by default? (For any
>>>courses that have already been created). Academics can then change to
>>>visible as needed?
>>>
>>>Best,
>>>Anu
>>>
>>>
>>>Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>>On 24 May 2013, at 15:24, "Mark Gamble"
>>><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi All
>>>Do you use Blackboard for summative exams (probably via Respondus)? If
>>>you
>>>do, how do you handle the visibility of grades, especially when they
>>>ripple
>>>through into Total and Weighted Total? I know, of course that these can
>>>be
>>>hidden by the tutor, but mistakes can be made and we do not want
>students
>>>to have immediate sight of their grades as soon as they have done an
>>>exam.
>>>What I would really like would be, at sys-admin level, to be able to
>>>globally set
>>>all grade centre columns to be default hidden unless actively selected
>>>to show
>>>by the course ownerŠ.. A forlorn hope? Or have you found a way of
>>>managing
>>>this system-wide?
>>>--
>>>Regards
>>>Mark
>>>
>>>Mark Gamble, FHEA
>>>Head of Learning Technology, Centre for Learning, Excellence (Rm D009)
>>>University of Bedfordshire, University Square, Luton, LU1 3JU
>>>Office (+44)1582 489260 or ext 9260
>>>Mob (+44)7720 068605 or ext 6360
>>>
>>>www.beds.ac.uk/learning<http://www.beds.ac.uk/learning>
>>>BREO HELPLINE 01582 489205 / ext 9205 Twitterfeed: @Bedsbreo
>>>Facebook: BREO at University of Bedfordshire
>>>
>>>------------------------------
>>>
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>>>(#2013-87)
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>Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 15:15:56 +0100
>From: RICHARDS PHILIP <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Modules taking a long time to load in Chrome version 27
>
>Hello all - apologies for cross posting
>
>Since the recent release of Google Chrome 27 we have noticed that many
>modules on our production system are very slow to load. It took over 5
>minutes for all modules (My courses, My Organisations etc) to load.
>
>If a user downgrades Chrome to version 26 the issue is not apparent. The
>issue is also not apparent in our test system which is SP12.
>
>Latest Chrome release is supposed to be Certified for SP8 with Windows 7 32
>bit.
>
>Has anyone else noticed this issue?
>
>Phil Richards
>
>Learning Technologies (ILT) Manager
>Room 105
>Aberdeen College
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