Currently there is an network outage in our department office. This DOES NOT have any effect on Blackboard. Our website however is currently offline until the network issue(s) get resolved. Please check back for more information.
The network connectivity issues have been resolved. You should be able to access Blackbaord without any problems.
UTPA is experiencing network problems. Information Technology staff is currently working to solve these issues. In some cases, connecting directly to our Blackboard page may alleviate the problem. Please try connecting to http://onlinelearning.utpa.edu/ directly rather than going through our department website.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Starting July 8th, you will be able to ACTIVATE your Fall 2009 course through Blackboard. Rather than filling out the course request form and trying to find out that tricky call number or CRN, you just need to login to Blackboard and look for your Fall 2009 course(s). Once you are in the course, click on the “Activate” link on the course homepage. The activation process is quick and simple. Click on the link below to see a 3 minute tutorial on how to activate your course. The activation process should be familiar to you if you have requested a Blackboard course in the past. However, if you have any questions, please contact us at 381-2979 or by email at cdlfaculty@utpa.edu.
http://cdl.utpa.edu/activate/activate.html
IMPORTANT By activating your course, you will kick start the process of adding student enrollments as well as restoring content to your course (if necessary). It is critical to activate your course soon to be ready for the Fall 2009 semester. Please make sure to activate your course and allow 7 business days for your course to be ready.
UTPA Power has been restored. Everything is back up and functional.
The University is experienceing a power outage. We do not have a time table on when the power will be restored. Blackboard services are still available, but some components may not be available such as streaming media.
Welcome back to Summer I 2009!
The Center for Online Learning, Teaching and Technology will be having extended hours on 6/8/09 - 6/9/09. The Center will be open from 8:00AM - 7:00PM. We are located in the New Education Complex (EDCC 2.202). If you need help during off hours feel free to visit our helpdesk at http://colt.utpa.edu/helpdesk. There you will be able to find answers in our FAQs section. You can also open up a support ticket if you need to get help.
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The Blackboard services will be unavailable on Saturday May 16, 2009 from 6:00am through 12 midnight. There will be some maintenance performed on the university’s data center on Saturday evening, and this maintenance will have an impact on the availability of the Blackboard servers. We apologize for the inconvenience.
