[Englecturers] Fwd: [Staff] iLearn Upgrade Announcement September 2008

[Teri Carter]

Dear All,

iLEARN will be down for upgrading on Wednesday, September 10th at 
8:00 AM until Friday, September 12th at 11:59 PM,  Please the 
announcement below.

Thank you.

~Teri


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>ATTENTION UCR STAFF: Although iLearn (Blackboard) is a system used 
>primarily by faculty and students, C&C understands that many staff 
>members have some involvement in iLearn by virtue of their role in 
>supporting the teaching and learning mission of the University. For 
>this reason, C&C is copying all staff members on the important 
>iLearn upgrade announcement found below:
>
>September 4, 2008
>
>Dear Faculty iLearn user,
>
>Computing and Communications (C&C) is pleased to announce the 
>upcoming upgrade of iLearn, the UCR campus Learning Management 
>System (LMS).  iLearn (a.k.a. Blackboard) has been an integral part 
>of delivering instruction on campus for years. An upgrade at this 
>time will provide many benefits including increased system uptime, a 
>redesigned and performance enhanced Gradebook (now known as the 
>Grade Center) and many other feature improvements.
>
>With the last Summer Session coming to a close at the end of August 
>and preparation for the Fall quarter classes beginning in 
>mid-September, C&C had a very short "window of opportunity" in which 
>to complete this upgrade. After careful consideration, the upgrade 
>will occur from Wednesday, September 10th at 8:00 AM until Friday, 
>September 12th at 11:59 PM. During that time, iLearn will be 
>unavailable. Users attempting to access iLearn during this time will 
>be taken to a web page that explains the downtime and the upgrade "window".
>
>C&C believes this upgrade will provide many benefits to iLearn 
>users. If you have any questions or comments regarding the upgrade, 
>please contact Joel Nylander, Associate Director of Computing 
>Support Services via e-mail at 
><mailto:joel.nylander at ucr.edu>joel.nylander at ucr.edu or by phone at 
>951-827-2629.
>
>
>Larry McGrath
>Director, Computing Support Services
>
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