System Access and Stability Issues

As you may already know, additional problems have occurred in the infrastructure which have affected the service level of both Desire2Learn (D2L) and Blackboard (Bb).

The problem is with the storage devices for about half of the web servers. Therefore, not all students and faculty are affected, but those on the failing web servers were dropped or not able to connect. None of the problems were caused by either the D2L or Bb software. All of the course content, databases, and student work in the database are intact without problems.

District IT staff are working to correct the problems, as well as to prevent the failing storage from reducing service in the future. We again apologize for the disruption.

Drop-In Office Hours & Training

Faculty are invited to drop by the New Media Lab, LR 114, with questions about your existing D2L courses. (We call this time "therapy sessions" because all questions are welcome.)

New to D2L? Watch for additional training details for self-paced, online and face-to-face meetings soon. Training will begin Friday, Feb. 27th. (F2F meetings will be 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27 from 1 to 3 pm and include online lectures.)

Auto-drop for non-payment dates

Spring Term 2009 - 1093

Auto Drop – Monday, January 12, 2009
· Students Invoiced December 19, 2008
· Student Payment Due Date Thursday, January 8, 2009


Auto Drop – Tuesday, February 10, 2009
· Students Invoiced January 23, 2008
· Student Payment Due Date Friday, February 6, 2009