{"id":503,"date":"2014-12-16T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/blackboard\/?p=503"},"modified":"2014-12-16T07:00:27","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T12:00:27","slug":"blackboard-unavailable-dec-21-22-as-courses-are-migrated-to-new-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/brightspace\/2014\/12\/16\/blackboard-unavailable-dec-21-22-as-courses-are-migrated-to-new-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard unavailable Dec. 21-22 as courses are migrated to new environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wpfsx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2011\/04\/alert.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-190\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wpfsx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2011\/04\/alert.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>As part of an effort to improve performance and reliability,  Vanderbilt\u2019s OAK course management system, powered by Blackboard, is in  the process of migrating from Vanderbilt servers to Blackboard servers.  The system will be unavailable Dec. 21-22 as part of this migration, and  access to some courses will be limited in December.<\/p>\n<p>Many courses have already been migrated and are no longer available  via OAK. Migration for Fall 2014 courses will begin on Dec. 21, and OAK  will be completely unavailable Dec. 21-22 to allow for the transition to  Blackboard servers. Access to most courses, including Spring 2015  courses, in the Blackboard environment will be restored on Dec. 23, with  the remaining courses available on Dec. 29.<\/p>\n<h4>Schedule:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dec. 21<\/strong> \u2013 Migration begins for Fall 2014 courses, along with other courses not previously migrated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dec. 21-22<\/strong> \u2013 OAK\/Blackboard completely unavailable to faculty, staff and students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dec. 23<\/strong> \u2013 Spring 2015 courses available on Blackboard-managed hosting, along with 2013-14 courses and non-courses (organizations).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dec. 29<\/strong> \u2013 Fall 2014 courses available on Blackboard-managed hosting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are several ways that this migration may affect the work of faculty, staff and students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spring 2015 courses:<\/strong> Since migration has started for  these courses, they will be unavailable to faculty until Dec. 23, at  which point they will be fully accessible on Blackboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fall 2014 courses:<\/strong> These courses will be migrated  starting Dec. 21. Any changes to these courses prior to Dec. 21 will be  carried over to the new environment. The courses will be available on  Blackboard beginning Dec. 29. This will affect those faculty whose  grades are due in January, as well as students with incompletes or other  students with study needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Academic year 2013-14 courses:<\/strong> These courses have  already been migrated to Blackboard and will be available starting Dec.  23. A number of these courses were reactivated in OAK by faculty request  after they were migrated. Any changes to these courses made after  reactivation will NOT be reflected in the Blackboard environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Older courses:<\/strong> Any pre-Fall 2013 courses reactivated  by faculty request in OAK will be migrated to Blackboard and will be  available starting Dec. 23. Courses older than Fall 2013 that were not  reactivated in OAK will not be available in Blackboard, but they will be  archived by VUIT. Access to these courses will be limited, but courses  can be made available upon request.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organizations:<\/strong> Non-courses (e.g., OAK groups created  for faculty search committees and OAK groups created for student  organizations) have been migrated and will be available in the  Blackboard environment starting Dec. 23. If an organization was  reactivated in OAK after it was migrated, any changes to the  organization made in OAK will NOT be reflected in the Blackboard  environment.<\/p>\n<p>Staff members from Academic Affairs and VUIT are working to minimize  possible disruptions and to respond to questions and help requests. For  other questions or concerns, please email the OAK team at <a href=\"mailto:oak@vanderbilt.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oak@vanderbilt.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of an effort to improve performance and reliability, Vanderbilt\u2019s OAK course management system, powered by Blackboard, is in the process of migrating from Vanderbilt servers to Blackboard servers. The system will be unavailable Dec. 21-22 as part of this migration, and access to some courses will be limited in December. 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