{"id":2687,"date":"2017-04-19T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2017-04-19T14:36:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T14:36:00","slug":"blackboard-service-interruption-19-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/2017\/04\/19\/blackboard-service-interruption-19-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Service Interruption &#8211; 19 April"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Blackboard experienced a <strong>service interruption<\/strong> between approximately <strong>11.30am and 12.15pm BST <\/strong>on<strong> Wednesday 19 April 2017.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>During this time Blackboard was <strong>unavailable for staff and students<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Information for staff with online submission deadlines during the service interruption:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you had online assessment deadlines during this time, please make appropriate allowances for any student submission issues encountered in consultation with your SDTL and Support Centre.<\/p>\n<p>It may be necessary to amend the Due Date for assignments to allow students to submit work, if it is decided an extension of the deadline is appropriate in your circumstance. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bb.reading.ac.uk\/bbcswebdav\/xid-5632641_4\" target=\"_blank\">Guide on extending submission deadlines<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>If you have a Turnitin submission and the students have emailed you the work, it is possible to submit work on their behalf and may negate the need to extend the deadline. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bb.reading.ac.uk\/bbcswebdav\/xid-4317473_4\" target=\"_blank\">Guide on how to submit on behalf of a student in Turnitin<\/a>.\u00a0)<\/p>\n<p>If you have any queries with regards to the service interruption, please contact us via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/internal\/its\/\">IT Service Desk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackboard experienced a service interruption between approximately 11.30am and 12.15pm BST on Wednesday 19 April 2017. During this time Blackboard was unavailable for staff and students. 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