Updated schedule for UA Blackboard Learn winter upgrade
December 11, 2020
The Office of Information Technology has an updated schedule for the transition to
a UA Blackboard Learn Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) deployment.
When will the upgrade start?
The official UA Learn migration transition will begin Friday, Dec. 18, starting at
11:59 p.m. After this time, UA Blackboard Learn will be unavailable. Users attempting
to access UA Learn will be forwarded to the UA OIT service status page, where they can check for updates on the upgrade status. Any user-specific communication
will be delivered to users via the Status Page.
When will the upgrade be completed?
UA OIT engineering staff and the Blackboard migration team will be working to ensure
that UA Blackboard Learn will be available by the evening of Dec. 24, 2020, in order
to be consistent with our planned downtime period. Any updates to this availability
status will be delivered via the OIT service status page.
Is testing still open?
Yes! If you would like to experience how the SaaS environment for UA Blackboard Learn
will perform, users can still continue to test the platform here.
If you have any questions or comments related to the upgrade, contact OIT at 450-8300, 1-800-478-8226 or helpdesk@alaska.edu.