Category: News and Alerts

Turnitin (TII) is ending support of their current Direct v2.5 Building Block (B2) on the Blackboard Learn platform and moving to a new LTI integration.  USC currently uses the B2 on our Blackboard Learn instance and will need to migrate over to the new LTI. Moving to the LTI will allow for a better user…Continue Reading Turnitin Migration Fall 2022

Hello, students, and welcome to the Spring 2022 semester. We hope your winter break was restful. To help get you ready for the spring term, please read the Blackboard updates and reminders below: Course not available? Please review this help guide: Why isn’t my course in Blackboard? (Students) Unable to log in? If you are…Continue Reading Spring 2022 Student Welcome

We are receiving reports of audio not being recorded when Zoom is used during in-person instruction. This is because the auto-created Zoom class meetings have the Mute participants upon entry option enabled, which will also mute the room and recording. To fix this, please go to the USC Zoom Pro Meeting link in your Blackboard…Continue Reading No audio in Zoom recordings

Hello, students, and welcome to the Fall 2021 semester and a new academic year. We hope the transition back to in-person classes goes smoothly for you and that you have a great start to your classes. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind as you use Blackboard: Unable to log in? If…Continue Reading Fall 2021 Student Welcome

Hello, students, and welcome to the Summer 2021 semester. We hope you have a great start to your classes. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind as you use Blackboard: (1) Don’t see your course? Please review this help guide: Missing a Current Semester Course (2) Don’t see your class meetings in…Continue Reading Summer 2021 Student Welcome

While Blackboard, Inc., releases two major upgrades each year — one in the Spring and one in the Fall — USC typically installs major Blackboard upgrades only once a year during the winter break. In addition, USC never makes changes or adds new features to Blackboard in the middle of an academic term. January 2021 (SaaS,…Continue Reading What’s New in Blackboard (archive)