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		<title>Server offline on Saturday 31/07/10 9am-2pm</title>
		<link>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/vleservice/server-offline-on-saturday-310710-9am-2pm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emcdonnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Users,
We&#8217;ve been notified that there will be an interruption to the power supply to the servers on Saturday morning. Staff will be onsite to ensure that servers are shutdown and brought up again safely. But this will mean an interruption to service.
Again, apologies for the frequent interruptions over the summer.
VLE Admin
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		<title>VLE disruption 6:45 to 9:00am on Weds the 28th</title>
		<link>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/vleservice/vle-disruption-645-900am-on-weds-the-28th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emcdonnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Users,
Due to ongoing works to upgrade the VLE hardware over the summer period the VLE will experience periods of extended disruption from 6:45am and 9:00am on Wednesday the 28th.
You are advised against creating any work on the VLE during this time as it may not be saved.
Thank you and apologies for the inconvenience,
VLE Admin
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		<title>Blackboard offline 8-9am UK time, 20th July 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/vleservice/blackboard-offline-8-9am-uk-time-20th-july-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sbrenton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will be a short period of down time between 8-9am on the 20th July for essentail technical work.  Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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		<title>Blackboard offline 7-9am (UK time), 14th July 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/vleservice/blackboard-offline-7-9am-uk-time-14th-july-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/vleservice/blackboard-offline-7-9am-uk-time-14th-july-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sbrenton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blackboard will be offline during this period for scheduled work on the live database server.
This is essential work to prepare the application for the introduction of server clustering, which will further improve the performance and stability of the platform.
Apologies for any inconvenience this short interruption may cause.
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		<title>Announcing: VLE Selection Project</title>
		<link>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/news-and-events/announcing-vle-selection-project/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/news-and-events/announcing-vle-selection-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 11:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sbrenton</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esddelu.org.uk/?p=1250</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a project to select a new Virtual Learning Environment for QM.  We currently use Blackboard (Campus Edition 8), which now hosts some 1300 online course areas across the College and is well used by a majority of students.  We’re now launching a project to evaluate the needs of all users and recommend a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staff please note = issue with Windows Media Video Files</title>
		<link>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/vleservice/staff-please-note-issue-with-windows-media-video-files/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/vleservice/staff-please-note-issue-with-windows-media-video-files/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emcdonnell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esddelu.org.uk/?p=1235</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear All,
I am contacting you specifically in relation to the use of Windows Media Video files in Blackboard.
As you may know we are in the process of upgrading the server that runs the VLE. Part of this upgrade is a move to using clustered servers to increase the speed and durability of the application and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planned outage on 04/05/10</title>
		<link>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/vleservice/planned-outage-on-040510/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/vleservice/planned-outage-on-040510/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emcdonnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To all users,
As part of ongoing upgrades to increase the capacity and stability of the system , Blackboard will be unavailable next Tuesday evening (04/05/10) between 19:00 and 20:00 for a planned upgrade.
Please save any work you are doing before this downtime.
You will be able to log in from 20:00 onward. Apologies for the inconvenience
Regards,
VLE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;What I wish I could do in Blackboard (but can&#8217;t)&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/news-and-events/what-i-wish-i-could-do-in-blackboard-but-cant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/news-and-events/what-i-wish-i-could-do-in-blackboard-but-cant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sbrenton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are invited to an open session for staff users of the VLE to give feedback about what kinds of e-learning you would like to be able to do in the VLE, but currently can&#8217;t.
Wednesday 19th May 2010, Fogg Lecture Theatre, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
1-2pm: Core event: Open feedback session
2-3pm: Optional event: panel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blackboard down time tomorrow (22 April 2010)</title>
		<link>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/vleservice/blackboard-down-time-tomorrow-22-april-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/vleservice/blackboard-down-time-tomorrow-22-april-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emcdonnell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[VLE Service Announcements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esddelu.org.uk/?p=1215</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Users,
Apologies for such short notice. Due to work being carried out on the college network access to the Virtual Learning Environment will be unavailable from 6pm to 6:15pm tomorrow evening.
If you are working coming up to that period of time you are strongly advised to save work frequently.
Apologies again for the short notice,
VLE Admin
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		<title>New version of Java &#8211; security issue</title>
		<link>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/vleservice/new-version-of-java-security-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esddelu.org.uk/vleservice/new-version-of-java-security-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emcdonnell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esddelu.org.uk/?p=1207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Users,
If you are accessing Blackboard on a non-College PC (i.e. your own laptop, desktop or any computer that you have administrator rights to) you will need to read and note this issue.
Java version 1.6.0_19 has been released. Oracle/Sun has introduced a new practice with this release where users will sometimes be presented with a  [...]]]></description>
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