{"id":696,"date":"2012-11-16T13:34:38","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T17:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ctl\/?p=696"},"modified":"2012-11-16T13:34:57","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T17:34:57","slug":"blackboarduvm-is-getting-a-new-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ctl\/2012\/11\/16\/blackboarduvm-is-getting-a-new-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard@UVM is getting a new look."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On December 19th, UVM\u2019s Blackboard system will be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/ctl\/?Page=blackboard\/new9.1.php&amp;SM=m_blackboard.html\">upgraded to version 9.1.9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What will I have to do?<\/h3>\n<p>Aside from the normal end-of-term backups and course management tasks, you won&#8217;t have to do anything at all to prepare for this upgrade. The system will be upgraded \u201cin-place,\u201d which means that there is no need for migrating or moving materials and data to something new.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s New? What\u2019s Changed?\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Most changes to this version affect the \u201clook and feel\u201d of the application. This means that the daily use won\u2019t be that different from what you\u2019re used to. That said, here are a few notable changes and additions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contextual chevron menus are hidden until you move your mouse over them. This is perhaps the largest functional change, however it is mostly aesthetic, since the use of this content hasn\u2019t really changed.<\/li>\n<li>Colors, typography, and overall aesthetic design has changed. While these might be the first thing you\u2019ll notice, the changes here will be the least in your way. The aesthetic changes should make aspects of getting around your course easier, with improvements to readability and navigation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Less clicks to get from point A to point B. Speaking of navigation, this version advertises less steps to get to different parts of a course. For example, you can now jump from one course to another without having to go back to the \u201cMy Blackboard\u201d tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 120%\">Where do I find out more about this? Can I test \u00a0<br \/>drive this new version?<\/h3>\n<p>For more information about these upcoming changes, and to get a sneak preview of the new version, take a <a title=\"Bb SP9 FAQ\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/ctl\/?Page=blackboard\/new9.1.php&amp;SM=m_blackboard.html\">look at the FAQ<\/a> on the CTL website.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 19th, UVM\u2019s Blackboard system will be upgraded to version 9.1.9. What will I have to do? Aside from the normal end-of-term backups and course management tasks, you won&#8217;t have to do anything at all to prepare for this &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ctl\/2012\/11\/16\/blackboarduvm-is-getting-a-new-look\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6875,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-promote-to-ctl-home-page","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":702,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696\/revisions\/702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}