Adam MasseyThe latest version of Collaborate Ultra will be released on 11 November 2021. This is a maintenance release, including improvements to the new whiteboard around smoothness of handwriting and usability on mobile. There are no new features. Maintenance window This will begin at 0000 and end at 0400 GMT (See details for other time zones). Continue Reading…
Collaborate Ultra 21.18
The latest version of Collaborate Ultra will be released on 14 October 2021. Maintenance window This will begin at 0000 and end at 0400 BST (See details for other time zones). You can read more details and subscribe to updates on the Blackboard status page for this work. New Recording playback speed With this new feature, you Continue Reading…
Moving to European hosting – Do you need to change your cookie settings? 🍪
If your web browser blocks third party cookies, and you have previously added an exception for Collaborate, you will need to change your settings.
Collaborate Ultra 21.16
The latest version of Collaborate Ultra will be available on 9 September 2021.
Moving to European hosting – complete
The Collaborate Ultra tool, known as Collaborate Webinars in the Aston Template, now points to hosting in Europe.
Moving to European hosting – add a link to recordings made before the switchover
After the switchover on 1 September, you will no longer be able to access existing recordings. We’ve added a Blackboard Course Tool to allow you to restore access.
Moving to European hosting – dates and details
From the start of the 2021-22 academic year, Aston’s Blackboard Collaborate sessions will move from hosting in Canada, to hosting in Europe.
Moving to Ireland 🇮🇪
Before the start of the 2021 academic year, Blackboard Collaborate’s hosting will move from Canada to Ireland.
We are finalising the details with Blackboard about the switchover date.
Until you hear otherwise, you should not create Collaborate sessions in advance for the 2021 academic year.
Collaborate Maintenance: 12 August 2021
Blackboard will perform scheduled maintenance on Collaborate Ultra on the morning of 12 August 2021. The maintenance window will begin at 0700 and end at 1100 BST (See details for other time zones). Should any problems occur, these should be confined to brief connectivity issues. Should any users be disconnected during a session, they will Continue Reading…
Coming soon: The new Whiteboard
When will it be available? It will be gradually rolled out between 26 – 30 July 2021. What has improved? More formatting options: pencil thickness, fonts, shapes, colour fills, arrows Usability: no more accidentally erasing the entire whiteboard when you only meant to remove part of an annotation Breakout groups: annotate a file in the Continue Reading…