Reminder: Blackboard Courses Scheduled for Server Retirement
Courses before Fall 2021 to be retired beginning 6/1
During Summer 2024, DoIT staff and Blackboard will archive our entire instance of Blackboard, which will save individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2024. Courses offered before and including AY20-21 will be retired by the end of SU2023.
Beginning June 1, courses offered from the following terms will be scheduled for retirement:
- Any courses older than five years
- Fall 2020
- Winter 2021
- Spring 2021
- Summer 2021
The Blackboard system's overall performance and efficiency will improve by removing files and database transactions from the content server and database. AY21-22, AY22-23, and AY23-24 will remain on the server. Fall 2024 will begin a new academic year of data retention (AY24-25).
FAQs about Course Retirement
Is my content gone forever?
No, Blackboard archived courses captured all course data, files, student submissions, discussions, grades, etc. through SP2024. These archives will reside on a secure cloud storage location.
When will I lose access to courses that are being retired?
Can I save a copy of my own courses?
Yes -- and it is strongly encouraged! Instructors can
export (course content) and/or archive (course content & student data) their courses. You should also
download a copy of your gradebook. We recommend saving these files to UMBC's cloud storage to ensure long-term access in the event you change computer systems.
Can I restore (regain access to) only course content?
Yes. Course content consists of files and course structure (menu, folders, etc.). Faculty can only import course content to an existing Blackboard course shell. Please submit a RT request for assistance importing an exported course file.
Can I restore course data?
Course data consists of student submissions, discussions, and grades. We generally prefer not to restore full courses to avoid reinstating user accounts and confusing students with old content. If you must restore archived course data, please open an RT ticket with justification included.
How long will you keep the retired courses?
We will keep the retired courses for approximately 2 years after Blackboard archives the courses. Faculty who may need content beyond 2 years should plan to save copies of their exported courses to UMBC Box or other cloud storage.
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology, please consider the following options:
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Reminder: Blackboard Courses Scheduled for Server Retirement
Courses before Fall 2020 to be retired beginning 7/1
During Summer 2023, DoIT staff and Blackboard will archive our entire instance of Blackboard, which will save individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2023. Courses offered before and including AY19-20 will be retired by the end of FA2023.
Beginning July 1, courses offered from the following terms will be scheduled for retirement:
- Any courses older than five years
- Fall 2019
- Winter 2020
- Spring 2020
- Summer 2020
The Blackboard system's overall performance and efficiency will improve by removing files and database transactions from the content server and database. AY20-21, AY21-22, and AY22-23 will remain on the server. Fall 2023 will begin a new academic year of data retention (AY23-24).
FAQs about Course Retirement
Is my content gone forever?
No, Blackboard archived courses captured all course data, files, student submissions, discussions, grades, etc. through SP2023. These archives will reside on a secure cloud storage location.
When will I lose access to courses that are being retired?
Can I save a copy of my own courses?
Yes -- and it is strongly encouraged! Instructors can
export (course content) and/or archive (course content & student data) their courses. You should also
download a copy of your gradebook. We recommend saving these files to UMBC's cloud storage to ensure long-term access in the event you change computer systems.
Can I restore (regain access to) only course content?
Yes. Course content consists of files and course structure (menu, folders, etc.). Faculty can only
import course content to an existing Blackboard course shell.
Can I restore course data?
Course data consists of student submissions, discussions, and grades. We generally prefer not to restore full courses to avoid reinstating user accounts and confusing students with old content. If you must restore archived course data, please open an RT ticket with justification included.
How long will you keep the retired courses?
We will keep the retired courses for approximately 2 years after Blackboard archives the courses. Faculty who may need content beyond 2 years should plan to save copies of their exported courses to UMBC Box or other cloud storage.
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology, please consider the following options:
Please submit an RT ticket if you require any support or consultation related to this administrative action.
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UMBC Archiving Unviewed Panopto Videos (01/30/23)
No content will be permanently deleted at this time
To comply with recent changes to product licensing, beginning 01/30/23, all Panopto videos that have not been viewed during the preceding 18 months will be moved to archive storage. If one wishes to retain any content on the production server, they need only access the video(s) once prior to 01/30/23. Alternatively, videos can be restored to our production server to view within 48 hours.
Since UMBC's adoption of Panopto in fall 2018, we have witnessed steady growth in its use until the onset of the pandemic, at which point usage patterns shifted significantly as all instruction moved fully online. To address increased storage demand across its client base, Panopto changed its pricing from a model based on consumption to one based on storage. Our new contract provides roughly 10x more archive storage than production storage (50,500 hours vs 6,000 hours). The latter set of hours represent traditional, on-demand media, whereas the former are held in a separate yet expediently retrievable storage.
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Reminder: Blackboard Courses Scheduled for Server Retirement
Courses before Summer 2019 to be retired beginning 7/1
During Summer 2022, DoIT staff and Blackboard will archive our entire instance of Blackboard, which will save individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2022. Courses offered before and including AY18-19 will be retired by the end of FA2022.
Beginning July 1, courses offered from the following terms will be scheduled for retirement:
- Any courses older than five years
- Fall 2018
- Winter 2019
- Spring 2019
- Summer 2019
The Blackboard system's overall performance and efficiency will improve by removing files and database transactions from the content server and database. AY19-20, AY20-21, and AY21-22 will remain on the server. Fall 2022 will begin a new academic year of data retention (AY22-23).
FAQs about Course Retirement
Is my content gone forever?
No, Blackboard archived courses captured all course data, files, student submissions, discussions, grades, etc. through SP2022. These archives will reside on a secure cloud storage location.
When will I lose access to courses that are being retired?
Can I save a copy of my own courses?
Yes -- and it is strongly encouraged! Instructors can
export (course content) and/or archive (course content & student data) their courses. You should also
download a copy of your gradebook. We recommend saving these files to UMBC’s cloud storage to ensure long-term access in the event you change computer systems.
Can I restore (regain access to) only course content?
Yes. Course content consists of files and course structure (menu, folders, etc.). Faculty can only
import course content to an existing Blackboard course shell.
Can I restore course data?
Course data consists of student submissions, discussions, and grades. We generally prefer not to restore full courses to avoid reinstating user accounts and confusing students with old content. If you must restore archived course data, please open an RT ticket with justification included.
How long will you keep the retired courses?
We will keep the retired courses for approximately 2 years after Blackboard archives the courses. Faculty who may need content beyond 2 years should plan to save copies of their exported courses to UMBC Box or other cloud storage.
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology, please consider the following options:
During Summer 2022, DoIT staff and Blackboard will archive our entire instance of Blackboard, which will save individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2022. Courses offered before and including AY18-19 will be retired by the end of FA2022.
Beginning July 1, courses offered from the following terms will be scheduled for retirement:
- Any courses older than five years
- Fall 2018
- Winter 2019
- Spring 2019
- Summer 2019
The Blackboard system's overall performance and efficiency will improve by removing files and database transactions from the content server and database. AY19-20, AY20-21, and AY21-22 will remain on the server. Fall 2022 will begin a new academic year of data retention (AY22-23).
FAQs about Course Retirement
Is my content gone forever?
No, Blackboard archived courses captured all course data, files, student submissions, discussions, grades, etc. through SP2022. These archives will reside on a secure cloud storage location.
When will I lose access to courses that are being retired?
Can I save a copy of my own courses?
Yes -- and it is strongly encouraged! Instructors can
export (course content) and/or archive (course content & student data) their courses. You should also
download a copy of your gradebook. We recommend saving these files to UMBC’s cloud storage to ensure long-term access in the event you change computer systems.
Can I restore (regain access to) only course content?
Yes. Course content consists of files and course structure (menu, folders, etc.). Faculty can only
import course content to an existing Blackboard course shell.
Can I restore course data?
Course data consists of student submissions, discussions, and grades. We generally prefer not to restore full courses to avoid reinstating user accounts and confusing students with old content. If you must restore archived course data, please open an RT ticket with justification included.
How long will you keep the retired courses?
We will keep the retired courses for approximately 2 years after Blackboard archives the courses. Faculty who may need content beyond 2 years should plan to save copies of their exported courses to UMBC Box or other cloud storage.
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology, please consider the following options:
Although UMBC maintains Blackboard courses
on its production site for three years, many faculty prefer to save copies of their courses to reference at a later date. Unfortunately, when these zip packages are created, they currently stay with the course shell, including when it is archived by UMBC, which impacts the entire system over time. Removing the exports from a course does not impact an individual course's performance, but will improve system performance.
Beginning in March 2022, Blackboard will automatically remove instructor-created course exports and archives after 30 days. Any
instructor-created course exports and archives remaining in course shells prior to the March 2022 update will be automatically deleted in 90 days. Faculty will receive an automated email from Blackboard about this timeline.
Faculty will be notified about the course export expiration date in two ways from the Blackboard system:
- When creating the package to export or archive a course
- When sending the email notification that a package is ready to download
Additionally, faculty will see the removal date for any course export on the list of available packages to download.
Image 1. Example of Date Notification for Original Course Export
Image 2. Example of Date Notification for Ultra Course Export
Since all package deletions are permanent, faculty will need to
generate a new course export if they need to save a copy of their course. DoIT staff cannot recover course exports once they are automatically removed from the system.
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:
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Blackboard Courses Scheduled for Server Retirement in FA21
Courses Before Summer 2018 to be Retired
During the Summer 2021, DoIT staff and Blackboard will archive our entire instance of Blackboard, which will save individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2021. Courses offered before and including AY17-18 will be retired by the end of FA2021.
Beginning July 1, courses offered from the following terms will be scheduled for retirement:
- Any courses older than five years
- Fall 2015
- Spring 2016
- Fall 2016
- Spring 2017
- Summer 2017
- Fall 2017
- Winter 2018
- Spring 2018
- Summer 2018
The Blackboard system’s overall performance and efficiency will improve by removing files and database transactions from the content server and database. AY18-19, AY19-20, and AY20-21 will remain on the server. Fall 2021 will begin a new academic year of data retention (AY21-22).
FAQs about Course Retirement
Is my content gone forever?
No, Blackboard archived courses captured all course data, files, student submissions, discussions, grades, etc. through SP2021. These archives will reside on a secure drive with the Division of Information Technology.
When will I lose access to courses that are being retired?
Can I save a copy of my own courses?
Yes -- and it is strongly encouraged! Instructors can
export (course content) and/or archive (course content & student data) their courses. You should also
download a copy of your gradebook. We recommend saving these files to UMBC’s cloud storage to ensure long-term access in the event you change computer systems.
Can I restore (regain access to) only course content?
Yes. Course content consists of files and course structure (menu, folders, etc.). Faculty can only
import course content to an existing Blackboard course shell.
Can I restore course data?
Course data consists of student submissions, discussions, and grades. We generally prefer not to restore full courses to avoid reinstating user accounts and confusing students with old content. If you must restore archived course data, please open an RT ticket with justification included.
How long will you keep the retired courses?
We will keep the retired courses for approximately 2 years after Blackboard archives the courses. Faculty who may need content beyond 2 years should plan to save copies of their exported courses to UMBC Box or other cloud storage.
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology, please consider the following options:
As previously announced, Blackboard courses from AY14-15 and AY15-16 will be retired from our active production site by the end of January 2020.
The Blackboard system’s overall performance and efficiency will improve by removing older files and database transactions from the content server and database. This course retirement includes the following terms:
As of FA2019, we began a new academic year of data retention (AY19-20). Additionally, AY16-17, AY17-18, and AY18-19 will remain on the server. However, any remaining organizations that are 2.5 GB in size or larger will also be retired or content migrated to Google Drive. New communities may be requested.
Is my content gone forever?
No. As previously completed during previous terms, Blackboard archived our complete site during the SU2019. Archived Bb courses capture all course data, files, student submissions, discussions, grades, etc. through SP2019. These archives will reside on a secure drive with the Division of Information Technology.
Can I save a copy of my own courses?
Yes -- and we certainly encourage it. Instructors canexport (course content) and/or archive (course content & student data) their courses. You should alsodownload a copy of your grade book. We recommend saving these files to your Google Drive to ensure long-term access in the event you change computer systems.
How long will you keep the retired courses?
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As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:
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Blackboard Courses Scheduled for Retirement from Server
AY14-15 & AY15-16 courses to be removed in late January 2020
During the summer of 2019, Blackboard archived our complete site, which provided individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2019. As previously completed for courses from older semesters, courses from AY14-15 and AY15-16 will be retired by the end of January 2020. This includes the following terms:
Additionally, any remaining organizations that are 2.5 GB in size or larger will also be retired. Community leaders with large archives will be contacted for migrating content to Google Drive. If those organizations need to continue with a Blackboard presence, they will be recreated with a fresh shell upon request.
The Blackboard system’s overall performance and efficiency will improve by removing files and database transactions from the content server and database. AY16-17, AY17-18, and AY18-19 will remain on the server. Finally, as of FA2019, we now begin a new academic year of data retention (AY19-20).
Is my content gone forever?
No, archived Blackboard courses capture all course data, files, student submissions, discussions, grades, etc. through SP2019. These archives will reside on a secure drive with the Division of Information Technology.
Can I save a copy of my own courses?
Yes -- and we certainly encourage it. Instructors canexport (course content) and/or archive (course content & student data) their courses. You should alsodownload a copy of your grade book. We recommend saving these files to your Google Drive to ensure long-term access in the event you change computer systems.
How long will you keep the retired courses?
We will keep the retired courses for 2 years after Blackboard archives the courses. Faculty who may need content beyond 2 years should plan to save copies of their exported courses to Google Drive.
As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:
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