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Jun
30
eClass Maintenance July 1st, 2020 from 12:00AM to 12:15AM
Posted by Chris Goetz on 30 June 2020 03:24 PM

Attention eClass users,


Please be aware that there will be a brief eClass outage on Wednesday July 1st, 2020 from 12:00AM (Midnight) until 12:15AM. We are using this brief outage to deploy required changes for the launch of the new eClass Course Creation system.


eClass and eClassLive will be unavailable throughout the maintenance window.


Thank you very much for your patience during this outage. If you have any questions, please contact us at eclass@ualberta.ca.


Regards,
IST eClass


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Jun
26
New Course Creation System Coming Soon
Posted by Chris Goetz on 26 June 2020 04:06 PM

Attention eClass users,

We will be releasing a new version of the eClass Course Creation system on Thursday, July 2nd 2020. This new application is a complete rebuild of the old system including new infrastructure, a modernization of the look and feel, and easy-to-use workflows.

Specific changes in this upgrade include:

  • The interface has been completely overhauled to include a more modern design.
  • Users can now view a log of their previous requests.
  • Student enrollments are now processed at

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Jun
15

Attention eClass users,

Update: eClass is now available. The outage was completed early and the site was released at 9:50AM June 20th, 2020.

This is a reminder that there will be a scheduled maintenance outage for eClass Saturday June 20th 2020 from 12:00AM to 11:59PM (24 hours). This outage is required to perform infrastructure maintenance and an update to eClass.


The updates to eClass during this outage will include the following changes:

  • eClass will receive a minor version

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May
20

Attention eClass External Users,

Update: The scheduled outage was completed early and eClass external was released for use at.8:05AM.

We are writing to let you know about a planned outage for eClass External on Saturday May 23rd 2020 from 7:00 - 9:00AM. This outage will be releasing changes to the account creation process by adding the option to sign in with an existing non-ualberta google account. For more details about this new account creation process please see here.

eClass External will be


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May
20
Zoom App Update
Posted by Chris Goetz on 20 May 2020 11:16 AM

Attention Zoom Users,

Please be aware that Zoom has released an update this month that will require users to download a new version of the Zoom App. While many users have already downloaded this latest version, anyone who has not can find the latest update here. After May 30th, 2020, all Zoom clients on older versions will be required to upgrade before joining meetings as GCM Encryption will be fully enabled on the system.

If you have any questions about this update, please contact us


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May
12
eClass Scheduled Course Archiving 2020
Posted by Chris Goetz on 12 May 2020 12:06 PM

Attention eClass users,

We have an important announcement that may impact your older credit courses on eClass.

The annual scheduled archiving of credit courses for this year has been planned for May 27th, 2020. This process, described in more detail here, mandates that credit courses can only remain on eClass for a maximum duration of four years. Non-credit courses including sandboxes, content development templates, research/collaboration courses, and eClass External courses are not affected by


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