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The issue some staff were experiencing when using the filter in the Gradebook grid view filter has been resolved.

The March update to Minerva brings improvements to assessment grading, scheduling of announcements, and the ability to control the visibility of module/organisation enrolments to students.

Some staff are seeing an error message when using the Gradebook Grid View Filter.

Within this article you’ll find a background to the Minerva project, a reminder about module content rollover for the 2023/24 academic year, and an opportunity to provide feedback to the Minerva Project Team.

Extra credit option in Tests to be disabled in March.

The issue with navigating between Group Assignment Submissions in Minerva has been resolved.

Minerva Messages are being incorrectly emailed to people with inactive enrolments in Minerva modules and organisations.

The February update to Minerva brings improvements to Tests, Gradebook, Progress Tracking and Groups.

When using the arrows to move back and forth between group assignment submissions from the Gradebook, the submission file does not update, making it seem that the groups all submitted the same file.

The issue affecting Minerva Class Teams is now resolved.

Staff are currently unable to create new Minerva Class Teams via Minerva modules and organisations. Direct links to Minerva Class Teams are also not displaying in Minerva at present.

The January update to Minerva introduces updates to Messages, Tests, Gradebook and Discussions.

Discover how to set up a PebblePad workspace and assignment from a Minerva module or organisation, allowing the capture of your Minerva student cohort and enable grades to pass back to the Minerva Gradebook

The December update to Minerva introduces updates to drag and drop, reporting on student progress, question banks, and more, along with a new anticipated feature: module links.

The November update to Minerva introduces updates to Tests, Gradebook and content items.

To resolve an issue where some staff users have reported that they are not able to see the Microsoft Teams link in Minerva modules, the vendor will be carrying out maintenance.

The issue affecting file uploads in Minerva is now resolved.

There is currently an issue where users may not be able to upload files within Minerva intermittently.

The October update to Minerva introduces the staff view of progress tracking functionality in Ultra Course View modules. There also improvements to Tests and the rendering of Math Formulas.

Staff can now create Microsoft Class Teams directly within Minerva Ultra Course View modules and organisations.

The ability to create Microsoft Class Teams will be made available to staff on Tuesday 20th September.

Information on resources and support to assist staff and students in the transition to Minerva Ultra Course View.

A recent Minerva update now means you can create Groups Sets and add members via CSV upload.

The September update to Minerva introduces new features and improvements to existing functionality with a focus on assessment and accessibility features. New features Assessment Grade overrides are now included in Grade History downloads. Blackboard Rubrics can be copied from Original (used for 21/22 modules and earlier) and Ultra Course View modules. New Ally alternative format...

Details of the August update to Minerva. Introducing new features and improvements to existing functionality with a focus on Tests.

The July update to Minerva introduces new features and improvements to existing functionality with a focus on assessment, grading, module content and accessibility. Some issues with copying content have also been resolved.

To resolve an issue where data feeds did not run on the 24 June, the vendor will be carrying out maintenance.

Minerva will be unavailable for up to 30 minutes on Tuesday 14th June at 3am (BST) for essential maintenance.

The University’s Reading List tool is changing ahead of the 2022/23 academic year. Support sessions and demos are available for tutors to update their reading lists using the new system. The new Leeds Reading List system is available in Minerva Ultra from Thursday 9 June, with all previous reading lists transferred over to the new system....

Ultra Course View modules will be available from Thursday 9 June, along with support to assist in the transition over the summer period.

Information about the upcoming move to Ultra Course View, with details on training resources and support.

Resolved - Minerva issues reported 17 May

In an attempt to resolve the recent issues with Minerva, our vendor will apply a fix overnight. The fix will be applied on Wednesday 25 May 02:00-05:00 BST.

Minerva is continuing to experience performance issues. In an attempt to resolve these issues, our vendor will apply a fix overnight. The fix will be applied on Saturday 21 May 02:00-05:00 BST.

Minerva is currently experiencing performance issues affecting Activity Stream, content copying and emails from announcements.

As reported on 17 May, Minerva is currently experiencing performance issues. The Activity Stream is not loading and staff may experience issues copying content between or within modules and organisations. To resolve these issues, our vendor will apply a fix overnight.

Minerva is currently experiencing performance issues. The Activity Stream is not loading and staff may experience issues copying content between or within modules and organisations.

Minerva will be unavailable for up to 30 minutes on Saturday 14th May at 3am (BST) for essential maintenance.

Minerva will be unavailable for up to 30 minutes on Friday 13th May at 3am (BST) for essential maintenance.

Thursday 19 May 2022 marks the annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), and as part of our commitment to inclusive and accessible education, we are participating in the Blackboard Ally ‘Fix Your Content Day’.

Frequently asked questions regarding the move to Minerva Ultra Course View, along with information on how you can keep up-to-date on project developments.

Thursday May 19th 2022 marks the annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), and as part of our commitment to inclusive and accessible education, we are participating in the Blackboard Ally ‘Fix Your Content Day’.

Dates to note in relation to Minerva Ultra Course View, along with information on training and resources.

A new eLearning resource is now available for colleagues, providing a high-level overview of forthcoming changes within Minerva. 

Auto cleanup of Minerva module/organisation archives and exports.

On Tuesday 22 February Minerva experienced issues from approximately 16:05-16:45. A second related incident occurred at 18:20-18:30, although users may have noticed slow performance immediately after this time period. Our vendor has identified the root cause of the issue to be the module catalogue link in the module menu. Therefore, this link has been disabled...

Our vendor has now applied a fix. We believe this has resolved the issue but will continue to monitor the service. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by this disruption.

Minerva is currently experiencing performance issues. We have escalated this with the vendor as a matter of urgency. Please accept our sincere apologies for this issue with the service. We will post an update as soon as possible.

The issues accessing files in Minerva have been resolved.

The data extracts issue with Reading List updates, Academic Integrity, and Security Essentials results has been resolved.

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