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An update on the issue identified yesterday with the University’s Lecture Capture system which may have resulted in the unintended disclosure of information.

We are investigating an issue with the University Lecture Capture system which may result in the recording of screens not intended for use.

The October update introduces a new option to have email notifications for followed Discussions. There are also updates to how leavers show in the Gradebook and AI options for Question Banks. Recently, a change to how module staff appear on the module content page has been made. A known issue with the Gradebook Overview is also resolved.

Padlet will be undergoing maintenance on Saturday 5 October between 2.00am – 5.00am GMT and will not be available during this time.

On Friday 27 September EDINA reported that Noteable is experiencing a service issue.

Top Hat will be discontinued on Tuesday 1 October 2024, meaning the last day you can access this platform is Monday 30 September.

FeedbackFruits, a digital tool designed for formative assessment, is now available for use throughout the University.

As previously shared in February 2024, following a review of our current online assessment systems, Top Hat is no longer available for staff or students to use.

The China Connect information service will be discontinued from 30 August 2024.

The University, and the IT Service Desk, will be closed on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 August 2024.

The SimVenture Validate pilot has concluded and the tool is no longer available.

Our supplier has reported that Turnitin experienced a service degradation on which may have affected some users accessing Turnitin between 21:00 BST 7 August to 17:15 BST 9 August.

Following a recent upgrade, the way Mediasite content can be added to a Minerva module has been refreshed.

The China Connect service will be discontinued effective 30th August 2024.

Following two successful pilot years, Noteable will be renewed for 2024/25 on an enterprise licence, becoming a fixture in our digital education offering.

Issue resolved where staff and students received old scheduled Minerva announcement emails.

Staff and students may notice that they are receiving old scheduled Minerva announcement emails.

Noteable will undergo scheduled downtime on Wednesday 10 July between 8:00 and 12:00 BST

Older technology used to link to Mediasite content from within Minerva modules/organisations 2021/22 and older, will no longer be supported from the 30th of June 2024.

Podcasting tools are now available to both staff and students. Licence availability is limited,, so don't delay if you're interested in exploring this new opportunity!

The supplier has resolved the issue.

Turnitin has experienced a service degradation which may have affected some users accessing Turnitin.

All modules due to run in 2024/25 have been created in Minerva and are now ready for population.

From 26 June, staff and students will be required to use Single Sign On to access internal GitHub repositories and organisations.

There is a known issue where the “Save settings for future use” checkbox within optional assignment settings may not work as intended.

Module areas in Minerva for 2024/25 are expected to be available by w/c 10th of June.

Gradescope requires third-party cookies enabled to connect with Minerva. Check your browser settings if you encounter an error.

The University, and the IT Service Desk, will be closed on Monday 27, and Tuesday 28 May 2024. To ensure service delivery, all digital education systems will be monitored during this period.

Turnitin users should no longer experience slowness when uploading submissions, the supplier has resolved the issue.

Turnitin are looking into an issue which is causing users to experience slowness when uploading submissions.

Sign up to attend the Digital Education Network on Global Accessibility Awareness Day to hear about developments around accessibility within the University.

The University, and the IT Service Desk, will be closed on Monday 6 May 2024. All digital education systems will be monitored during this period to ensure service delivery.

The issue has now been resolved.

Turnitin has experienced a service degradation which may have affected some users accessing Turnitin.

Find out how you can use the blogging tool CampusPress as part of your learning and teaching practices.

The University, and the IT Service Desk, will be closed between Thursday 28 March and Tuesday 2 April 2024 inclusive.

From 11 March as part of the the Stream (Classic) video migration project, videos owned by individual users will be moved from Stream (Classic) into Stream (On SharePoint).

Staff who wish to request a change to the owner of a Mediasite lecture capture or recording are advised to refer to guidance on the IT website for who to contact.

Interested in business simulation tools? Join Nicola Smith, Associate Professor at Leeds University Business School, for an online demonstration of SimVenture Evolution in Practice.

A decision has been made to discontinue our use of Top Hat, which means that you won’t be able to host assessments, active learning, or polls on this platform from September 2024.

The first phase of the migration began on February 5th 2024 and has now been completed. Learn more about what the team or working on and how this affects your Stream content.

Find out how you can get involved in our CampusPress blogging pilot.

Microsoft announced that they are retiring Stream (Classic) in June 2024. In preparation, IT are migrating all published video content (circa 180,000 videos) from Stream (Classic) into Stream (on SharePoint).

Are you curious to learn more about student perspectives of academic personal tutoring (APT)? This session will explore academic personal tutoring through the student lens and is available to all colleagues.

Find out how the SimVenture business simulation tool can help you with your learning and teaching at our session taking place on Thursday 18 January.

Turnitin was affected by a service degradation on which may have affected some users accessing Turnitin.

The University, and the IT Service Desk, will be closed between Friday 22 December and Monday 1 January 2024. Find out how you can get IT support during this period.

Gradescope was affected by a service degradation on which may have affected some users accessing Gradescope.

Gradescope have advised that the issues that affecting some users when accessing Gradescope have been resolved.

Users of Gradescope may be experiencing issues when accessing the service due to an unexpected service issue.

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