New features have come to Turnitin as part of the summer upgrade…
My Dundee is back!
My Dundee has been successfully upgraded and is available to use. This has been completed ahead of schedule thanks to the hard work of our collegues in UoDIT. …
My Dundee Module Creation Update
The new module creation process has now been implemented for all Schools. Modules for 2018/19 have been created in My Dundee ready to be prepared for the new academic year. Key information: Modules are created without content.This means that if you choose to clone your content from a previously run module, you will need to…
Questionmark OnDemand Scheduled Maintenance – 21-July-2018
Questionmark have made the following service announcement that will affect users of the OnDemand Service on the 21st July. This is unlikely to affect our users, but if you are unsure, contact assess@dundee.ac.uk : Questionmark OnDemand EU – Scheduled Maintenance (ondemand.questionmark.eu) We are writing to inform you about upcoming maintenance of the Questionmark OnDemand EU…
Reminder: My Dundee Scheduled Downtime (23rd-27th July)
Just a wee reminder of the scheduled downtime of My Dundee, starting the 23rd July and lasting until the 27th. The service will be taken offline early on Monday morning and user will not be able to access it until the afternoon of the 27th. This is so we can upgrade Blackboard (the service My…
My first Wikipedia article
During the week, I attended a highly interactive workshop during the week in the Engine Shed in Stirling, lead by Sara Thomas, the Scotland Programme Coordinator for Wikimedia UK. While aimed at public library staff, I wasn’t the only person from a University there….
Updates to Feedback Studio (Turnitin)
Those of you who are observant, may have noticed a new slider button at the bottom of Feedback Studio. Turnitin have recently introduced a new high resolution view of the students paper, but this does mean it’s a larger file size, so you may find disabling the high resolution useful for papers that are loading…
Questionmark OnDemand EU – Scheduled Maintenance
We are writing to inform you about upcoming maintenance of the Questionmark OnDemand EU platform (ondemand.questionmark.eu) and advise of potential for downtime/disruption to the service. Maintenance window begins: Saturday, 19-May-2018, 7:00 Maintenance window ends: Saturday, 19-May-2018, 13:00 Potential for downtime/service disruption: During the maintenance window, Questionmark OnDemand customers (and participants taking assessments) will experience service…
Recent Turnitin Issues.
As some staff have noticed, Turnitin has had a number of short lived, but annoying, periods of down time recently. They have published a letter from the CEO, looking at the recent issues and, more critically, what they are doing to mitigate issues in the future. In particular they have said: During this peak grading season,…
Questionmark OnDemand Scheduled Maintenance
Questionmark OnDemand will be updated on Saturday 21 April between 07:00 and 13:00. Impact During the time above, staff authoring assessments and students taking assessments will experience service disruption. This also includes assessments taken through MyDundee that use the Questionmark OnDemand service. Benefits This update will ensure the ongoing reliability, security, and uptime of the…