The University of Texas at Austin

Project: Blackboard 9.1 Upgrade

Project Details

Upgrading to Blackboard 9.1 will provide frequently requested features and improve the system's performance. During the software upgrade process, ITS will be moving the system to a more flexible and responsive virtualized hardware environment. These improvements will enable ITS to better support the university's current learning management system.

Cost of service

Blackboard is available at no cost for all students, faculty, and staff. The cost of the upgrade to 9.1 is included in our licensing agreement.

Documentation

Project Team

The Blackboard 9.1 Upgrade project is a partnership between CTL and ITS. Participants include:

Projects Sponsors

  • Harrison Keller, Executive Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
  • Huapei Chen, Director, Systems, Information Techology Services

Project Team Members

Center for Teaching and Learning

  • Mario Guerra, Instructional Technology Specialist
  • Sejal Shah, Senior Software Developer

Information Technology Services

  • David Moss, Project Manager
  • Matthew Wedgwood, System Architect
  • Robert George, Infrastructure, Load Balancing
  • Shirley Cohen, Oracle DBA
  • Thomas Nail, Storage Engineer
  • Brant Kuykendall, Virtual Infrastructure
  • Clifton Brown, Help Desk Specialist
  • Raymond Renieri, Help Desk Specialist
  • Betsy Busby, Communications

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