[myplace-announce] Myplace Upgrade and Rollover 18 June 2013 (Unavailable from 6am-8am)

[learning-technologies]

Myplace Upgrade June 2013 - Notice for Staff



Dear Colleague,

Please note that Myplace will be unavailable from 6am until 8am on Tuesday 18 June 2013 to prepare for an upgrade and introduction of new 2013-2014 versions of classes.

>From 8am on Tuesday 18 June 2013, Myplace will be available again for general use and will continue to reflect 2012/13 as the current academic session.  From 5pm on Wednesday 19 June the new 2013-2014 instance of Myplace will be available via a new 2013-2014 tab on the Myplace home page to allow staff to prepare content for the next academic year.  It will feature a number of upgrades and improvements, for example:


*        Consolidation of assignment types - based on feedback from students and staff, assignments have been consolidated into 2 types - the new Moodle 'Assignment<http://docs.moodle.org/24/en/Assignment_settings>' module and the 'Turnitin<http://support.myplace.strath.ac.uk/?post_type=article&p=1585>' assignment type for detection of plagiarism.  The Moodle assignment module incorporates anonymous 'blind' marking, group-based assignments, submission of online text, uploaded files and return of feedback via online text or file upload.  For information on the new assignment type, please see the following support page: http://support.myplace.strath.ac.uk/?post_type=article&p=1567#<http://support.myplace.strath.ac.uk/?post_type=article&p=1567>



*        Upgrade of Notices tool based on feedback from students and staff, which includes the ability to send notifications to particular groups within classes in addition to classes as a whole as before.

Please note that content of 2013-2014 versions of classes will be based on the content of the previous year's version (2012-2013) as of 6am on Tuesday 18 June, i.e. any changes made to the content of a 2012-2013 page after 6am on Tuesday 18 June will NOT be automatically copied to the 2013-2014 version of the page.  If you need assistance copying over additional content from previous year's classes at a later date, or wish to clear all content from a class, then please contact us for support at any time.

Note that classes which are not registry based with a University class code, such as training pages or those for research groups, will NOT be available from 6am on Tuesday 18 June, and will appear listed under the 2013-2014 tab from 5pm on Wednesday 19 June 2013.

Note also that there is another period of downtime planned for 21 August 2013 for essential maintenance to allow the session change for 2013-2014 and further details will be sent in due course during July and August.

If you have any questions about Myplace or the upgrade and rollover, please contact Learning Technologies at any time.

Best Wishes

Caroline Breslin

learning-technologies at strath.ac.uk<mailto:learning-technologies at strath.ac.uk>
0141 548 3770
Caroline Breslin
Learning Technology Adviser (Engineering)
Education Enhancement
Room 2.22 Graham Hills Building
40 George Street
Tel: 0141 548 3776
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
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