Friday, June 14th, 2013 Information Technology Services will be making major network changes in VIU’s data center. The following CIEL services will be unavailable from 6:00pm onward, and possibly extend until midnight: WordPress blogs, VIUTube and Mediawiki
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Michael Paskevicius is a Learning Technologies Application Developer in the Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning. My role involves researching and deploying educational technologies, administering, developing and integrating elearning software and developing faculty competencies in the use of emerging technologies.
Some users experiencing D2L content/login issues
Some users are reporting intermittent issues logging into D2L and accessing D2L content. If you receive an error we suggest retrying as these issues tend to occur only 25% of the time. We are working with Desire2Learn to resolve this issue as soon as possible and will update the community once this has been resolved.
Desire2Learn June Maintenance Window
The Desire2Learn June maintenance window is scheduled for Saturday June 8 at 10:00pm to Sunday June 9 at 4:00am PDT.
Desire2Learn’s servers will be unavailable during the maintenance window.
Content Viewing Issues Resolved
The issue which prevented users from viewing PDF and Microsoft Office files from within the D2L content preview has been resolved. If you continue to experience any issues please contact us.
Issues viewing PDF’s and MS Office files in Content Preview
We are currently investigating an issue which is impacting users trying to view PDF and Microsoft Office files from within the D2L content preview. Some PDF and Microsoft Office files fail to load in the content window. As a workaround users can download the files and view them from their desktop. We are working with Desire2Learn to resolve this issue as soon as possible and will update the community once this has been resolved.
Desire2Learn May Maintenance Window
The Desire2Learn May maintenance window is scheduled for Saturday May 11 at 10:00pm to Sunday May 12 at 4:00am PDT.
Desire2Learn’s servers will be unavailable during the maintenance window.
Some users experiencing D2L login issues
The IT department at VIU is in the process of upgrading a major piece of equipment which is intermittently causing authentication issues for users logging into D2L. If you experience login issues wait 20 to 30 seconds and try again. The issue should resolve itself. If you are still not able to login to Desire2Learn after 30 seconds, exit your internet browser and start a new internet browser session.
Thank you for your patience during this equipment upgrade.
Desire2Learn April Maintenance Window
The Desire2Learn April maintenance window is scheduled for Saturday April 13 at 10:00pm to Sunday April 14 at 4:00am PDT.
Desire2Learn’s servers will be unavailable during the maintenance window.
Server Restarts April 11th and 12th
Thursday April 27th, 2013 from 6-7pm and Friday April 12th from 6-7am IT will be applying critical operating system patches and updates on VIU Servers. The following services may be unavailable for up to an hour; Mediawiki, Moodle and WordPress blogs. Click here for further details.
File Upload/Managment Issues in D2L
We are currently experiencing an issue where users may receive an error when uploading or working with files in Desire2Learn. This potentially impacts instructors uploading content and students submitting assignments. We are working with Desire2Learn to resolve this issue as soon as possible and will update the community once this has been resolved.