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Student Orientation Contest Winner Announced
Dayna B, a lucky VIU student, is the winner of a brand new 32GB Google Nexus 7.
The Nexus 7 was the grand prize for a survey contest that the Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning held as part of their VIULearn (Desire2Learn) Student Orientation program.
Congratulations Dayna!
Web Browsers not Displaying Some Content
New versions of Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer are blocking some web content, including some content in VIULearn (Desire2Learn). Please click here for more information.
Notice to Gmail Users
Gmail is treating some emails from @viu.ca addresses as spam. Information Technology is working with Google to resolve this issue. If you are a Gmail user, please check your spam folder for mail from VIU. Thanks, and sorry for the inconvenience!
All Systems Stable
All systems are stable.
Connection Issues
Some users may be unable to connect or may experience a slow connection with Desire2Learn. Desire2Learn is aware of the issue and is working to resolve it.
All systems stable
We are pleased to report that all systems are stable.
Desire2Learn July Maintenance Window
The Desire2Learn July maintenance window is scheduled for Saturday July 13 at 10:00pm to Sunday July 14 at 4:00am PDT.
Desire2Learn’s servers will be unavailable during the maintenance window.
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 10.2 Upgrade Notice
On Thursday June 27th we will be upgrading the Desire2Learn learning environment to version 10.2. The upgrade is scheduled for 6am and should be completed by 12pm at the very latest.
The latest version of 10.2 includes significant updates to the Discussions, Content, and Email tools and minor updates to the Dropbox and Gradebook tools. For a review of the changes please see this document.