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  • Kaltura - Legacy Kaltura Embeds Disabled 01/15/21   Jan 15, 2021, 10:17 AM CST

    In a long-planned move, University of Wisconsin System Administration has disabled any remaining embed code or video links pointing to UW institutions' retired, D2L-itegrated, Kaltura servers. Users who attempt to access videos embedded or linked from those legacy Kaltura servers will now get a country error message reading "Unauthorized country: We're sorry, this content is only available in certain countries." Users encountering this error should contact the video owner and ask them to update their links or embed code to point to the Digital Learning Environment's current Kaltura environment.

  • Blackboard Collaborate Ultra - Media Management Process Updates (updated)   Jan 19, 2021, 7:56 PM CST

    Between 01/19/2021 and 01/26/2021, the University of Wisconsin System will make updates to the Blackboard Collaborate Ultra recording management procedures initially outlined in the Media Management Process 12/01/2020 KB News item. The changes are designed to give instructors greater flexibility and control of the process, make exported recordings easier to access, and to enable these procedures to be used with other tools, should that become necessary. These changes will occur in the Canvas instances of all University of Wisconsin institutions (including Madison).

  • January 2021 Canvas Release Notes   Jan 12, 2021, 10:20 AM CST

    The University of Wisconsin System instance of Canvas held a meeting on December 22, 2020, to review upcoming features in Canvas. New features in Canvas available after January 16, 2021:

  • Subscribe to DLE KB News and Announcements   Mar 6, 2020, 12:22 PM CST

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