what is starfish in blackboard utsa

Starfish (Early Alert) is an early warning and student tracking system. It is a web based tool that helps you to identify at-risk students and then manage support … 6. To view your Starfish Alerts, logon to Blackboard https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/starfish/students.html Students can continue to access Starfish through the Blackboard.

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Cloud Migration Completed

The Blackboard Cloud Migration was successfully completed on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 4:40 PM. If you encounter any issues, please submit a Blackboard Support Case.

What is the Cloud?

Blackboard at UTSA will be moving to the SaaS environment, otherwise known as “the cloud”.

What to Expect

Your course experience will not change or be interrupted. While the migration to the cloud is performed during the winter break, Blackboard will be offline from December 19th to December 22nd (4 days).

New Features

Your course is just as you left it with all of these new improvements and features ready to be utilized. An enhanced content editor and global tools will make features you already use more user friendly.

Faculty Cloud Tour

Tour the new navigation menu, Blackboard home page, and updated course features with this short interactive video module.

The Student Experience

Watch how the student Blackboard experience has been enhanced in this short video. From the new activity feed to the enhanced notifications menu, students will find the content they need faster and easier.

FAQ

No, the cloud migration will be completed during the winter break after grades have been turned in. During the Spring semester, you can expect less Blackboard downtime than past semesters as the cloud offers a more reliable server infrastructure and zero downtime maintenance.