Simple Syllabus Working Slower Than Usual

Simple Syllabus is experiencing slow-downs and sporadic errors because of start-of-semester web traffic. They have notified us that they are addressing this issue through the evening to bring things back up to speed.

Posted in Canvas / LMS, Educational Technologies

[Resolved] Canvas users experiencing slowness with multiple features

This incident is resolved and all services are back to normal operation.

Posted in Canvas / LMS, Instructional Technologies

[Resolved] Users Reporting Issues with Grade Submission in Canvas

This issue has been resolved. If you ran into problems using Grade Submission in Canvas, please try again now.

If you run into further issues, let us know by filling out this Help Desk request.

Instructors are reporting an error when trying to access Grade Submission in their Canvas courses. We’re looking into the issue and working on a solution.

Posted in Canvas / LMS

[Resolved] Canvas Users are experiencing Slowness and Errors

Update as of 2:42 PM: The incident has been resolved.

Update as of 2:36 PM: A fix has been implemented and they are monitoring the results.

Update as of 2:31 PM: Instructure has identified the issue and a fix is being implemented.

Instructure has reported that a large portion of Canvas clients are experiencing slowness and errors in the US. We are monitoring their status of the issue and will post updates here as they come in.

Posted in Canvas / LMS, Instructional Technologies

[Resolved] Canvas Docviewer (Preview) Errors

This issue has been resolved.

The Docviewer in Canvas, which you might be familiar with if you use SpeedGrader to view student document submissions or have documents automatically displaying throughout your course, is currently experiencing sporadic errors. Users may experience a Service is Currently Unavailable error.

Canvas has implemented a temporary fix and is monitoring results. To stay up to date with this issue, monitor Canvas’s status page about it here.

Posted in Canvas / LMS

[Resolved] Turnitin Intermittent Issues

The issues affecting Turnitin have been resolved.

Turnitin is currently investigating issues associated with Turnitin Feedback Studio. Teachers and students may experience errors when providing and viewing feedback on submitted papers. For immediate updates, visit Turnitin’s Status Page here.

Posted in Canvas / LMS, Educational Technologies

Classroom PC Zoom Issues

When using the in-room computers in Boca classrooms, some instructors may experience a Zoom issue that causes their session to end prematurely.

*This is not affecting all users/classrooms.* We have identified the issue and are working towards a resolution.

If you are in a physical classroom and experience any issues with Zoom, please report the problem to the AV Support team via the phone number listed in the classroom or by submitting one of the Help Desk requests linked here. Then, try a temporary workaround by either restarting your computer and disabling Zoom’s “hardware acceleration” settings OR by using Webex or Microsoft Teams.

Posted in Instructional Technologies, Video Conferencing

[Resolved] MyOpenMath Invalid Consumer error

The issue with MyOpenMath is resolved. Students should now be able to access MyOpenMath assignments through Canvas.

Users trying to access MyOpenMath assignments through Canvas are currently experiencing errors. This issue is being assessed by MyOpenMath. We are posting updates as we get more news. Thank you for your patience!

Posted in Canvas / LMS

[Resolved] FAU Virtual Apps Unavailable

The issue affecting FAU Virtual Apps was resolved last night.

FAU Virtual Apps is temporarily unavailable. OIT is working diligently to restore this service. We will update this post once the issue is resolved.

Posted in Educational Technologies, Instructional Technologies

[Resolved] AWS Issues Affecting Some Canvas Users

This incident has been resolved.

Canvas is reporting that some users are being affected by an issue with Amazon Web Services (AWS). They are currently investigating the issue.

Our Canvas uptime is still at 100% for now, but interruptions may occur during the period of this issue. For an updated status, click here.

Posted in Canvas / LMS