[Using Sakai] Forums and Timezones?

[Katie Golus]

Thanks, Bryan.  Submitted.

-Katie

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Katie Golus, Ed.M.
Instructional Designer
Antioch University
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Santa Barbara, CA  93101
805-962-8179 x5161
kgolus at antioch.edu

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On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 5:37 AM, Bryan Holladay <holladay at longsight.com>
wrote:

> I don't know of any existing fix for this, so it's probably just a bug
> that hasn't been reported or discovered before. Please track this issue in
> jira.
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Katie Golus <kgolus at antioch.edu> wrote:
>
>> We have campuses in multiple timezones, but all using the same instance
>> of Sakai.  People not in the server's default timezone are having issues
>> when putting time restrictions (opening and locking) on Forums.  The tool
>> uses the user-selected timezone as the "current time" when selecting the
>> time for release restrictions, but it's still using the server's default
>> time for actually releasing that content.
>>
>> For instance, for users set to Pacific time, faculty will select to lock
>> and item at 3pm.  The item will say that it will be locked at 3pm to
>> students also on Pacific time, but it will actual lock at 12pm Pacific (3pm
>> Eastern, the server's default).  This is causing some confusion with
>> faculty and panic for the students.
>>
>> We don't have this problem with time-restricted materials in other tools
>> (Announcements, Resources, Assignments, jForums), but aren't sure if this
>> is a setting we can fix on our side or a bug in Forums.  Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Katie
>> _____________________
>> Katie Golus, Ed.M.
>> Instructional Designer
>> Antioch University
>> 602 Anacapa Street
>> Santa Barbara, CA  93101
>> 805-962-8179 x5161
>> kgolus at antioch.edu
>>
>> Have an IT-related concern? Please contact the help desk, available 24/7.
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