Almost a year after Sakai was introduced to the University community, more than 1,000 professors are still using Blackboard.

As UNC’s transition to a new course management system enters its final year, the University continues to pay for two programs — Sakai and Blackboard. Officials are aiming to finish the transition from Blackboard to Sakai, which they said is on target, by December.

Students trying to access information on Blackboard during parts of fall break just found error messages.

Sakai might kick Blackboard off campus faster than expected. The number of courses that have switched to Sakai is more than double what leaders of the project expected.

About a dozen faculty gathered to address the transition, voicing their support of Sakai’s offerings while expressing concerns about transferring data and learning the new system by December 2012, when the University will fully turn its back on Blackboard.

Less than a year after the transition from Student Central to ConnectCarolina, the University will be facing another technological shift by December of 2012, when it replaces Blackboard. Sakai’s functions will include project sites, blogs and portfolios to help students manage their content.