Faculty who plan to use clickers for instruction during the Spring 2016 semester will need to have device order(s) submitted to the Bookstore no later than Friday, October 23, 2015. This...
October 23, 2015
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10:27 AM
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Migrating to Gmail is simple and DoIT will assist if needed
In 2010, DoIT began moving users from UMBC hosted email to UMBC Gmail, with new UMBC accounts being created with Gmail. Many faculty and staff who didn't convert to Gmail when it was first...
October 21, 2015
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10:29 AM
Learn best practices from experts & spark new ideas!
Through a University System of Maryland partnership with the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), DoIT is pleased to offer an exceptional online training opportunity to UMBC full-time and part-time...
October 20, 2015
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9:09 AM
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Deadline for additions or changes is Saturday, October 31
In order to load all lab and lecture hall PCs with our standard set of software (known as an "image"), all requests for additions or changes for Spring 2015, the lab & lecture hall software...
October 19, 2015
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1:17 PM
Fixes coming in a few weeks
The recently updated UMBC iOS app has become unusable with the release of iOS 9. We are working with the developer of the app to get an updated version in the App Store. In the meantime, we...
October 19, 2015
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8:39 AM
Recommendations incl. Timer, Auto Submit & Lockdown Browser
As midterm evaluations continue this week, the instructional technology team reminds faculty about the challenges of using Force Complete for assessments distributed through Blackboard. When...
October 7, 2015
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11:52 AM
DoIT Seeks Faculty & Student Input on Next Steps
By Fall 2016, UMBC’s approach to audience response systems (aka “clickers”) will need to change. Specifically, our clicker vendor, Turning Technologies (TT), has announced that TurningPoint 5 will...
October 6, 2015
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12:50 PM
Drop-In hours will be held virtually until mid-November
Starting on Monday, October 5 the Instructional Technology team will provide virtual support during free hour. Join the virtual session by going here. Members of the Instructional Technology...
October 5, 2015
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9:33 AM
What technology options are available?
As the region prepares for a potential Hurricane Joaquin landfall, please take a few minutes and refer to this FAQ article outlining technology options to support academic continuity. Blackboard...
October 1, 2015
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2:36 PM
Access, Store, and Share Files from Anywhere
Box is an online file sharing system that can be accessed from multiple devices, including computers, smartphones, and tablets. Box files can be easily shared with others by adding them as...
October 1, 2015
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8:57 AM