The upgrade took a little longer than expected but thanks to Paul Riddle and Jeremy Gude I think we are in a good spot. There will be some slowness initially. Please make sure you clear your...
July 7, 2015
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8:50 PM
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Keep up with Bb World via FREE live streaming sessions
Once a year Blackboard hosts the BbWorld conference over four days for faculty, students, administrators, instructional technology specialists, training professionals, developers, and system...
July 1, 2015
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12:05 PM
Turning Point Clickers
Used by more than 5,000 students, UMBC has standardized its student response system, or “clickers,” on the Turning Technologies platform. This systems supports instant student feedback to...
June 30, 2015
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11:55 AM
The RT (Request Tracker) system will be upgraded on the evening of July 7, 2015 between 6pm and 9pm. Please see the previous announcement, preview, and testing options. I will ask each RT...
June 29, 2015
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8:24 AM
A look into everyday life at the Technology Support Center
For over a year, Christian Oyson has worked Tier 1 support for the Technology Support Center (TSC) here at UMBC, providing assistance to students, faculty and staff. Oyson, a senior majoring in...
June 24, 2015
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9:43 AM
DoIT would like to recognize its own Tom Penniston on the publication of the book chapter “Service Learning and the Acquisition of Social Capital in the Community College Setting.” For this...
June 23, 2015
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11:07 AM
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Log into your myUMBC profile and make the necessary changes
The UMBC Directory Search offers a browse by department feature that shows people affiliated with a university department. At times, people may incorrectly appear as part of a department, so it’s...
June 22, 2015
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4:15 PM
RT upgrade from 4.0.21 to 4.2.11
As part of our on-going efforts with RT we will be performing an upgrade this summer from 4.0.21 to 4.2.11. At this time we are targeting the evening of July 7, 2015 assuming testing does not...
June 22, 2015
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11:05 AM
Powered by Blackboard Instant Messenger
This summer, students have a new option for virtual collaboration: Study Spaces powered by Blackboard Instant Messenger. Blackboard Instant Messenger (IM) is an academic-centric instant...
June 12, 2015
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3:12 PM
Campus Website upgrade Saturday at 8am
We wanted to remind everyone that on Saturday June 13th around 8am we will be migrating the main campus website environment so it is running on new hardware and software. This past fall an...
June 12, 2015
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12:57 PM