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Instructional Technology Training Scheduled for Summer

Workshops planned for Blackboard, Box, and more

As we look forward to sunnier days and warmer temperatures, the Instructional Technology team has scheduled several useful workshops to support faculty and staff: June 2 - Blackboard 101 2 - ...

April 16, 2015 · 1:48 PM

April Technology of the Month

Adaptive Release

Adaptive Release provides controls to release content to students based on a set of rules provided by the instructor. The rules may be related to availability, date and time, individual users and...

April 2, 2015 · 8:46 AM

DoIT Recommends Course Copy vs Export/Import

Beginning SU2015: Quickly recycle courses & connect content

Over many years, Blackboard courses at UMBC were exported out of and imported back into the system. This process met a specific need at a specific time, and continues to provide a way for faculty...

March 24, 2015 · 9:49 AM

Instructional Technology Training Scheduled for Spring

Workshops planned for Blackboard, Box, and more

As we look forward to sunnier days and warmer temperatures, the Instructional Technology team has scheduled several useful workshops to support faculty and staff: March Training 10 - "You Did...

March 9, 2015 · 10:00 AM

Blackboard Datacenter Maintenance Scheduled Mar 13, 2-6 AM

Brief Impact to Service Sessions Expected

Date: Friday, March 13th, 2015 Time: 02:00 am to 06:00 am EDT On Friday morning, March 13th, 2015, between the hours of 02:00 am to 06:00 am EST, the Blackboard Managed Hosting Engineers will...

March 6, 2015 · 8:16 AM

March Technology of the Month

Blackboard Achievements

The achievements tool allows instructors to create opportunities for students to earn recognition for their accomplishments in courses. Instructors can designate criteria for issuing rewards to...

March 2, 2015 · 12:11 PM

Blackboard Downtime Scheduled Saturday Feb 28, 2 AM - 4 AM

Routine maintenance expected

Blackboard engineers will perform server maintenance on Saturday morning, February 28, 2015 from 2 AM - 4 AM. Blackboard will be offline during this period. In preparation for this downtime:...

February 20, 2015 · 5:37 PM

Engineering Professor Conquers Snow Days with Virtual Class

Blackboard Collaborate can help maintain academic continuity

After inclement weather canceled three morning classes, Dr. Anne Spence knew she had to find an alternate way to meet with her freshman engineering students before the next snow event. “I was...

February 20, 2015 · 12:29 PM

Prepare for Snow Days with Blackboard & Other Tools

Winterize your course for Mother Nature's drop-in visit

In the event of heavy snow or other emergency when classes cannot meet, UMBC faculty can choose from several tools and technologies to support teaching and learning. Online delivery methods offer...

February 16, 2015 · 1:24 PM

Blackboard Downtime Scheduled Wednesday Feb 4, 2 AM - 4 AM

Maintenance will resolve time zone issue

Blackboard engineers will perform a server update on Wednesday morning, February 4, 2015 from 2 AM - 4 AM. Blackboard will be offline during this period. During this downtime, our system will...

February 3, 2015 · 9:07 AM

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