Blackboard Weekly Maintenance Schedule Reminder This is just a friendly reminder to the UMBC campus community of the Blackboard weekly maintenance schedule window from Friday 10 pm to Saturday 1 am. Although this maintenance window is not always utilized, DoIT Staff will now be regularly implementing server updates on the last Friday of each month, including January 25, 2013. Reminder notices about the downtime will be posted several days in advance. Blackboard instructors should take note of the weekly maintenance window, and as a general rule, refrain from assigning any work that is due on Blackboard during this time. Similarly students should understand that Blackboard may be unavailable each week from Friday 10 pm - Saturday 1 am.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we maintain these critical systems. ]]> This is just a friendly reminder to the UMBC campus community of the Blackboard weekly maintenance schedule window from Friday 10 pm to Saturday 1 am. Although this maintenance window is not... http://blackboard.umbc.edu https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/22795/guest@my.umbc.edu/bd56a1c767c22d4691b71dbe99d250bc/api/pixel blackboard Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology 0 9 true Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:48:44 -0500 Bb Collaborate Down for Maintenance 10 pm 1/26 - 2 am 1/27 Blackboard Collaborate has published the following notice about their server maintenance scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 26 at 10 pm:

The North American Bb Collaborate servers will experience a brief service disruption during our scheduled maintenance window on Saturday, January 26, 2013. The standard maintenance window runs from Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 22:00 to Sunday, January 27, 2013 02:00 US Eastern (UTC/GMT -5). During this time please expect the servers to be unavailable. ]]> Blackboard Collaborate has published the following notice about their server maintenance scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 26 at 10 pm: The North American Bb Collaborate servers will experience a... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/22672/guest@my.umbc.edu/6b0bcb748d5ae96bbb537c160a4ede2d/api/pixel Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology 0 0 true Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:52:25 -0500 Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 1/25 to 1 am 1/26 Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 1/ 25 to 1 am 1/26 ]]> Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 1/ 25 to 1 am 1/26 http://my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/news/22575 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/22576/guest@my.umbc.edu/f9ccd23023969394e204ec545e661f69/api/pixel Blackboard Announcements https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/bbannouncements https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/xsmall.png?1437137819 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/original.png?1437137819 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/xxlarge.png?1437137819 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/xlarge.png?1437137819 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/large.png?1437137819 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/medium.png?1437137819 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/small.png?1437137819 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/xsmall.png?1437137819 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/xxsmall.png?1437137819 Blackboard Announcements 0 0 true Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:02:02 -0500 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:16:33 -0500 Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 1/25 to 1 am 1/26 The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 1/25 to 1 am Saturday 1/26.  This down time is during the regularly scheduled maintenance window and is necessary for DoIT staff to perform routine maintenance. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience that this down time may cause. ]]> The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 1/25 to 1 am Saturday 1/26.  This down time is during the regularly scheduled maintenance window and is necessary for DoIT staff to... http://blackboard.umbc.edu https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/22575/guest@my.umbc.edu/c5f77b667733272e0e3cb225acd774dc/api/pixel blackboard Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology 3 10 true Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:57:18 -0500 Blackboard Upgrade Completed Ahead of Schedule Blackboard Upgrade Completed Ahead of Schedule ]]> Blackboard Upgrade Completed Ahead of Schedule http://my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/news/22151 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/22152/guest@my.umbc.edu/1d46f62ed520b8da861bf0739603265c/api/pixel Blackboard Announcements https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/bbannouncements https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/xsmall.png?1437137819 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/original.png?1437137819 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/xxlarge.png?1437137819 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/xlarge.png?1437137819 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/large.png?1437137819 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/medium.png?1437137819 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/small.png?1437137819 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/xsmall.png?1437137819 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/319/f6b35e5217428f5021e113525a55e6f4/xxsmall.png?1437137819 Blackboard Announcements 0 0 true Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:33:12 -0500 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:02:16 -0500 Blackboard Upgrade Completed Ahead of Schedule Blackboard now available at http://blackboard.umbc.edu The Blackboard upgrade to Bb Learn 9.1 SP9 has been completed successfully, and DoIT staff have been able to bring the system back online earlier than was previously announced.   If users discover any issues in their courses or organizations, please report them to DoIT by submitting an RT ticket at rt.umbc.edu. 

There are several Blackboard training opportunities coming up in the near future. For those of you new to Blackboard, DoIT is teaming up with the Faculty Development Center (FDC) to offer  3 Blackboard: Back to Basics workshops in January, 2013.  Additionally DoIT has scheduled a variety of informal Bb Drop-in Sessions (both F2F and Virtual)  in January and February 2013.  Finally DoIT will provide cohort-based training for departments that can assure a minimum of four (4) faculty and/or staff will be present (dates & times TBD).  To request cohort training, submit an "online learning" request via rt.umbc.edu.

Thank you for your patience during this upgrade process.
]]> The Blackboard upgrade to Bb Learn 9.1 SP9 has been completed successfully, and DoIT staff have been able to bring the system back online earlier than was previously announced.   If users discover... http://blackboard.umbc.edu https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/22151/guest@my.umbc.edu/e196d1dceb76c28ee10b3b36404ddd27/api/pixel blackboard Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology 5 7 true Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:31:10 -0500 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:52:50 -0500 New MyUMBC Login Launches on January 15, 2013 Easily login to UMBC Services As previously announced, DoIT will be changing the look of the myUMBC login page to reflect changes we made to the mobile login page last fall.

When you connect to a UMBC site that uses our single sign on (SSO) service you will be directed to an easy to use login page.


]]> As previously announced, DoIT will be changing the look of the myUMBC login page to reflect changes we made to the mobile login page last fall. When you connect to a UMBC site that uses our... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/22147/guest@my.umbc.edu/345938e2b109607968dda3fffc88c217/api/pixel Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/022/147/9b72f36465d17452f81c689ab5a0b74e/xxlarge.jpg?1357920851 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/022/147/9b72f36465d17452f81c689ab5a0b74e/xlarge.jpg?1357920851 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/022/147/9b72f36465d17452f81c689ab5a0b74e/large.jpg?1357920851 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/022/147/9b72f36465d17452f81c689ab5a0b74e/medium.jpg?1357920851 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/022/147/9b72f36465d17452f81c689ab5a0b74e/small.jpg?1357920851 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/022/147/9b72f36465d17452f81c689ab5a0b74e/xsmall.jpg?1357920851 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/022/147/9b72f36465d17452f81c689ab5a0b74e/xxsmall.jpg?1357920851 4 0 false Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:22:03 -0500 UMBC Blackboard Update: WT2013 UMBC Blackboard Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff using Blackboard at UMBC. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard Help tab inside Blackboard or directly at www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help.  You can also contact the Technology Support Center at 410.455.3838 or submit an RT (Request Tracker) ticket via the myUMBC Help Menu or directly at http://rt.umbc.edu.

HEADLINES

  1. Blackboard to be Upgraded January 4-14, 2013
  2. WT2013 and SP2013 Bb Course Shells Created on 12/1
  3. Bb Courses 4-6 Years Old to be Archived During WT13 Upgrade
  4. DoIT to Change Bb Check My Activity, Add New Faculty Reports
  5. SP2013 Bb Drop-in Sessions - F2F and Virtual Options
  6. Hybrid Course Redesign Workshop, January 18, 2013

]]> UMBC Blackboard Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff using Blackboard at UMBC. 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This brief (5 min) video screencast demos some proposed changes to the CMA as well as new ways faculty will be able use it. In addition, we introduce new Bb Analytics for Learn (BA4L) reports for students AND faculty that are tentatively scheduled to appear in Spring 2013 Bb courses, pending further testing.  ]]> Since 2008, the myUMBC Check My Activity (CMA) dashboard has allowed students to compare their own Bb usage with course peers. 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This will be done at the end of every semester, after grades are due. Archived courses will be maintained by DoIT on a separate archive server not to be used for instruction, and restored to the main production server upon request by an RT ticket from the instructor of record or current chair of the department.

UMBC has been using Blackboard since 2000, but since 2009, DoIT has annually deleted Bb courses seven (7) years or older at the end of the academic year. While this same policy is still in place, our goal with the 4-6 year Bb "archive" is to maintain no more than three (3) years of Bb courses on the main production server available via myUMBC or directly at blackboard.umbc.edu.

The new archive process will help address a growing storage problem that has lengthened the downtime needed for annual upgrades and monthly patches, and also deal with software version incompatibilities between very old and current Bb courses. Blackboard is contractually obliged to assure "backward compatibility" of its software for only two full release versions or five years.

As a result, here is what the production and archive systems will contain after the January 4 Upgrade:

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