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<Title>DoIT Technology Support Center To Be Closed May 26th 12-2PM</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div>DoIT's Technology Support Center will be closed from <strong>12PM-2PM, Thursday, May 26th </strong>to allow our staff to attend our departmental staff meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>If you need assistance during this time, we encourage you to refer to our FAQ knowledgebase available at <a href="http://umbc.edu/faq" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">umbc.edu/faq</a> for answers to many frequent questions. If you require further assistance, we ask that you please submit a ticket online by going to <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">my.umbc.edu/help</a>.</div></div>
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<Summary>DoIT's Technology Support Center will be closed from 12PM-2PM, Thursday, May 26th to allow our staff to attend our departmental staff meeting.     If you need assistance during this time, we...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="59859" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/posts/59859">
<Title>Reminder: Alternate Delivery Program Proposals Due May 13th</Title>
<Tagline>Hybrid/Online Course Redesign for Summer and Winter Courses</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Faculty interested in effective hybrid or fully online course delivery are invited to submit a proposal
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        The <a href="http://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/adp/requirements/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Alternate Delivery Program (<span>ADP</span>)</a> offers technical, pedagogical, and financial support to a selected 
    cohort of faculty members who agree to convert an existing in-person 
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    2017.  The 2017 <span>ADP</span>
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        2017.<br><br>For more information, please contact the POCs identified in the <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/umbc.edu/document/d/10B-6DXfyjgenrAChQmegUy8Qch6MQtRV1tp8qdmSvaw/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ADP Call for Participation</a>. The proposal submission deadline is May 13th.</div>
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<Summary>Faculty interested in effective hybrid or fully online course delivery are invited to submit a proposal     for this innovative faculty support program.            The Alternate Delivery Program...</Summary>
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<Title>Campus Central Login System Outage from 9:30-10:45pm</Title>
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<Title>How a DoIT Student Employee Helped Bring TechFest to UMBC</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div>On Wednesday, March 9th DoIT’s Instructional Technology team sponsored a brand new event, known as TechFest. Located across three different rooms in the University Center and featuring over 10 presenters, including DoIT’s own Jack Suess and his presentation on <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/posts/58665" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">tips for getting your inbox to zero</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Techfest was <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/posts/58552" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">a great success</a> and brought the UMBC campus community together to present ways that technology can both support and improve the efficiency of day-to-day activities. Before that, TechFest was just an idea with Collin Sullivan, a freshman Information Systems and Economics major.</div><div><br></div><h4><strong>“You usually have some sort of IT Professional that teaches the technology…”</strong></h4><div><br></div><div>TechFest came from an idea Sullivan had when he was a senior in high school, interning for the Howard County Public School System. He felt that technology was being limited to just professionals and wanted to expand it. Sullivan said, “You usually have some sort of IT professional that teaches the technology, and that's pretty much it.”</div><div><br></div><div>Technology can be exciting and fun, and Sullivan wanted to capture that. Instead of having just professionals, why not get different community members? Techfest featured many members from the UMBC community, with students, faculty, and staff all attending. </div><div><br></div><div>Not everyone presenting was a DoIT employee either, as TechFest featured students hosting their own panels as well as individuals from the Career Center. Combine that with talking to people with different backgrounds at your seats, TechFest was diverse and welcoming to everyone.</div><div><br></div><div>Picking the workshop tools were based on a survey that was sent out through the <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Instructional Technology group’s myUMBC page</a>. From there, the team determined who was interested in presenting and asked themselves what tools they would want to see, along with what tools people who took the survey wanted to see. The most popular sessions would be placed during free hour.</div><div><br></div><h4>“I was excited about the tools I was talking about.”</h4><div><br></div><div>Sullivan himself was presenting two back to back sessions on Apple’s iCloud and Microsoft’s OneNote. “It was insanely stressful,” Sullivan said, “but I had a lot of fun. I was excited about the tools I was talking about.” These were interactive sessions where he would create assignments for the attendees to perform. </div><div><br></div><div>These two tools are what Sullivan uses himself on a day-to-day basis while at UMBC. Using Microsoft’s OneNote, Sullivan can take detailed notes in his classes and then share them with his classmates. OneNote doesn't strictly have to be for students, but rather everyone can integrate it into their lives. Sullivan said, “I envision faculty and staff using OneNote in meetings, it’s really really helpful.”</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/posts/59684/attachments/20417" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></div><div><em> An example of Collin’s notes for his classes, all taken in OneNote.</em></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><h4>“I don’t want anyone to be afraid of the cloud,”</h4><div><br></div><div>Apple’s iCloud can make you more productive, and Sullivan wanted to capture that. During his iCloud session, he walked participants through the new opportunities that iCloud brings. He also answered questions anyone had surrounding iCloud. “I don’t want anyone to be afraid of the cloud.” Sullivan said, “It’s getting that stigma away from the cloud.” </div><div><br></div><div>While TechFest was a success, Sullivan is already in the stages of planning another TechFest for next Fall, TechFest 2. “We’re already having some preliminary discussions to what it would look like.” Sullivan said. One of the big things that will change is the session break time, as there were only five minute intervals between each session, and increasing the duration of each individual session as well. </div><div><br></div><div>Other than TechFest, Sullivan is also serving as a senator for the SGA and oversees various initiatives. “TechFest [2] is definitely on my mind.” Sullivan said, “I want to keep pushing for OneNote. This isn't the last hoorah.”</div><div><br></div><div><em>You can check out how to download OneNote and other Microsoft Office tools <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/posts/52191" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a></em></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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<Title>SU2016 Courses Created in Blackboard on 4/24/2016</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><p><span>Blackboard course shells for SU2016 were created on April 24, 2016.</span></p><p><span>Bb shells are available for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, field or discussion) listed in the </span><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/go/schedule" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC)</span></a><span>, provided that there is an </span><a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/08/how_new_employe_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>instructor of record</span></a><span> listed. As new course sections and/or instructors are added to the SOC, corresponding Bb shells are automatically generated overnight. If you need a shell for a research or independent study course, please submit a </span><a href="http://www.umbc.edu/doit/blackboard/requestbbshell.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>new course request</span></a><span>.</span></p><p><span>Instructors who teach multiple sections of the same course will find those enrollments merged into one Bb course shell. These sections can be split upon </span><a href="https://my.umbc.edu/go/request-help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>request by an RT ticket</span></a><span>. Student enrollment in Bb mirrors the official registration in SA and updates hourly. However, courses are not accessible to students by default until the instructor </span><a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867862" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>makes them available</span></a><span>.</span></p><p><span>If you are an instructor, and your name is not associated with the course you are teaching in the </span><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/go/schedule" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>SOC</span></a><span>, please see your departmental scheduling coordinator to resolve the issue. Once you are listed in the </span><a href="https://my.umbc.edu/go/schedule" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>SOC</span></a><span>, your Bb course shell will be created automatically. If not, please submit a </span><a href="https://my.umbc.edu/go/request-help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>support request by an RT ticket</span></a><span>.</span></p></span></div>
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<Summary>Blackboard course shells for SU2016 were created on April 24, 2016.  Bb shells are available for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, field or discussion) listed in the UMBC Schedule of...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="59603" important="true" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/posts/59603">
<Title>2016-04-22 RT Performance Issue</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Please be aware that RT is having a performance issue related to the creation of tickets.<br><br>System folks are researching and an update will be provided as soon as we have one.<br><br>Thank you<br><br>Joe Kirby<br></div>
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<Summary>Please be aware that RT is having a performance issue related to the creation of tickets.  System folks are researching and an update will be provided as soon as we have one.  Thank you  Joe Kirby</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="59380" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/posts/59380">
<Title>Critical Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Affects Most Machines</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">A few days ago a critical vulnerability was announced within Adobe Flash Player that allows a machine to become infected with ransomware through a web browser. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that will encrypt files on your system and then require payment in return for giving you access back to these files. If you ever infected with this type of software you should submit a ticket through <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">myUMBC Help</a> or contact the <a href="http://doit.umbc.edu/tsc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Technology Support Center</a> (TSC) at x5-3838 immediately. <div><br></div><div>In response to this DoIT has pushed an update out to all Windows PCs that are in active directory patching the vulnerability. </div><div><br></div><div>We strongly encourage all Apple, Linux and non active directory Windows users to apply the patch Adobe released to protect your machine against this bug. </div><div><br></div><div>For instructions on how to patch your browser, please visit adobe's help page:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>For more information about the vulnerability please visit the link below:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.groovypost.com/news/adobe-flash-emergency-flash-player-patch/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.groovypost.com/news/adobe-flash-emergency-flash-player-patch/</a></div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions please feel free to email me directly or contact the TSC at x5-3838 or submit a ticket through <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/help/request" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://my.umbc.edu/help/request</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thank You, </div><div><br></div><div>Damian Doyle</div><div>--</div><div>Director of Enterprise Infrastructure</div><div>DoIT - UMBC</div><div><a href="mailto:damian@umbc.edu">damian@umbc.edu</a></div></div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="59262" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/posts/59262">
<Title>And the Winner Is...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span>You voted and the winner for the workshop that will be held in <strong>April</strong> is...</span><div><br></div><h5><strong>Grading &amp; The<a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=25002396" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Blackboard Grade Center</a> <br></strong></h5><div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Please complete this </span><a href="http://doodle.com/poll/5m43fuyh9mnt9bbc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Doodle poll</span></a><span>and vote for the date(s) and time(s) of when you want the workshop to be held. Please submit your votes no later than </span><strong>Thursday, April 14, 2016.</strong><span> <br></span></div><div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Event information will be posted by <strong>Friday, April 15, 2016.<br></strong></span></div><div><br></div><div>Questions? Please email us at <a href="mailto:instructionaltechnology@umbc.edu">instructionaltechnology@umbc.edu</a>. </div></div></div></div>
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<Summary>You voted and the winner for the workshop that will be held in April is...    Grading &amp; The Blackboard Grade Center        Please complete this Doodle polland vote for the date(s) and time(s)...</Summary>
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<Title>Alternate Delivery Program: Designing Courses with Quality</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><span>The <a href="http://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/adp/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Alternate Delivery Program (ADP)</a> provides financial, technical, and pedagogical support to faculty who agree to redesign an existing face-to-face (F2F) course for online or hybrid (part online, part F2F) delivery in summer or winter session.</span></p><p><span>The expansion of the ADP includes three tracks: </span></p><p></p><p><strong><span>I. Skill Builder Track</span></strong></p><p><span>The Skill Builder track offers modular training in core components of Blackboard and supporting technologies (Bb Collaborate, TechSmith Relay, Box) to help faculty better utilize the features available in Blackboard and to prepare for the Course Designer track.</span></p><p></p><p><strong><span>II. Course Designer Track</span></strong></p><p><span>This track, which most closely resembles the "old" ADP, is available to faculty who have either completed the ADP Skill Builder track or demonstrated competency with the Skill Builder components. The Course Designer track typically requires at least a semester for course development before the redesigned course is offered in summer or winter session. It includes a one day training workshop and an opportunity to work one-on-one with an Instructional Technology Specialist in the Division of Information Technology (DoIT). Faculty who participate in the Course Designer track should have prior experience teaching in summer or winter sessions and convert courses that have a proven enrollment “track record” in Summer or Winter Sessions. </span></p><p></p><p><strong><span>III. Quality Booster Track</span></strong></p><p><span>The Quality Booster track is designed for faculty who are already offering hybrid or online courses, but who have either not previously participated in formal course redesign training through the ADP or participated in ADP prior to the </span><a href="https://www.qualitymatters.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Quality Matters </span></a><span>(QM) process integration. Quality Matters is an internationally recognized peer review process to assess the design quality of an online or hybrid course. The goal is to carefully evaluate the components of a hybrid or online course to ensure that it meets nationally identified quality standards. <br></span></p><br><span>Participation requirements for each track are provided <a href="http://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/adp/requirements/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.<br><br></span><p><span>The Skill Builder workshops are on our training schedule; sign up for them now on the </span><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Instructional Technology Events page</span></a><span>. The Call for Participation for the Course Designer Track is available now; access it <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/posts/58675" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>. We are also currently seeking participants for the next Quality Booster Track.<br></span></p><br><p><span>To learn more about the Alternate Delivery Program and Quality Matters, attend the </span><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/39265" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span><span>Quality Matters-Focused Course Design Workshop on June15, 2016</span></span></a><span>.</span></p></div>
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<Title>Vote for the Workshop Held in April!</Title>
<Tagline>What workshop would you like to attend in April?</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Please select up to <strong>THREE </strong>topics you would like to see featured as our April workshop. <div><br></div><div>The choices are: </div><div><br></div><div>1. <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52625757" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Assessing </a>Your Learners in Blackboard </div><div><br></div><div>2. <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/display/faq/Blackboard+Collaborate" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard Collaborate</a></div><div><br></div><div><span>3. Grading &amp; The <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=41190089" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard Grade Center</a> <br></span></div><div><br></div><div>4 .Organizing Your Course Content in <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=31916773" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Box</a> </div><div><br></div><div>5. <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/display/faq/TechSmith+Relay" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">TechSmith Relay</a> (Screencasting) </div><div><br></div><div>6. <a href="http://www.cast.org/our-work/about-udl.html#.VrycYRCrTUI" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Universal Design for Learning</a> <br><br>7. Changes Coming to <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/display/faq/Clickers" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Clickers</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span>This poll will close on the <strong>Friday, April 8, 2016. </strong></span></div><div><br></div><div>Date and time of the workshop will be determined by a future Doodle poll. </div><div><br></div><div>Questions? Please email us at <a href="mailto:instructionaltechnology@umbc.edu">instructionaltechnology@umbc.edu</a>. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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<Summary>Please select up to THREE topics you would like to see featured as our April workshop.     The choices are:      1. Assessing Your Learners in Blackboard      2. Blackboard Collaborate     3....</Summary>
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