New Archived Schedule of Classes report available in REX A new report has been created in REX to allow users to search the Schedule of Classes for historical terms using search criteria similar to that offered in the PeopleSoft self-service view.  For current and future term information, you should continue to use the PeopleSoft self-service version.  The REX report should be used for looking up historical schedule information.

The report can be accessed by going to rex.umbc.edu, clicking on 'Guided Reports', then navigating to:

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Imagine you are a UMBC student and you’re on your computer but you need to use a certain piece of software that your current operating system does not support. The computer labs at school are either occupied or not open, what do you do? Why not try Desktone, the virtual desktop that can solve all your software needs without you needing to leave your room.

Desktone is UMBC's virtual lab computing environment. From Desktone, you can access virtual lab computers with all of the software available in the general use computer labs on campus, so if you only have a Mac and you need to use Windows this is the tool for you.  It’s available 24/7 and can support up to 100 simultaneous users. 

A simple search on myUMBC for "Desktone" takes you directly to the FAQ page for it. From here, students simply have to hit the giant “Click here for Desktone” banner and you are taken to a page where you have two key options: launch by downloading the Desktone software on your computer or you can connect to your virtual desktop through your own browser. If you decide to install Desktone, you’ll see optimal performance and is highly recommended.

The best part is there is no account creation necessary, using your own UMBC login credentials you can load up your own virtual desktop in no time. There is no need to be on UMBC’s own network either, so if you’re at home you can still access your virtual desktop.

Reny Thomas, an Information Systems major, uses desktone to get around his own computer’s limitations. Thomas said “Personally, this solved a huge issue for me. I currently use a chromebook, and I love everything about it. I can’t really install software. I was amazed when I was able to run windows via the VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) and I could code Visual Basic through my chromebook.” 

Having a virtual desktop does not mean you still can’t manage your own computer at the same time.  “Since [Desktone] is accessed via an online link I can have it as a tab on my browser.” Thomas said “This allows me to use it as any other tab, and I am still able to access my personal files.”

Any issues students may run into have troubleshooting steps conveniently located on the UMBC Desktop FAQ page. Desktone supports both iOS and Android as well and each have their own apps to download. 

Some may think that simply going to the computer labs would benefit just as much. As Thomas puts it, “As long as the UMBC lab computers have the software the student needs, then the VDI is a perfect solution.”

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Dr. Brian Grodsky is an associate professor of Political Science, and teaches 200-400 level courses. He’s made nearly 250 recordings since adapting TechSmith Relay for tests and both in-class and online discussions. For online classes, Dr. Grodsky uses lecture recordings along with readings as the basis for tests and online discussion. Dr. Grodsky chunks his lecture recordings into 5-15 minute, digestible pieces, which is an identified best practice for screencasting in order to support learner engagement with the content. "I think the tool is generally great….I definitely recommend using this," says Dr. Grodsky, who believes this tool has opened numerous opportunities to delve more deeply into the course content during class discussions.

Dr. Stephen Mang is a Lecturer with the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. He uses TechSmith Relay videos to introduce students to chemicals, their reactions, and equipment prior to laboratory experiments. He also makes short (5-10 minute) introductory videos that address discrete concepts from readings for students to watch prior to class to facilitate in-class discussion. Dr. Mang says he’s found these videos "really help in terms of the number of students who come to class ready to discuss the material."

Dr. Mang’s impressions of the tool are also very positive, and he too would recommend any faculty use Relay, and particularly those who teach labs. "The videos can be an excellent supplement to that lecture, letting you change what you focus on during the in-person lecture and helping students really understand what they're going to be doing in lab that day."

If you are a faculty member interested in getting started using TechSmith Relay, simply submit an RT ticket, and DoIT will work with you to get up and running.
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Two new reports have been deployed to help with the management of class meeting space, particularly where and when classes meet.  They are generally to be used for looking for discrepancies or odd combinations of time and place.  As such they are probably most useful for facility management and the Registrar's office.  Both of the new reports can be found in the folder 

Home > Curriculum Management > Room


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Class Where and When Permutations
​ - Shows the aggregate number of class meetings ​by one of four different views.
  • By Time
    ​ of class meeting​
    and Instruction Mode (In Person, Hybrid, Online)
  • By Time
    ​ of class meeting
    and Class Type (LEC, LAB, DIS,etc)
  • ​By Room Use code and Class Type
  • By Room Use code and Campus​

​Class Meeting Details - The detail records underlying the aggregate numbers in the ​"​Class Where and When Permutations" report.  It can and should be used by clicking on an aggregate number in that report.  It shows the details about the days, times and rooms associated with each class meeting.  
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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 faculty.

The OLC workshop format utilizes proven teaching strategies and learning activities while modeling best practices for online and hybrid learning. Collaborate with peers and experiences via synchronous (live) and asynchronous environments. Normally these workshop cost about $300 each, but our partnership provides a limited number of seats at no cost to UMBC faculty.

These workshops require a time commitment of 3-7 days on average with some lasting up to 3 weeks. All workshops are delivered online with either a synchronous or asynchronous component. A  full list of workshop titles  is  available through this year.  

Below you will find a list of recommended workshops for the months of March and April (workshop descriptions are linked in titles):


March 2015


April 2015


To register for a workshop, please  open an RT ticket in the Instructional Technology queue. Be sure to include the  name of the workshop  you would like to attend and the date(s). Instructional technology staff will assist with your registration, answer any questions you may have about the experience, etc.

[Note: The Mastery Series workshops are not eligible for the coupon code.]


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The report, “Grade Distribution Trends by Faculty”, can be used for displaying the average grade of a course overtime by Faculty member.

Other parameters found on this report are Term ​Season, Term, Gender, and Ethnicity. ​

The report can be accessed by going to rex.umbc.edu, clicking on 'Guided Reports', then navigating to

Student Records and Enrollment > Course Enrollment . 


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March Training

10 - "You Did It!" Using Achievements to Motivate Your Students

10 - Keep the Conversation Going with Discussion Boards

24 - Collaboration in Real Time with Bb Collaborate

24 - Boost Your Tech Toolkit with Box

31 - Rev Up Your Course with Rubrics


April Training

7 - Go Mobile with the Blackboard App

14 - Assessing Learners in Blackboard

21 - Columns, Categories, and Calculations: The Bb Grade Center

28 - Reusing & Recycling Your Course Content


May Training

5 - Conquering the End of Semester "To Do" List
12 - Reusing & Recycling Your Course Content

To register for any of these sessions, please select the linked session title and click the green "I Can Attend" button on the event page. We also recommend adding the workshop to your calendar.

Instructional Technology is also available to bring customized training to your department or group. Whether you need a general overview or information on a specific feature or function of Blackboard, searching for a solution to a classroom challenge, or seeking help for any instructional technology application or tool at UMBC, just contact us at instructionaltechnology@umbc.edu.
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On Thursday, March 19th starting at 2pm LDAP-master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable.  Account authentication and logins will not be affected during this downtime.  

The maintenance window will allow staff to apply needed security and application updates.  The outage window is expected to last two hours with services being restored by 4pm on Thursday, March 19th.  

During the outage window account creations will be queued and then processed upon restoration of services.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Technology Support Center at x53838.

Thanks!
Tim
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As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure will be conducting its quarterly patching of systems.  While many of the systems will be patched without any service disruption, there are several systems which require the downtime of key services.  The schedule below outlines which key services will be offline and for how long.

Monday March 16th:

  • RT will be down from 9am to 11am

Tuesday March 17th from 9am to 1pm

  • myUMBC lite page will be up resulting in reduced myUMBC functionality

  • The sites (wordpress) web hosting environment will be unreachable

  • Wiki will be unavailable

  • The new web hosting environment will be down (pages will be available but any database calls will not work)

  • Student mySQL databases will be offline


Tuesday March 17th from 1pm to 5pm

  • Access to Cyrus and UMBC Webmail (accounts not migrated to UMBC Gmail)

    • All mail will be queued up and delivered after the server ispatched

    • Expected to be unreachable from 1pm to 3pm

  • All HFS (user) servers will be offline

  • Userpages will be unavailable

  • License5 will be down (autodesk, cadence, idl, schrodinger, xilinx, mathematica)

  • Perseus will be unavailable

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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 perform infrastructure optimization at the datacenter where we are hosted.

Please take note that this is considered a service impacting maintenance. As such, there is the potential for connectivity issues, brief disruptions to service sessions, or service unavailability during the maintenance window.

In preparation for this maintenance window:
  • Instructors: Please refrain from assigning any work that is due on Blackboard during this period. Should the system experience an interruption, students cannot submit their work.
  • Students: Please be sure to save or submit any work before this time. Any unsaved or unsubmitted work will immediately be lost if the system experiences an interruption.
After the maintenance window, please clear your Internet browser cache and cookies before logging in using these step-by-step instructions. We appreciate your patience as we continue to improve our systems to bring you a better Blackboard experience.
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