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<Title>DoIT Reports Issues Creating WT &amp; SP 2012 Bb Courses</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">While the campus Blackboard server was <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/12/blackboard_lear.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">successfully upgraded</a> on Friday, December 23, DoIT has encountered issues with the planned auto-creation of Winter and Spring 2012 Bb course shells. We are still investigating the issue, but as of today here is a status update:</div>
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<Summary>While the campus Blackboard server was successfully upgraded on Friday, December 23, DoIT has encountered issues with the planned auto-creation of Winter and Spring 2012 Bb course shells. We are...</Summary>
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<Title>Blackboard Learn 9.1 SP 6 Upgrade Completed</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">The <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/10/1222_bb_upgrade_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">scheduled upgrade</a> for the Blackboard Learn 9.1 system was completed at approximately 2:30 pm on Friday, Dec. 23, and the system was made available to the campus community at that time.
    
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<Summary>The scheduled upgrade for the Blackboard Learn 9.1 system was completed at approximately 2:30 pm on Friday, Dec. 23, and the system was made available to the campus community at that time.  We...</Summary>
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<Title>Bb Down for Upgrade on 12/22</Title>
<Tagline>Reminder to faculty to Download Grades</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">This <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/12/reminder_to_fa2.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">upgrade</a> will help address a problem with <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/10/1222_bb_upgrade_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">broken links</a> to course content <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/09/known_issue_stu_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">reported earlier</a> in the semester.<br></div>
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<Summary>This upgrade will help address a problem with broken links to course content reported earlier in the semester.</Summary>
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<Title>Innovative Course Design Using Digital Stories</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">A partnership between the Office of Undergraduate Education, Erickson School of Aging, and DoIT's New Media Studio resulted in a introductory course that connected students with residents of the Charlestown retirement community. <br><br>Students in the course, mostly freshmen and first-semester transfer students were paired with Charlestown residents to produce a digital story capturing a life lesson learned. As part of this effort, students were taught the technology skills necessary to produce a digital story. <br><br>On December 13th, at the Library Gallery, there was a screening of the stories. For information on that event visit the <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/baltimorecounty/news/ph-ca-at-umbc-charlestown-1221-20111218,0,2082945.story" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Baltimore Sunpapers story</a>, <br><br>To date there have been almost 50 digital stories produced with Charlestown. Scroll down to the bottom of the link below to view the stories from this fall:<br><a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/studio/digitalstories/ctds.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/studio/digitalstories/ctds.php</a><br><br>For information on the Erickson School of Aging, visit the url: <a href="http://erickson.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://erickson.umbc.edu/</a><br><br><br><br><br></div>
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<Title>DoIT Closed 12/24/11 to 1/2/12</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) will be closed during the campus holiday break from December 24, 2011 to January 2, 2012. During this time, the 24/7 lab in Engineering 021 can be accessed with a valid Campus ID card. In addition, DoIT staff will remotely monitor and support (via an <a href="http://rt.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">RT ticket </a>) any issues related to the December 22 Blackboard <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/12/reminder_to_fa2.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">upgrade</a> and subsequent auto-creation of Winter and Spring 2012 course shells.</div>
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<Summary>The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) will be closed during the campus holiday break from December 24, 2011 to January 2, 2012. During this time, the 24/7 lab in Engineering 021 can be...</Summary>
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<Title>Blackboard Acknowledges Delay in Processing of Safe...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Blackboard Acknowledges Delay in Processing of Safe Assign Reports<strong>UPDATE:</strong> Blackboard <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/SA3.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">released a final support bulletin</a> on Friday, December 23, regarding the performance of Safe Assign.   They report that all of the backlogged papers have been processed and that processing times are back to normal (24-48 hours).  If instructors have papers without SA reports generated in 48 hours, it is possible that the papers are corrupted, and Blackboard suggests that they should now resubmit those papers.
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<Summary>Full Title: Blackboard Acknowledges Delay in Processing of Safe Assign ReportsUPDATE: Blackboard released a final support bulletin on Friday, December 23, regarding the performance of Safe Assign....</Summary>
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<Title>UMBC Blackboard Update: WT2012</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">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 <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/display/faq/Blackboard" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard Help tab</a> inside Blackboard or directly at <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help</a>. You  can also contact the Technology Support Center (formerly the Help Desk) at 410.455.3838 or submit an RT (Request Tracker) ticket via the <a href="https://my.umbc.edu/go/request-help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">myUMBC Help menu</a> or directly at <a href="http://rt.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://rt.umbc.edu</a>.
    
    <strong>HEADLINES</strong>
    
    1. <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/12/reminder_to_fa2.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Reminder to FA2011 Faculty to Download Bb Gradebook, Bb Upgrade on 12/22</a>
    2. <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/12/blackboard_coll.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard Collaborate Replacing Wimba</a>
    3. <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/11/course_redesign.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Course Redesign/ Hybrid Course Redesign Workshop, 1/20</a>
    4. <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/11/fyi_educause_mi_3.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">FYI: EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 1/11 – 1/13</a>
    5. <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/digitalstories/2011/10/umbc_digital_storytelling_work.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">FYI: 1/18 - 1/20 Digital Storytelling Workshop</a></div>
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<Title>Blackboard Collaborate Replacing Wimba</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">As <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/10/1222_bb_upgrade_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">previously announced </a>in October, DoIT will be installing <a href="http://www.blackboard.com/platforms/collaborate/overview.aspx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard Collaborate 11</a> during the Bb upgrade window starting on December 22 at 10 pm. <a href="http://www.blackboard.com/platforms/collaborate/overview.aspx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Bb Collaborate 11</a> is the new web-based conferencing system following Bb's acquisition of Wimba and Elluminate in Summer 2010. It allows faculty to incorporate live, multi-way audio and video, a basic whiteboard with mark-up, application and desktop sharing and other tools for interactivity. A <a href="http://try.bbcollaborate.com/trial/register.go" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">free 30-day trial of Collaborate 11</a> is available to any faculty member wishing to preview it, by signing up at <a href="http://try.bbcollaborate.com/trial/register.go" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://try.bbcollaborate.com/trial/register.go</a>. DoIT staff will introduce Bb Collaborate 11 during drop-in sessions in ENGR 025 from 12 - 1 pm on January 4, 6, 9, and 16. Further training sessions will be planned prior to the start of the Spring 2012 semester.</div>
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<Title>Reminder to FA2011 Faculty to Download Bb Gradebook,...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Reminder to FA2011 Faculty to Download Bb Gradebook,  Bb Upgrade on 12/22As <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/10/1222_bb_upgrade_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">previously announced</a>, DoIT will be upgrading the Blackboard (Bb) production system on Thursday, December 22 starting at 10 pm. Though final grades are not due until January 4, all FA2011 faculty are encouraged to <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/b4B1AQ" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">back up their Bb gradebook by downloading it to Excel</a>, before the upgrade starts.  This is just a precautionary step as no problems are anticipated with the upgrade.  DoIT staff will be available in ENGR 025 from 12- 1 pm on Dec. 13, 14, 20 and 21 to provide assistance, should faculty have questions about downloading their grades.
    
    Bb course shells for Winter and Spring 2012 courses will be auto-created on Monday, December 26.  Prior to that date, faculty can develop content using older course sites, and then use the <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=24477807" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">export</a>/ <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=22708253" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">import</a> process to move that content once the new shells are auto-created.  However, given the start of Winter Session on January 3, DoIT will manually create Winter 2012 shells <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/blackboard/help/newcoursereq.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">upon request</a>, with the understanding that faculty who do so need to use a <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=23658609" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">published work around </a>if they encounter the broken links problem the upgrade is meant to resolve.
    
    This upgrade is necessary in order to fix a growing number of <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/08/known_issue_bla_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">web browser incompatibilities</a>, and a <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/09/known_issue_stu_1.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">known issue of broken links </a>occurring in an imported course.  There is no longer a convenient window of time when upgrades can occur during the academic year, but we have reviewed this decision with an informal advisory group of <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/blackboard/stats/coursesbydiscipline-Allcourses/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">active Bb instructors in several disciplines</a>, as well as the Faculty Senate’s Computer Policy Committee at its 9/16/11 and 10/7/11 meetings. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to improve the campus’ use of Blackboard.</div>
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<Summary>Full Title: Reminder to FA2011 Faculty to Download Bb Gradebook,  Bb Upgrade on 12/22As previously announced, DoIT will be upgrading the Blackboard (Bb) production system on Thursday, December 22...</Summary>
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<Title>Course Redesign/ Hybrid Course Redesign Workshop, 1/20</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><a href="http://umbc.edu/doit" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">DoIT</a> and the <a href="http://umbc.edu/fdc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Faculty Development Center</a> will be offering the Course Redesign/ Hybrid Course Redesign Workshop on January 20, 2012 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in ENGR 023. In the morning session participants will learn the principles of good course design, including designing assignments and assessments that help students achieve the goals for their learning. In the afternoon session faculty will apply the principles of good course design from the morning session to planning a hybrid course (part-online, part face-to-face).  This workshop is open to all full or part time UMBC faculty.  To register, please go to <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/training/events/9435" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">this event</a> on the <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/training" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">myUMBC Training</a> site.
    
    The workshop will also help meet the <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/doit-hybrid/documents/720" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">requirements </a>for a one-time course-redesign stipend through the Alternate Delivery program (ADP), which is sponsored by both the <a href="http://umbc.edu/provost" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Office of the Provost</a>, and the Office of Summer, Winter and Special Programs (<a href="http://umbc.edu/summer" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">OSWSP</a>).</div>
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