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    <div class="html-content"><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/post/114856/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">As originally announced November 17</a>, our Panopto cloud site will be updated with the latest features and improvements on Saturday, Jan 8th 2022. We expect up to 4 hours of downtime, with a start time of 9:00 PM EST.<br><br>During the downtime, users will not be able to access videos on our Panopto site, and any attempts to upload from recording clients will result in a "Server unable to connect" message.<br><br><div>For any questions please submit an <a href="rt.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">RT ticket</a>.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/staff/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Instructional Technology Team</a></div></div>
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<Summary>As originally announced November 17, our Panopto cloud site will be updated with the latest features and improvements on Saturday, Jan 8th 2022. We expect up to 4 hours of downtime, with a start...</Summary>
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    <div class="html-content"><strong>Panopto Cloud Downtime</strong><br>The <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/display/faq/Panopto" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Panopto</a> Cloud will have scheduled downtime Saturday, January 8, 2022. We anticipate announcing details regarding the system upgrades, along with the specific maintenance window, at the end of this month. Please refer to <a href="https://support.panopto.com/s/article/Cloud-Upgrade-FAQ?mkt_tok=NTc1LUJLRi00MTQAAAGAgCStYoinip8Sdb2grMKlBp6GmB6Wivjfjx2-9rWDNmLQcpiTPGMxzg3aIGDgXEXo5TkrkQt18qhPu6CJ2bAJRCB4agE3YE4WU53nxBU3osqZ4w" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">this vendor-provided upgrade FAQ article</a> for more information.<br><strong><br>Internet Explorer 11 Retirement reminder</strong><br><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/news/?id=102140" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">As a reminder</a>, Panopto sunset  support for Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) on June 26, 2021. Usage of IE 11 will be blocked with the January release. Once this change is applied, users who attempt to access Panopto will be prompted to upgrade to a modern browser.<br><br>Please submit an <a href="https://rt.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">RT ticket</a> should you have any questions regarding platform downtime.<br><div><br></div><div><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/staff/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Instructional Technology Team</a><br></div></div>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><p><span>The UMBC Instructional Technology Update is provided by the </span><a href="http://umbc.edu/doit" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Division of Information Technology</span></a><span> for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the </span><a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/display/faq/Blackboard" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Blackboard Help FAQs</span></a><span> or directly at </span><a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help</span></a><span>.  You can also contact the </span><a href="http://doit.umbc.edu/tsc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Technology Support Center</span></a><span> at 410.455.3838 or </span><a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867859" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>submit an RT (Request Tracker) ticket</span></a><span> via the </span><a href="https://rt.umbc.edu/UMBC/RequestHelp.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>myUMBC Help Menu</span></a><span> or directly at </span><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>my.umbc.edu/help</span></a><span>.</span></p><p><span><strong>HEADLINES</strong></span></p><p><span><strong>What’s New</strong></span></p><ul><li><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/news/?id=98057" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>DoIT’s Sherri Braxton Leaving UMBC</span></a><span> </span></li><li><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/news/?id=97557" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Students praise organized course designs from PIVOT+ faculty</a></li><li><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/news/?id=97023" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Testing without Webcams</a></li><li><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/news/?id=95947" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Chromebook Extension for Respondus Lockdown Browser in Beta</a></li><li><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/news/?id=97754" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>WT/SP2021 Courses Created in Blackboard on 11/30/20</span></a><span> </span></li><ul><li><span>Share your feedback: </span><span><a href="https://forms.gle/TDKC4xzcE4TRKCCu7" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Ultra Experience Faculty Survey</a></span></li></ul><li><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/posts?tag=ultra-update" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>What’s new in Ultra for WT2021</span></a><span> </span></li><li><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/news/?id=96791" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Upcoming VoiceThread Assignment Streamlines Functionality</a></li><li><span><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/news/?id=95869" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">New Batch Group Management Tool Available in Bb Ultra</a></span></li></ul><p><span><strong>Training &amp; Professional Development</strong> (</span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>view all events</span></a><span> | </span><a href="https://pivot.umbc.edu/training/recording-archives/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>recording archive</span></a><span>)</span></p><ul><li><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/89295" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>PIVOT Primer</span></a><span>: January 6, 2021 &amp; </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events?mode=upcoming&amp;tag=pivot" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>PIVOT Special Topics</span></a><span>: January 11-14, 2021</span></li><li><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/news/?id=97145" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>USM OnTrack: New Quality Matters January Workshops Added!</span></a></li><li><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/89349" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Go Online (GO) Chat on Open Education Resources</span></a><span>: January 22, 2021</span></li><ul><li><span>Subscribe &amp; listen to previous episodes via </span><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/umbc-go-chat/id1536751510" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Apple Podcasts</span></a><span> or </span><a href="https://umbc.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx?folderID=ff4ad1a3-2fba-48e1-9ca1-ac560144103d" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Panopto</span></a></li></ul><li><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/news/?id=96234" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>National Distance Learning Week 2020 Recordings</span></a><span> </span></li></ul><p><span><strong>Other DoIT &amp; UMBC News</strong></span></p><ul><li><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/news/?id=96925" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Educause Podcast: Ethical Issues Around Learning Analytics</span></a></li><li><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/news/?id=96282" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>UMBC has enabled Google Shared Drives inside of Google Drive</span></a></li><li><span>Washington Post</span><span>: </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/umbc-pandemic-remote-learning/2020/10/23/24add5f2-0e24-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>College students are weary of ‘Zoom U.’ But they’re also trying to make the best of it.</span></a></li><li><span>UMBC Magazine: </span><a href="https://magazine.umbc.edu/rewriting-the-rules-of-academia-in-the-age-of-covid-19/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Rewriting the rules of academia in the age of COVID-19</span></a><span> </span></li></ul><p></p></span><span><p><br></p></span></div>
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