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Eugene Ferguson’s Journey Behind the Camera
DoIT's graduating student success story
Congratulations to DoIT New Media Studio student employee, Eugene Ferguson! He will be graduating with his Bachelors degree in Information Systems Major on December 18, 2025.  Check out his...
December 16, 2025 · 4:04 PM
Downtime Evening of Thurs Dec 18
To all chip users, The chip cluster will be brought offline for a few hours Thursday Dec 18 starting at 1800ET. This brief downtime is to patch our cluster management head-nodes to avoid...
December 15, 2025 · 2:01 PM
Google Calendar Invitation Settings Change
Block spam, keep plans. New settings Dec 19.
Greetings UMBC Community, We have been seeing an increase in Google Calendar being used as a new type of method for phishing. In several instances, these calendar invites are added to a user's...
December 15, 2025 · 12:44 PM
WT2026 Instructional Technology Update
The UMBC Instructional Technology Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard...
December 10, 2025 · 3:47 PM
Blackboard Revamps Course Navigation to Streamline Workflows
A cleaner, faster course experience arrives around Jan 8-9
Blackboard will roll out a refreshed interface in early January, introducing a cleaner, more intuitive design that aims to make everyday teaching tasks faster and more efficient. One change is...
December 10, 2025 · 2:47 PM
Semesterly Cloud Storage Clean Up Reminder!
Resources on freeing up space for the future
It's that time of the semester, you're finishing finals, wrapping things up, and getting ready for break – BUT WAIT! Before you go, you should clean up your cloud storage space so you will be set...
December 10, 2025 · 10:33 AM
Yuja Migration Delayed to Mid-January
Blackboard Panopto access remains through Spring Break
As we prepare for Winter 2026, we need to update the campus on our transition from Panopto to YuJa as UMBC's new video capture and hosting platform. While you can begin using YuJa for recording...
December 9, 2025 · 5:07 PM
Blackboard to Launch New FAQs in mid-December
DoIT to review UMBC-related Bb FAQs as a result
Blackboard is rolling out a significant upgrade to its documentation experience this month, and UMBC users will begin seeing the first changes on December 10. Blackboard's new help site features a...
December 9, 2025 · 1:55 PM
5 Ways to Create “Born Accessible” Course Materials
If you can click it, you can fix it.
As UMBC continues strengthening digital accessibility across teaching and learning, many faculty have already taken steps to reduce, remake, and remediate existing documents, videos, and course...
December 9, 2025 · 8:59 AM
Make Your Course Media Accessible: Video Captions and Audio Descriptions Support Every Learner
Captioning & Audio Description Tips for Every Instructor
Video can be one of the most effective teaching tools you use, especially when every student can access the content. Captions and audio descriptions boost clarity, reinforce key ideas, and...
December 8, 2025 · 12:56 PM

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