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August 24, 2021
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8:42 PM
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70% of faculty engaged in largest online learning initiative
The Online Learning Consortium announced that UMBC's Instructional Technology team has earned an Effective Practice Award for its Planning Instructional Variety for Online Teaching (PIVOT)...
August 24, 2021
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4:22 PM
Are you looking for a part-time job? Come work for us!
The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional consultants to work during the fall semester and beyond. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting on...
August 23, 2021
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10:28 AM
Faculty training to support empirically driven course design potentially represents one of the most scalable options available for improving student outcomes at an institution. One strategy to...
August 19, 2021
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3:58 PM
86% of UMBC students express satisfaction with Ultra
In a survey of 608 students taking Ultra courses during the SP2021 semester, 86% indicated satisfaction with Ultra, marking a 14% increase compared to the last survey in FA2019. Students again...
August 19, 2021
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9:04 AM
UC to support large courses, training begins next week
As the University prepares for a return to campus this Fall, DoIT’s Audio-Visual and Desktop Support units have been busy upgrading classrooms and equipping instructors with new technologies to...
August 18, 2021
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1:11 PM
To all taki users, On Tuesday August 24, 2021 the taki cluster environment will be down and inaccessible from 5pm - 9pm EDT. Once our work is done on Tuesday, we will make another...
August 18, 2021
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12:17 PM
It's All About Getting You To Click That Link
Recently, the Division of Technology(DoIT) has received phishing reports of scammers impersonating state-licensed retirement support representatives. Below is a copy of such a message. The...
August 17, 2021
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7:35 PM
Helping Secure Your Communications When Off-Campus
If I am a student, can I log in from my country of travel? Yes, as long as you have a valid UMBC account and the country in question allows internet traffic to and from the United States Can I...
August 17, 2021
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6:10 PM
A Lot Of The Fakes Are Obvious, Or Should Be
Impersonation Phishing Alert: Department head impersonator Recently, DOIT has received notifications of several phishing emails. These messages impersonated the chairs of multiple departments....
August 17, 2021
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5:36 PM