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<Title>Date changes for October! 10/8 seminar [Fac(x,y)]...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Date changes for October! 10/8 seminar [Fac(x,y)] moved to 10/22, 10/20 seminar [IRB, RCR] moved to 10/26We’ve had a change in schedule for our October seminars. OLD DATE: Oct. 8. NEW DATE: Oct. 22 “When Faculty Say ‘x’, They Really Mean ‘y’, Part IV: Understanding Your Professors and Their Requirements “ Friday, 10/22/10 4:30 – 6:30 PM Academic IV, Lecture Hall 4 Dinner will be served. RSVP: <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/4750">http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/4750</a> To post questions [...]</div>
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<Summary>Full Title: Date changes for October! 10/8 seminar [Fac(x,y)] moved to 10/22, 10/20 seminar [IRB, RCR] moved to 10/26We’ve had a change in schedule for our October seminars. OLD DATE: Oct. 8. NEW...</Summary>
<Website>http://promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/date-changes-for-october-108-seminar-facxy-moved-to-1022-1020-seminar-irb-rcr-moved-to-1026/</Website>
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<Title>Bb Known Issue: Email Sent in HTML Format vs. Plain Text</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Over the past month <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/doit/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">DoIT </a>has received reports from both faculty and students that emails sent through <a href="http://blackboard.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard</a> contain HTML code.  In some instances users have complained that the embedded code makes the body of the email difficult to read. This format is the default setting in Blackboard, and<a href="http://www.umbc.edu/doit/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> DoIT</a> is unable to change this to plain text at the system level.  However, individual users can configure their local mail clients to display incoming email messages in HTML format.  <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=3637396" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Directions for configuring Webmail to view HTML formatted email</a> have been posted to the <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/display/faq/FAQ" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">DoIT Frequently Asked Questions</a> website.</div>
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<Summary>Over the past month DoIT has received reports from both faculty and students that emails sent through Blackboard contain HTML code.  In some instances users have complained that the embedded code...</Summary>
<Website>http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/10/bb_known_issue.html</Website>
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<PostedAt>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:46:09 -0400</PostedAt>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="2832" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa/posts/2832">
<Title>Reminder: 24/7 Bb Support Now For Students Only</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><strong>UPDATED Dec. 3, 2010:</strong>
    
    DoIT encourages faculty to continue to steer their students to the <a href="http://bbsupport.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">24/7 Bb Support Portal</a> as a "first line of defense" for assistance with any technical Blackboard questions.  Typically the questions that students have about Blackboard are less complex than those faculty have, and the <a href="http://bbsupport.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">24/7 Bb Support </a>team has been successful in resolving those issues quickly. Based on <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/presidium_metrics_final_summary.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">a survey conducted this summer</a>, 77% of respondents reported that they were satisfied, or highly satisfied with their 24/7 Bb Support experience, and 85 % would recommend it to others.  Reminding students of this service should help reduce the default technical support role that many faculty end up playing now.
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    In late August, DoIT <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/08/doit_announces_2.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">announced a change in the way faculty receive Blackboard support</a>. This change was made due to faculty feedback regarding the quality and consistency of support received through the 24/7 Bb Support provided by Presidium.  As of October 1, faculty seeking Bb support should contact the UMBC Help Desk at 455-3838, where they will be routed to UMBC support staff.  After hours, faculty are asked to submit an online request for help through the RT System at <a href="http://rt.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://rt.umbc.edu</a>.  24/7 Support from Presidium will still be available to students only, and DoIT encourages faculty to convey this to their classes.
    
    Thank you for your patience during this transition.  We hope that this change will provide the best support possible for both faculty and students.</div>
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<Summary>UPDATED Dec. 3, 2010:  DoIT encourages faculty to continue to steer their students to the 24/7 Bb Support Portal as a "first line of defense" for assistance with any technical Blackboard...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="2822" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa/posts/2822">
<Title>Dissertation House Includes Leaders and Students from...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Dissertation House Includes Leaders and Students from Three Campuses<p><a href="http://dissertationhouse.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/sept2010_yvette1.jpg" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="http://dissertationhouse.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/sept2010_yvette1.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200" alt="" width="300" height="200" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a>Today marks the second session of the “Dissertation House for Employees” at UMBC.  We had some extra slots on our roster this year, so graduate students from the three campuses who’d requested a spot in any available DH were invited to join the group.  Some of our employees at UMBC are in doctoral programs at College Park, so it helped to have some of the College Park DH students present to provide connections.  At present, the room is quiet, and students in doctoral programs at UMB, UMBC, and UM College Park are working on their dissertations.  Here are some photos from last week, including books on statistics and the new APA Style Manual which are available in the UMBC Bookstore in the Commons.  Comments from participants continue in this thread:<a href="http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/todays-september-24th-dissertation-house/#comments" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/todays-september-24th-dissertation-house/#comments</a>.</p>
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<Title>Effective Use of Blackboard for Collaboration by Staff</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">During today's <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/hr/T&amp;OD/profdevday.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Professional Development Day</a>, John Fritz presented five reasons why (and how) UMBC staff might want to use Blackboard in their work.</div>
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<Summary>During today's UMBC Professional Development Day, John Fritz presented five reasons why (and how) UMBC staff might want to use Blackboard in their work.</Summary>
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<Title>Blackboard Service Restored 8:45AM</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Update at 8:45AM
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    Update at 7:30AM
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    Update at 5:03AM
    The Blackboard system went offline early on Monday morning. DoIT staff have isolated the issue to the server virtualization system (VMware) used to host the Blackboard system. We are currently working with the vendor to restore services. We will post additional information later today.</div>
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