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New Turning Technologies Intern Hired
Sophia Haire has joined the Instructional Technology team as the new Turning Technologies Clicker Intern for the Spring 2017 semester. Sophia is a senior Center for Women in Technology (CWIT)...
February 15, 2017
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8:50 AM
Importance of the Blackboard Grade Center
Recent high profile articles in both the Baltimore Sun and the New York Times have highlighted the important and growing role of analytics in higher education. UMBC in particular is working to...
February 10, 2017
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4:08 PM
Project expands Maryland Open-Source Textbook initiative
The William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation is pleased to announce the High-impact OER Mini-Grant Program, a new funding program designed to strategically support Maryland public...
February 9, 2017
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9:40 AM
Server Upgrade Requires Mac Recorder Update
On Tuesday, January 10, from 8:00 - 11:00 AM, DoIT will be performing server maintenance to upgrade our software to version 5.1.2. The update is necessary to remove QuickTime from the server...
January 6, 2017
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10:37 AM
Webinars being offered by Turning Technologies
Turning Technologies will be offering a series of getting started webinars before the beginning of the spring semester.These 30-minute webinars are designed to assist you with student registration...
January 5, 2017
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12:16 PM
UMBC Blackboard 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 Help tab inside...
December 13, 2016
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12:43 PM
Share your favorite technologies with the UMBC Community
Last year, the Instructional Technology team held UMBC’s first TechFest. TechFest is designed to bring together UMBC students, faculty, and staff to share their favorite technologies with the...
December 7, 2016
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12:34 PM
Track attendance in gradebook & send students absentee email
A popular request from faculty is a tool to track student attendance. Many instructors who teach large classes use clickers to assign points for student engagement as a proxy for attendance....
December 5, 2016
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4:02 PM
System-wide update planned
Blackboard engineers will perform a system upgrade and maintenance on Monday morning, December 26, 2016, from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. Blackboard will be offline during this period. The downtime...
December 2, 2016
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9:49 AM
Everything you need to know about Blackboard in 2 days!
Concerned about Mother Nature's icy influence this winter? New to UMBC or teaching with Blackboard? Need to refresh your skills? Interested in an existing technology or resource? The Skill...
December 1, 2016
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1:05 PM