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Spring Clean Your "My Courses" List in Blackboard

Blackboard now supports term organization

Whether teaching or taking courses, after semesters of enrollments and access to Blackboard, the My Courses list can really stack up. While faculty and students can edit the listing to remove...

Posted: April 21, 2015, 11:58 AM

Instructional Technology Training Scheduled for Summer

Workshops planned for Blackboard, Box, and more

As we look forward to sunnier days and warmer temperatures, the Instructional Technology team has scheduled several useful workshops to support faculty and staff: June 2 - Blackboard 101 2 - ...

Posted: April 16, 2015, 1:48 PM

DoIT Seeks Campus Feedback Through IT User Survey

Annual Technology Assessment Available Until 5/15

As part of our annual assessment plan, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) encourages the campus community to complete the following annual survey of information technology services: ...

Posted: April 7, 2015, 7:42 AM

April 1st Pokemon Battles Break myUMBC Comment Records

We wish to thank everyone who took part in the April fools celebration this year. For those who may have missed it, myUMBC comments played host to Pokemon battles on April 1st. myUMBC Discussions...

Posted: April 2, 2015, 9:38 AM

April Technology of the Month

Adaptive Release

Adaptive Release provides controls to release content to students based on a set of rules provided by the instructor. The rules may be related to availability, date and time, individual users and...

Posted: April 2, 2015, 8:46 AM

New Classroom And Event Management Goes LIVE Today

The Commons, Registrar's Office, and DoIT Launch 25Live

Back in Fall 2012, Executive Director of University Commons Joe Regier and I had a single goal: evaluate classroom and event management solutions capable of providing UMBC with a robust,...

Posted: April 1, 2015, 7:28 AM

Upcoming Changes to myUMBC

One does not simply change everything about myUMBC...

UPDATE: We've scheduled open house events to discuss the changes. Sign Up and Stop By This summer, we will be making some major changes to myUMBC as we evolve to meet the growing needs of...

Posted: March 27, 2015, 4:14 PM

DoIT's Technology Support Center Now Hiring

Are you looking for an on campus job? Come work for us!

The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional consultants to work during the Fall semester. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting on UMBCWorks to apply....

Posted: March 25, 2015, 3:06 PM

Alternate Delivery Program Call for Participation Released

Hybrid/Online Course Redesign for Summer and Winter Courses

Faculty who are interested in effective hybrid course delivery are invited to submit a proposal for this innovative faculty support program. The Alternate Delivery Program (ADP)...

Posted: March 24, 2015, 12:30 PM

DoIT Update: Spring 2015

A Collection of Recent and Upcoming DoIT News

DoIT Update is a selection of campus IT news and events emailed 3-4 times a year, typically around the start and end of each Fall and Spring semester. For more information, visit  doit.umbc.edu. ...

Posted: March 24, 2015, 10:45 AM