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Change to some UMBC userpages permissions

As many of you know, UMBC has had a large number of phishing attacks in the past few weeks.  This has resulted in a number of compromised accounts which the attackers are using to setup fake web...

Posted: October 21, 2013, 9:53 AM

GiveCamp Code for Charity Weekend

The Central Maryland Association of .NET Professionals (CMAP) will be holding its third GiveCamp Weekend in the ITE building at UMBC. Doug McCaw, class of '99, and a Sr. Software Engineer at...

Posted: October 15, 2013, 3:46 PM

Phishing Scam Alert: Fake Blackboard Notifications

Blackboard email notifications do not require you to sign in

A new phishing scam is attempting to fool people into providing personal information by claiming that there is a Blackboard notification waiting for them, and provides a link for logging into...

Posted: October 10, 2013, 2:09 PM

Readel Leads "Quality Matters" Online Workshop, Nov. 6-20

For UMBC Faculty Who Want to Enhance Online/Hybrid Courses

She’s baaack! Karin Readel, UMBC’s former director of instructional technology, will lead a Quality Matters (QM) online workshop from November 6 to 20. UMBC has an institutional membership with...

Posted: October 9, 2013, 11:14 AM

DoIT Recommends Changes In Clicker Channel Settings

Reduces likelihood of interference with wireless network

The Division of Information Technology has been working with Turning Technologies to determine the optimum channel for clicker use so as avoid conflict with our campus wireless network, which was...

Posted: September 23, 2013, 10:23 AM

Job Posting: Director of Instructional Technology

Review of applications begins 10/7/13, Open until filled

DoIT announces the search for a Director of Instructional Technology. For more information, see the posting on the HR web site.

Posted: September 6, 2013, 5:03 PM

Wireless System Upgrade Improves Campus Coverage, Speeds

Massive summer project makes things faster, better

If you’ve been using the UMBC campus wireless system lately (and our administrative software says that you have), you may have noticed a big improvement in speed and coverage. That’s because this...

Posted: September 5, 2013, 9:22 AM

Upgrade to New Clicker Software is Required, Not Recommended

Existing Clickers and Receivers WILL work with New Software

As DoIT announced previously, the Turning Technologies (TT) student response system software (a.k.a clickers) has been upgraded to version 5.2.1 this summer.  All current receivers and student...

Posted: August 30, 2013, 3:00 PM

LDAP, Kerberos and webadmin downtime changed to 8/23/2013

Hello all.  We've changed the date and time for this downtime.  On Friday, August 23rd starting at 2pm LDAP Master, Kerberos and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this...

Posted: August 19, 2013, 11:12 AM

FYI: Educause Announces CFPs for 2014 Conferences

ELI @ New Orleans (9/6/13) & Connect @ Baltimore (11/13/13)

Educause has recently announced the Call for Proposals (CFP) for two 2014 conferences: Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting to be held in New Orleans, LA, February 3-5, 2014 (CFP...

Posted: August 19, 2013, 12:24 AM