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DoIT to Change Bb Check My Activity, Add New Faculty Reports

Screencast Shows Sneak Peek at Spring 2013 Changes

Since 2008, the myUMBC Check My Activity (CMA) dashboard has allowed students to compare their own Bb usage with course peers. This brief (5 min) video screencast demos some proposed changes to...

Posted: December 4, 2012, 10:01 AM

Bb Courses 4-6 Years Old to be Archived During WT13 Upgrade

Instructor Access Available Upon Request via RT Ticket

Starting with the Winter 2013 Bb Upgrade on January 4, 2013, DoIT will be "archiving" (not deleting) Blackboard (Bb) courses that are between four (4) and six (6) years old. This will be done at...

Posted: December 3, 2012, 3:01 PM

Blackboard to be Upgraded January 4 - 14, 2013

Bb system unavailable after midnight January 3

As previously announced the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) will be upgrading UMBC's production Blackboard (Bb) system from January 4 to 14, 2013.  During this upgrade period the Bb...

Posted: December 3, 2012, 2:06 PM

WT2013 and SP2013 Bb Course Shells Created on 12/1

WT2013 Bb shells are located at http://bb-winter.umbc.edu

Bb course shells for both SP2013 and WT2013 were created on December, 1, 2012.  The course shells for SP2013 are located on the Bb production server at http://blackboard.umbc.edu.  As previously...

Posted: December 3, 2012, 1:20 PM

SP2013 Blackboard Drop-in Sessions

DoIT offering F2F and virtual Bb drop-in sessions

DoIT is offering Blackboard Drop-in Sessions to assist and help faculty prepare for spring courses. Virtual Sessions: DoIT will continue offering virtual drop-in sessions using Bb...

Posted: November 26, 2012, 11:35 AM

VDE down for maintenance on 11/23 from 5pm to 7pm

On Friday November 23rd UMBC’s Virtual Desktop Environment (VDE) will be taken down to perform routine system maintenance.  The outage window will begin at 5pm and is expected to last until 7pm. ...

Posted: November 20, 2012, 4:57 PM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 11/30 to 1 am 12/1

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 11/30 to 1 am Saturday 12/1.  This down time is during the regularly scheduled maintenance window and is necessary for DoIT staff to...

Posted: November 19, 2012, 6:58 PM

REX Upgrade

Upgrade to new version in January 2013

In January 2013, REX reports will be reorganized and a new web site will be unveiled.

Posted: November 16, 2012, 11:21 AM