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FA2011 Bb Course Shells Created on 7/11

Bb course shells for FA 2011 were created on July 11, and will continue to be updated daily. Bb shells were created for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, or discussion) listed in the UMBC...

Posted: July 18, 2011, 11:12 AM

UMBC Blackboard Update: SU2011

UMBC Blackboard update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff using Blackboard at UMBC. If you have questions or need help, please consult the...

Posted: April 29, 2011, 2:12 PM

End of 24/7 Bb Support for Students/ DoIT Help Desk...

Full Title: End of 24/7 Bb Support for Students/ DoIT Help Desk moving to RLCOn May 26, DoIT will no longer outsource student support of Blackboard. Instead, like faculty and staff, all students...

Posted: April 29, 2011, 1:47 PM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 4/29...

Full Title: Blackboard Down for Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 4/29 to 1 am Sat. 4/30The UMBC Blackboard server will be down for three hours of scheduled maintenance starting this Friday, April 29,...

Posted: April 26, 2011, 9:22 PM

FA2011 Lab & Lecture Hall Software Requests Deadline...

Full Title: FA2011 Lab & Lecture Hall Software Requests Deadline is June 1In order to load all lab and lecture hall PCs with our standard set of software (known as an "image"), all requests...

Posted: April 25, 2011, 4:23 PM

Blackboard Down for Extended Maintenance from 10 pm...

Full Title: Blackboard Down for Extended Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 3/18 to 10 am Sat. 3/19As a part of DoIT's regular scheduled maintenance, Blackboard will be down for an extended time on...

Posted: March 11, 2011, 1:01 PM

Educause Publishes Video Demo of UMBC "Check My...

Full Title: Educause Publishes Video Demo of UMBC "Check My Activity" Tool for Students The final 2010 issue of EDUCAUSE Quarterly includes a brief (5 minute) video demo of UMBC's "Check My...

Posted: February 4, 2011, 12:58 PM

Jack Suess Chairing InCommon Federation

For 2011, Jack Suess will become Chair of the InCommon Steering committee. InCommon is an organization of universities, now totaling 186, that are working with vendors, governments, and amongst...

Posted: January 2, 2011, 8:39 AM

FYI: EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 1/12 - 1/14

The 9th Annual EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel from January 12 -14, 2011. This year's conference is titled "Setting a New Course...

Posted: December 3, 2010, 3:55 PM