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Blackboard Weekly Maintenance Schedule Reminder

This is just a friendly reminder to the UMBC campus community of the Blackboard weekly maintenance schedule window from Friday 10 pm to Saturday 1 am. Although this maintenance window is not...

Posted: August 23, 2011, 1:35 PM

UPDATE: FYI: Bb Courses Older Than FA2005 Will Be...

Full Title: UPDATE: FYI: Bb Courses Older Than FA2005 Will Be Deleted 8/25UPDATE: DoIT has pushed back the date to remove Bb courses older than FA2005 by one day, to Friday, August, 26 at 3 pm....

Posted: August 21, 2011, 12:33 PM

FA2011 Blackboard Drop-in Sessions

DoIT is offering drop in Blackboard Drop-in sessions to assist and help faculty prepare for the fall semester The following one hour drop in sessions will be held in Engineering 025. DoIT staff...

Posted: August 1, 2011, 2:15 PM

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

End of LO Building Block in Bb (Blogs/ Wikis/ Journals)

As of SU2011 DoIT is discontinuing the use of the Learning Objects (LO) building block in Blackboard, including the 3rd party Campus Pack blogs, wikis and journals. Blackboard includes similar...

Posted: April 29, 2011, 2:27 PM

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

FYI: Bb Courses Older Than FA2005 Will Be Deleted 8/25

In accordance with the Blackboard Course Retention Policy, all Blackboard courses older than Fall 2005 will be deleted. DoIT has scheduled this removal for Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 3 p.m. No...

Posted: April 28, 2011, 12:33 PM

Hybrid Course Redesign Workshop, June 9, 2011

DoIT and the Faculty Development Center will be offering the Hybrid Course Redesign Workshop on June 9, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm in ENG 023. Participants will learn the principles of good course...

Posted: April 28, 2011, 11:37 AM

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