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Track Attendance in Poll Everywhere (Beta Release)

New Check-In Feature Does Not Store Student Location Data

Poll Everywhere recently launched a new Attendance Management tool, which is available to users with a presenter role in Poll Everywhere. Using geolocation, Attendance Management allows...

Posted: February 5, 2024, 12:53 PM

Collecting Interest: Meeting on Spring 2024 HW Purchase

To all HCPF Users, Given interest in a new hardware purchase to extend the taki HPC, we would like to convene a meeting of those faculty interested in contributing to a community purchase in...

Posted: January 30, 2024, 9:29 AM

Notes from: HPCF User Meeting Friday 01/26/2024

Recording of meeting available in Panopto

Dear Colleagues and all users of HPCF, TL;DR: (i) Recording available from user meeting Fri 01/26/2024 (ii) Some notes of user meeting. (iii) send publication info!...

Posted: January 28, 2024, 2:38 PM

Reminder: HPCF User Meeting Friday 01/26/2024

10:00 am in Math/Psyc 102/103 and Webex

Dear Colleagues and all users of HPCF, TL;DR: Reminder for user meeting with Webex link (i) user meeting Fri 01/26/2024 10:00 in MP102/103, (ii) send publication info! Publications:...

Posted: January 25, 2024, 7:49 PM

Collect surveys using new Forms tool in Ultra courses

Updates to grading workflows & settings for February update

In February, a new tool will be available in Ultra courses, designed to make information gathering simple and efficient for instructors: Forms. Whether assigning students to clinical experiences...

Posted: January 23, 2024, 1:09 PM

HPCF User Meeting Friday 01/26/2024

10:00 am in Math/Psyc 102/103

Dear Colleagues and all users of HPCF, TL;DR: (i) user meeting Fri 01/26/2024 10:00 in MP102/103, (ii) send publication info! (iii) hopefully MRI proposal this year...

Posted: January 19, 2024, 9:08 AM

M.O.S.T. 2024 OER Grant Program: Submit a Proposal

Proposal deadline: March 1, 2024

The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2024 OER Grant Program. For 2024, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant...

Posted: January 18, 2024, 10:08 AM

RT downtime - 1/19/2024 6pm

RT will be down at 6pm for @20-30 minutes this Friday evening to allow DoIT systems folks to update the server. Please contact me if you have any concerns. Thanks Joe Kirby kirby@umbc.edu

Posted: January 16, 2024, 1:19 PM

Google Chrome Settings Impacting Blackboard Integrations

Update Your Browser Settings Today

Beginning in January 2024, Google will begin restricting all third-party cookies in Chrome by default. Technology tools used for instruction in Blackboard may use third-party cookies. If...

Posted: January 4, 2024, 4:15 PM

Apply for 2024 Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship

Program & award provided by National Federation of the Blind

The Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship is a one-year fellowship awarded by the National Federation of the Blind to three Maryland professors to assist them integrate accessibility into their...

Posted: January 3, 2024, 12:10 PM