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USM OnTrack: New Resources on How to Use Labster Available!

Recommendations for enhancing traditionally taught courses

USM OnTrack is continuing to support adoption of Labster for online courses. Please see below recommended resources for enhancing traditionally taught courses with Labster below:     A...

Posted: September 8, 2020, 7:06 PM

USM OnTrack: Understanding Students’ Readiness to Learn

New online resources to help identify and address challenges

USM OnTrack WEBSITE  New Online Resources:  Understanding Students’ Readiness to Learn  Last spring’s move to emergency remote teaching may impact how ready students are to learn coming into...

Posted: September 8, 2020, 6:59 PM

New USM Workshop! -Responding to Academic Integrity Concerns

Attend this Virtual Session on 10/2 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.!

USM OnTrack would like to invite you to attend a virtual workshop on Academic Integrity in Online Learning.  Register Now: https://forms.gle/9jJDwzCFeMq26WhKA   Responding to Academic...

Posted: September 8, 2020, 6:30 PM

FAKE Offer Of A "Personal Assistant" Job

NOTICE: "Ryan Glenn" Does NOT Want To Hire You.

In the last several days, the UMBC community has received thousands of fake job offers from "Ryan Glenn".  An example is shown below: You are eligible to apply for an opening as...

Posted: August 31, 2020, 3:01 PM

Fake Cisco Phishing Job Scams

Cisco Systems Is NOT Offering You A Job In A Mass Emailing!

DoIT has been notified of another malicious actor sending out phishing emails claiming to offer job opportunities with Cisco Systems. The email below is similar to the previous phishing attempts,...

Posted: August 31, 2020, 2:06 PM

Job Scam “Offer” From A Compromised UMBC Account

Fake Job Offer For "Online Personal Assistant"

Recently the DoIT has been notified of a job scam using a compromised UMBC email account to send out fake job offers. An example of the email (with the name of the sender removed for privacy) is...

Posted: August 31, 2020, 2:01 PM

Tips to Avoid ID Theft on Campus

Simple Ways To Secure Your Identity

With classes starting back up, malicious actors will try even harder to steal people's information or commit Identity theft. The article that is linked below has some tips for college students to...

Posted: August 31, 2020, 1:58 PM

“WorkStudy Update!” Job Phishing Scam

Same Scam, Different Details

The UMBC DoIT has been notified of a compromised UMBC account used to send out phishing emails. An example of the email chain is shown below. The name and email address of the compromised UMBC...

Posted: August 31, 2020, 1:54 PM

Password protection & automated test feedback come to Ultra

Enhancements to Collaborate, gradebook & announcement tools

Password protection and automated feedback are two assessment tools coming to Ultra in September. These valuable features enhance the instructor's ability to secure assessments and provide...

Posted: August 31, 2020, 1:28 PM

“WorkStudy Offer!” Job Phishing Scam

Compromised UMBC Exploited To Send Fake Job Offer

DoIT was notified today of a scammer sending out emails claiming to be offering a job opportunity. The message came from a compromised Umbc email account, so the From name was removed for privacy...

Posted: August 26, 2020, 11:24 PM