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Unscheduled Downtime of taki cluster: Resume Operation

To all taki users, Starting at around 0345 this morning, portions of the taki cluster environment became unresponsive. System administrators have been able to bring the cluster back online....

Posted: October 24, 2023, 12:30 PM

Unscheduled Downtime of taki Cluster

To all taki users, Starting at around 0345 this morning, portions of the taki cluster environment became unresponsive. System administrators have been working to bring the cluster back online....

Posted: October 24, 2023, 8:18 AM

New Report Can Help Faculty Visualize Student Engagement

"Waterfall" course dashboard leverages student use of Bb LMS

DoIT has a new addition to our suite of data visualizations supporting course engagement/instruction and teaching: The Blackboard course "waterfall" report (UMBC vpn req'd if using off-campus). ...

Posted: October 23, 2023, 2:37 PM

Sorting & submission enhancements for Ultra gradebook in Nov

Search & use stock images in Ultra docs, discussions, etc.

Continued enhancements to the Ultra gradebook provide greater flexibility and usability. In the November update to Ultra courses, additional sorting controls allow instructors to sort grade...

Posted: October 23, 2023, 12:56 PM

Inclusive by Design Summit

Register now for this summit, hosted by Montgomery CC

Register Now! Fall 2023 Inclusive by Design Summit Friday, November 3, 2023 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST via Zoom Hosted by Montgomery College Navigating the Future of Inclusive Education at the...

Posted: October 20, 2023, 3:24 PM