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Outcomes Report of NSF MRI Grant Posted

Report provides visual highlights of work using taki

Dear Researchers, Colleagues, and Students, In 2017, a group of 51 UMBC researchers was successful in competing for an MRI (Major Research Infrastructure) grant from the NSF. Having this many...

Posted: December 13, 2020, 8:36 AM

HPCF Usage Stats Posted

Taki usage is analyzed by PI groups and architecture

Dear Researchers, Colleagues, and Students, User support in collaboration with system administrators have developed visual representation of monthly usage levels of taki's CPU and GPU...

Posted: December 12, 2020, 8:36 AM

Ultra enhances test feedback & journal grading for winter

Create HTML content & provide activity logs to support

Four exciting updates come to Ultra for winter courses. Grading enhancements for journals, test feedback release settings, an updated content editor, and support for HTML content are new features...

Posted: December 11, 2020, 11:37 AM

Collaborate update features chat mention & text formatting

Support for up to 1,000 attendees in supersized session

In any online learning experience, it's important for students to be able to engage socially and collaboratively. Interactions with peers and instructors can lead to greater student success....

Posted: December 10, 2020, 9:40 AM

Free VoiceThread workshops available in January 2021

Add media-rich, asynchronous engagement in your courses

VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in several ways – text, voice, audio file, or...

Posted: December 9, 2020, 12:27 PM