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Campus Solutions, HR and Finance Systems Down Time

In order to facilitate a mandatory Student Administration upgrade, it will be necessary to take down the Campus Solutions, HR and Finance systems.  The systems will be down from Friday, September...

Posted: September 12, 2019, 10:19 AM

Self-Enrolled Groups Introduced to Ultra in September

Needs grading filter also available to Ultra gradebook

Group management is an invaluable resource in a Blackboard course, especially one with large enrollments. UMBC is closely monitoring the evolution of this important tool in Ultra as we continue...

Posted: September 4, 2019, 2:10 PM

Gaining Insights on Student Success using Attendance Data

Findings from Two Terms of Qwickly Pilot

During the FA18 and SP19 semesters, DoIT partnered with Math/Stat to assess the relationship between student attendance and academic outcomes leveraging laptop and mobile technology. Using a tool...

Posted: September 3, 2019, 9:27 AM

Free Webinars from the Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series

September focuses on student success & retention

Next month, the Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series offers two free webinars focusing on student success and retention: Increase Student Success Using Analytics and Student Data Wednesday,...

Posted: August 30, 2019, 3:30 PM

DoIT's Technology Support Center Hiring for the Fall

Are you looking for an on campus job? Come work for us!

The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional consultants to work during the Fall semester and beyond. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting on...

Posted: August 28, 2019, 12:04 PM