UMBC Blackboard Update: SP/SU2017

UMBC Blackboard Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard Help tab inside Blackboard or directly at www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help.  You can also contact the Technology Support Center at 410.455.3838 or submit an RT (Request Tracker) ticket via the myUMBC Help Menu or directly at my.umbc.edu/help.

HEADLINES

Blackboard & Instructional Technology

• UMBC takes Blackboard to the cloud (Downtime: June 30 - July 8, 2017)

• SU2017 courses created on separate Bb server

• Seven Things to Remember During the Bb Cloud Migration

• Review the migration FAQ

• REX Tools for Teaching Available to Instructors  

• UMBC Blackboard Course Design Featured in Educause Review  

• Predicting & Supporting Student Success  

• Bb Student Mobile App Available for Download  

Training & Professional Development

• Skill Builder Boot Camp - June 14-15, 2017

• myUMBC: Tips, Tricks, and Future Plans

Other DoIT News

• TechFest 2017: A Major Success in Bringing UMBC Together

• DoIT mailing lists migrating to Google Groups and myUMBC

• DoIT to Manage New Online Apple Store

• New Box Experience Now Available for UMBC Users

• New Schedule Planning Tool for Students

• DoIT Supports Video Captioning and Transcription

• Take Attendance Qwickly with New Tool in Blackboard

REMINDER

Course shells from AY2012-14 and organizations larger than 2.5 GB will be retired from the UMBC server during the Blackboard cloud migration.

As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:

• Check our extensive FAQ collection

• Open a ticket via RT

• Follow the Instructional Technology & DoIT myUMBC groups

• Request a consult with instructional technology staff