AI Initiatives

The Division of Information Technology’s AI site will help the UMBC community with information on using artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI), to support UMBC’s Administrative, Instructional, and Research efforts. This site has been created to help employees advance their use of GenAI.

We recommend that our UMBC community begin by visiting GenAI Tools, a page that highlights free resources and provides guidance on using GenAI while safeguarding UMBC institutional data safely.

For staff seeking support, we encourage people to look at Administrative AI, as a starting point. Our goal is to save folks time, improve the quality of their work, and increase productivity. We showcase tools that DoIT provides to support these objectives.

We have launched myUMBC Answers, an AI-supported search bar. We are seeking partners to expand this tool. The key to leveraging myUMBC Answers is providing validated and accurate content, such as annual FAQs or handbooks.

Faculty, are encouraged to explore Instructional AI and Research AI. The UMBC Center for AI in the College of Engineering is an excellent resource for AI-related research and innovation.  Stay informed by following the center’s social media chnnels on LinkedIn, Bluesky, X, and Facebook.

Members of the UMBC community can subscribe to the UMBC AI Group to receive email about AI-related news and events. If you have news to share with the UMBC AI community or suggestions or comments on the site, please send them to umbc-ai@cs.umbc.edu.

 

AI News

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SP2025 Instructional Technology Update

The UMBC Instructional Technology 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...

Posted: May 14, 2025, 3:44 PM

Issue Affecting Panopto/Blackboard Grades

Panopto assignments not passing to Blackboard gradebook

Panopto has reported an issue affecting the accurate passing of grades from Panopto assignments to Blackboard's gradebook. Some grades for both quizzes and video progress are not being reported...

Posted: April 11, 2025, 2:46 PM

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Panopto Downtime on April 12th

3 hours of downtime starting at 10:00 PM

Panopto Cloud Downtime On Saturday, April 12th at approximately 10:00 PM, Panopto is performing database updates and anticipates up to 3 hours of downtime. See this cloud downtime article for...

Posted: March 28, 2025, 8:34 AM

New Course Management Features in Poll Everywhere

Available for all presenters on Jan. 6th

On Jan. 6th, Poll Everywhere will launch a new course management feature to simplify how instructors use polling and to improve the process of synchronizing grade data with Blackboard's...

Posted: November 25, 2024, 8:01 AM