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.

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FA2015 Courses Created on Blackboard on 7/15/2015

Blackboard course shells for FA2015 were created on July 15, 2015. Bb shells are available for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, field or discussion) listed in the UMBC Schedule of Classes...

Posted: July 15, 2015, 12:26 PM

Campus Invited to Test Java-Free Blackboard Collaborate

Early release supports limited virtual classrooms & meetings

A new Java-free version of Blackboard Collaborate is now available for faculty and staff to test-drive this summer. Classified as the "Ultra Experience," this release of Bb Collaborate uses the...

Posted: July 15, 2015, 11:18 AM

Blackboard Downtime Scheduled Sat. Morning, July 18 2-5 AM

Essential system updates & routine maintenance expected

Blackboard engineers will perform essential system updates and routine maintenance on Saturday morning, July 18, 2015 from 2 AM - 5 AM. Blackboard will be offline during this period. This...

Posted: July 13, 2015, 10:53 AM

Faculty, Staff Prepare for Blackboard's Annual Conference

Keep up with Bb World via FREE live streaming sessions

Once a year Blackboard hosts the BbWorld conference over four days for faculty, students, administrators, instructional technology specialists, training professionals, developers, and system...

Posted: July 1, 2015, 12:05 PM

Collaborate with Classmates via Virtual Study Spaces

Powered by Blackboard Instant Messenger

This summer, students have a new option for virtual collaboration: Study Spaces powered by Blackboard Instant Messenger. Blackboard Instant Messenger (IM) is an academic-centric instant...

Posted: June 12, 2015, 3:12 PM

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