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DoIT Announces Fall 2014 Blackboard Maintenance Schedule

In an effort to ensure the UMBC campus community is kept informed about upcoming Blackboard maintenance plans, DoIT has posted its planned service schedule for the Blackboard system during the...

Posted: October 7, 2014, 3:37 PM

New Features Coming to Blackboard in Winter 2015

Software upgrade is part of migration to managed hosting

As announced earlier this week, Winter and Spring 2015 courses will be hosted by Blackboard directly instead of by DoIT. As part of this change, we will also be upgrading to the Spring 2014...

Posted: October 3, 2014, 5:58 AM

DoIT Changes Model of Blackboard Support

As part of an effort to improve service on Blackboard, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is changing how the Blackboard system operates at UMBC. Starting in Winter 2015, UMBC will move...

Posted: October 1, 2014, 11:10 AM

Instructional Technology for the Month of October

Blackboard Collaborate

Blackboard (Bb) Collaborate is a web conferencing tool that is accessible in all UMBC Bb courses under the tools menu.Bb Collaborate  allows instructors and students to meet virtually, anytime and...

Posted: October 1, 2014, 8:23 AM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 PM 9/26

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 9/26 to 1 am Saturday 9/27.  This down time is during the regularly scheduled maintenance window and is necessary for DoIT staff to...

Posted: September 26, 2014, 8:50 AM

Instructional Technology for the Month of September

The Blackboard Grade Center

Students love instructor feedback and want to know how they are performing in their courses. This is why Blackboard’s Grade Center  has been chosen as the Instructional Technology of the Month for...

Posted: September 2, 2014, 9:27 AM

Blackboard on Tour: October 20

Free one-day event for faculty & students

Due to an unforeseen logistical issue, Blackboard has moved this event to October 20. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to seeing you in October. Blackboard is...

Posted: August 26, 2014, 11:29 AM

Fall 2014 Bb Updates

UMBC Bb Instructors, The following are selected DoIT News headlines that may be of interest as you start the new semester: Fall 2014 Bb Courses Created July 12 Known Issue: Bb Cannot...

Posted: August 25, 2014, 3:32 PM

New Instructional Technology Staff Start New Semester

If you’re seeing some new faces in DoIT, chances are they work in instructional technology. In March, DoIT announced Sherri Braxton-Lieber as our new Director of Instructional Technology. In July,...

Posted: August 25, 2014, 1:14 PM

Bb Courses Prior to 2009 to be Deleted August 23-24

Courses older than Winter 2009 will be deleted from Blackboard during the weekend of August 23-24, 2014. This includes: Winter 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Spring 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008...

Posted: August 22, 2014, 3:59 PM