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Welcome back! To make your transition easier, the Department of Information Technology has provided a simple form that you can use to request assistance, should you experience difficulty in...

Posted: August 24, 2010, 9:00 AM

Changes in How Faculty Can Get Blackboard Help

Starting today, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is directing faculty to the DoIT Help Desk to resolve basic (tier 1) Blackboard issues or escalate to DoIT's Instructional Technology...

Posted: August 23, 2010, 3:47 PM

Anecdotal Reports of System Slowness After Bb 9.1 Upgrade

Early after the Blackboard 9.1 upgrade at the end of May, DoIT received a few anecdotal reports of slowness in the new version of Blackboard. While we've not been able to consistently replicate...

Posted: August 23, 2010, 2:51 PM

Support for WT & SP 2011 Hybrid Courses,...

Full Title: Support for WT & SP 2011 Hybrid Courses, Instructional ContinuityWhile the Fall semester starts next week, the Division of Information Technology (in partnership with the Provost's...

Posted: August 23, 2010, 7:29 AM

Computer Replacement Initiative Deployment Delayed

Due to circumstances beyond the control of DoIT, installation of computers as part of the Computer Replacement Initiative (CRI) has been delayed until the end of September. This deployment had...

Posted: August 13, 2010, 12:41 PM

Google Apps for UMBC is Here

We are excited to announce that beginning August 30th, faculty, staff and students can opt-in to the new Google@UMBC environment. Google Apps is a package of online applications that makes...

Posted: August 12, 2010, 8:02 PM

New Door Access System

Many people don't know that there is an entire infrastructure of hardware and software behind all the electronic locks that are in use across campus. Whenever someone swipes their UMBC ID in a...

Posted: August 3, 2010, 3:23 PM

EDUCAUSE Next Gen Learning Initiative to Focus on...

Full Title: EDUCAUSE Next Gen Learning Initiative to Focus on College Readiness and Completion7/14/10 UPDATE EDUCAUSE has moved the first program briefing scheduled for today to July 27 at 4 p.m....

Posted: July 12, 2010, 11:13 AM