What’s New

As of today, the DoIT News will be published through the DoIT Group on myUMBC, which in turn feeds the new DoIT site at doit.umbc.edu. As such, we will no longer be maintaining this Movable Type...

UMBC Blackboard update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff using Blackboard at UMBC. If you have questions or need help, please consult the...

Blackboard Collaborate is the web-based conferencing system that DoIT staff installed on the UMBC Bb servers in December, 2011. It allows faculty to incorporate live, multi-way audio and video, a...

Bb course shells for SU 2012 were created on April 16, and will continue to be updated daily. Bb shells are available for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, or discussion) listed in the UMBC...

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down during the regularly scheduled maintenance window from 10 pm Friday, April 20 to 1 am Saturday, April 21. DoIT staff will be applying updates necessary to...

UPDATE: DoIT staffed installed the patch for the Blackboard wiki error during the downtime on Friday, April 20, and the wiki tool is now functioning normally. UPDATE: Blackboard has verified that...

DoIT is offering drop in Blackboard Drop-in sessions to assist and help faculty prepare for summer courses. The following drop in sessions will be held in Engineering 025. A DoIT staff member...

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down for three hours of scheduled maintenance from 10 pm Friday, April 13 to 1 am Saturday, April 14. DoIT staff will be applying security updates required by...

In order to load all lab and lecture hall PCs with our standard set of software (known as an "image"), all requests for additions or changes for Fall 2012 must be received by Tuesday, May 1. For...

Are you interested in learning more about hybrid teaching and learning? Are you curious about what resources are available to you on campus? Bring your lunch and join the conversation on Monday,...