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Accessing a Blackboard course to fulfill an incomplete

Steps to reopening a course for one or few students

When instructors have determined that a student needs extended time to access a Blackboard course for reasons related to illness, to submit work for an Incomplete, prepare for exams, or gather...

Posted: June 20, 2023, 11:12 AM

7 ChatGPT Strategies to Enhance Course Designs This Summer

Leverage AI to create new experiences for your students

During the summer break, educators might use this time to refine their course designs and explore innovative technologies. One such technology is ChatGPT, a powerful language model developed by...

Posted: June 15, 2023, 9:34 AM

Recordings Posted: M.O.S.T. OER Creation Showcase

Watch the keynote and presentations from the OER Showcase

On Friday, May 5 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. we held our M.O.S.T. OER Creation Showcase and heard from faculty across the state who have created openly licensed instructional and learning...

Posted: June 5, 2023, 6:09 PM

June brings support for CSV upload of Ultra test questions

New location for Announcements, plus anonymous test grading

Creating many questions on a test can be a time-consuming process. Instructors might import questions using third-party tools or publisher test banks, if compatible or available. Beginning with...

Posted: June 1, 2023, 11:47 AM

Reminder: Blackboard Courses Scheduled for Server Retirement

Courses before Fall 2020 to be retired beginning 7/1

During Summer 2023, DoIT staff and Blackboard will archive our entire instance of Blackboard, which will save individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2023. Courses...

Posted: June 1, 2023, 9:15 AM

UMBC Archiving Unviewed Panopto Videos (06/01/23)

No content will be permanently deleted at this time

DoIT will be moving all Panopto videos to archive storage that have not been viewed during the past 18 months. This is regular maintenance in alignment with our service contract. If one wishes to...

Posted: May 25, 2023, 8:47 AM

More Departments Move to Fully Adopt Ultra for Fall 2023

Options support bulk Ultra course creation and conversion

Given UMBC will be migrating to Ultra by the start of Winter 2025, five more departments will fully adopt Ultra for Fall 2023, The following departments join Theater and Gender, Women's, +...

Posted: May 18, 2023, 12:46 PM

Panopto Mac Users: Mandatory Recorder Upgrade (7/20/23)

Version 13.0 may require OS update

Panopto has informed us that there is an upcoming mandatory upgrade for Panopto for Mac. On July 20, 2023, Panopto will require Panopto for Mac clients to be upgraded to version 13.0.0. This...

Posted: May 17, 2023, 11:59 AM

May 2023 Blackboard Tool Integration Upgrades

Updates to ALEKS, Library Reserves, Pearson, & Qwickly tools

Four Blackboard course tools--ALEKS, Library Reserves, Pearson, and Qwickly--are undergoing updates, taking a significant leap forward by transitioning to the latest Learning Tools...

Posted: May 16, 2023, 12:57 PM