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And the Winners Are...

Workshop Topics for February

You voted and there was a tie for workshop topics offered this month.   The winners are:  1. Grading and the Blackboard Grade Center  2. Quality Matters (QM) in Course Design This month...

Posted: February 2, 2016, 3:20 PM

Vote for the Workshop Held in February!

Please select up to THREE topics you would like to see covered in our February workshop.  The choices are:  1. Assessing Your Learners in Blackboard  2. Blackboard Collaborate 3....

Posted: January 28, 2016, 6:29 AM

Faculty Can Select Instructional Technology Workshop Topics

Vote for your preferred training workshop

Looking to have more say on topics selected for training each month? Starting SP2016, faculty will determine which topic will be featured each month in our monthly workshop series. The first...

Posted: January 27, 2016, 8:41 AM

Plan Ahead for Snow Days with Instructional Technology Tools

Winterize courses against Mother Nature’s icy influence

An impending blizzard during the winter season reminds us all of potential disruptions to course delivery due to snow and icy weather. Last year, Dr. Anne Spence successfully used Blackboard...

Posted: January 20, 2016, 12:12 PM

UMBC Blackboard Update: WT2016

UMBC Blackboard Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard Help tab inside...

Posted: December 15, 2015, 2:18 PM

Blackboard Upgrade Scheduled Dec. 24, 12:30 AM - 12:30 PM

System-wide update planned

Blackboard engineers will perform a system upgrade and maintenance on Thursday morning, December 24, 2015 from 12:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Blackboard will be offline during this period. As previously...

Posted: November 24, 2015, 8:39 AM

WT/SP2016 Courses Created in Blackboard on 11/20/2015

Blackboard course shells for WT2016 and SP2016 were created on November 20, 2015. Bb shells are available for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, field or discussion) listed in the UMBC...

Posted: November 23, 2015, 8:19 AM

Blackboard Downtime Scheduled Sat. Morning, Oct 3rd, 2-5 AM

Essential system updates & routine maintenance expected

Blackboard engineers will perform essential system updates and routine maintenance on Saturday morning, October 3, 2015 from 2 AM - 5 AM. Blackboard will be offline during this period.  This...

Posted: September 21, 2015, 11:30 AM

FA2015 UMBC Blackboard Update

UMBC Blackboard Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard Help tab inside...

Posted: August 25, 2015, 2:38 PM

Faculty Can Make Blackboard Courses Available in 2-Clicks

Streamline Course Availability & Announcement Postings

Qwickly is new tool deployed to faculty in Blackboard during the summer. It was designed to dramatically simplify the workflow of common tasks frequently performed by faculty. One great example is...

Posted: August 20, 2015, 1:16 PM