What’s New

User Course List to be Updated in Blackboard in Early August

Enhancements improve display & sorting of courses

An upcoming enhancement to the Course list page will provide term-specific subsections and a new filter to help users quickly organize and locate courses. This update will be applied to UMBC’s...

Posted: July 31, 2018, 11:48 AM

Feedback Recording Tool Now Available in Blackboard

Engage students with personalized audio or video feedback

A new feedback tool in Blackboard allows faculty to embed short audio or video messages to students about their submissions through the grade center. Students can then watch or listen to...

Posted: July 26, 2018, 11:45 AM

FA2018 Courses Created in Blackboard on July 24, 2018

Blackboard course shells for FA2018 were created on July 24, 2018 About Course Creation Bb shells for FA2018 are available for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, field or discussion)...

Posted: July 25, 2018, 8:27 AM

Second Blackboard Ultra Experience 2-Day Boot Camp Scheduled

Learn how to develop courses in the new Blackboard interface

Due to the popularity of our Blackboard Ultra Experience 2-Day Boot Camp scheduled for 8/15 & 8/16, now filled to capacity, we have scheduled a second Boot Camp for Tuesday, 8/21, and...

Posted: July 18, 2018, 10:47 AM

DoIT's Dustin Roddy Receives UMBC Athletics' Gritty Award

Limelight shines on behind-the-scenes producer

During its annual "Gritty Awards" last Wednesday, May 7, UMBC Athletics went "off script" and surprised DoIT's Dustin Roddy, by awarding him the 2017-18 Leon Upshur Memorial Award for "outstanding...

Posted: May 15, 2018, 9:57 AM

UMBC Blackboard Update: SP/SU2018

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: May 11, 2018, 3:00 PM

Bb Dashboard Upgrade to Ultra Version Scheduled for May 25

Finding courses will change, but not their appearance

Related FAQ - Where is my summer course after the Ultra Experience upgrade? Blackboard's navigation to courses will be upgraded on Friday, May 25, 2018 beginning at 3 PM EST as part of DoIT’s...

Posted: May 11, 2018, 2:47 PM

Using AI to Nudge Students to Study Groups and Tutoring

Spring StudyTree Pilot Continues in 2018-19

UMBC's Division of Information Technology (DoIT) partnered with the Learning Resource Center (LRC) and several faculty members during the Spring 2018 term to pilot an artificial intelligence (AI),...

Posted: May 11, 2018, 12:20 PM

TechSmith Relay to be Discontinued 12/31/18

TechSmith, makers of our self-hosted instance of TechSmith Relay, has announced it will no longer support a self-hosted version of its software. As such, the current institutional solution for...

Posted: May 11, 2018, 12:07 PM

Blackboard Maintenance Schedule Updated for SU2018

UMBC to receive monthly updates with no downtime

Beginning with SU2018, the UMBC Blackboard (Bb) site will receive monthly updates as part of Blackboard’s continuous delivery model, which is a requirement for UMBC to move its Bb system to the...

Posted: May 11, 2018, 10:51 AM