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Explore Hybrid/Online During National Distance Learning Week

Three days of lunchtime panels & conversations

One in four students take some of their courses online, and two-thirds do so at a public institution (Allen, Seaman, Pouline, & Straut, 2016). In early November, UMBC celebrates the 10th...

Posted: October 24, 2017, 2:56 PM

Save the Date for TechFest 2018!

3rd Annual TechFest on March 29, 2018

On March 29, 2018, the Instructional Technology team will hold our third annual TechFest. TechFest brings the campus community together and demonstrates ways that technology can both support and...

Posted: October 23, 2017, 11:13 AM

USM announces Statewide Summit on Open Educational Resources

Register now to attend on Friday, December 8, 2017

Register now to attend Advancing Postsecondary Student Success Through OER: A Statewide Summit on Open Educational Resources in Higher Education.   Date: Friday, December 8, 2017   Location:...

Posted: October 20, 2017, 2:19 PM

Quality Matters Regional Conference Call for Proposals

Share your ideas & best practices with the QM community

The Quality Matters Regional Conference East is currently accepting proposals for its spring conference, which will be held at Towson University on March 22-23, 2018.  The conference theme is...

Posted: September 21, 2017, 9:40 AM

UMBC Blackboard Update: FA2017

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, 2017, 3:37 PM

DoIT Upgrades New Media Studio to HD

More Modern Facilities Are "A Boon to Students"

Over the summer, DoIT replaced all of the New Media Studio’s analog, standard-definition TV production equipment to high definition (HD). This included three new Sony HD cameras and related...

Posted: August 25, 2017, 3:34 PM

Blackboard Instructor Mobile App Now Available

Connect with students on the go

A new Bb Instructor mobile app was released for iOS and Android devices last month, just before the annual Blackboard World conference. Designed to simplify the teaching experience, the Bb...

Posted: August 24, 2017, 10:08 AM

FA17 Courses Created in Blackboard on 07/18/2017

Blackboard cloud migration completed on 07/07/2017

Blackboard course shells for FA2017 were created on July 18, 2017 after the completion of the cloud migration. Summer 2017 courses will be archived from the separate cloud environment and...

Posted: July 20, 2017, 8:56 AM

Blackboard Cloud Migration Completed on July 7

System restored to full service

DoIT is pleased to announce the completion of the Blackboard cloud migration. During the downtime window, Blackboard engineers and DoIt staff migrated nearly 21,000 courses and more than 800...

Posted: July 7, 2017, 2:32 PM

Blackboard Down for Cloud Migration June 30 - July 8

Summer courses remain ONLINE during this period

click here to access summer courses Per DoIT’s March 8 and April 28 announcements, Blackboard engineers will migrate the primary UMBC Blackboard site (blackboard.umbc.edu) beginning at 12:01...

Posted: June 7, 2017, 3:28 PM