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DoIT Gritty Award Announcement

Congratulations Debbie Michaels!

Congratulations Debbie Michaels for being selected as this month’s DoIT Gritty Award winner! We are proud to announce that Debbie Michaels has been awarded the DoIT Gritty Award for her...

Posted: December 18, 2024, 1:36 PM

Congratulations to our Winter 2024 Graduating Students!

Congratulations to our Graduating students in the Division of Information Technology Class of Winter 2024! Congrats on all your well-deserved success and best wishes for your next adventure!...

Posted: December 18, 2024, 9:47 AM

WT2025 Instructional Technology Update

The UMBC Instructional Technology 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...

Posted: December 11, 2024, 3:02 PM

Exploring the Journey from QM Course Certification to becoming a Master Reviewer

Louise Murray shares insights as first faculty to pursue MR

Louise Murray, Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs at the Erickson School of Aging Studies, recently became UMBC’s first faculty member to become certified as a QM...

Posted: December 10, 2024, 10:25 AM

Account Deactivation Emails

Don't click - it's a phish!!

The Department of Information Technology (DoIT) has received reports of a phishing campaign asking the campus community to provide their user ids and passwords to ensure their accounts are not...

Posted: December 4, 2024, 1:39 PM

December's Ultra update brings overall enhancements to core functionality

New indicators for discussions, grading, reports

This month's update to Ultra provides new and updates indicators for core functionality in Ultra courses including discussions, grading, and reports. Two improvements to Ultra focus on the AI...

Posted: December 2, 2024, 11:37 AM

DoIT's Technology Support Center Hiring for the Winter/Spring

Are you looking for a part-time job? Come work for us!

The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional student consultants to work during the upcoming semester and beyond. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting...

Posted: November 27, 2024, 10:15 AM

New Course Management Features in Poll Everywhere

Available for all presenters on Jan. 6th

On Jan. 6th, Poll Everywhere will launch a new course management feature to simplify how instructors use polling and to improve the process of synchronizing grade data with Blackboard's...

Posted: November 25, 2024, 8:01 AM

Blackboard Publisher Integration Updates to VitalSource, Cengage, Pearson, Macmillan on December 19

Faculty Can Link Publisher Tools Beginning December 20

Blackboard publisher integrations for VitalSource, Cengage, Pearson, and Macmillan will be updated to the latest version on December 19, 2024. To ensure your courses receive the latest update and...

Posted: November 22, 2024, 12:37 PM

WT/SP2025 Courses Created in Blackboard on November 22, 2024

Prepare your Ultra courses for the upcoming term

Blackboard course shells for WT/SP2025 were created on November 22, 2024. All courses now use Ultra per our earlier announcement. Course Materials Publisher Integration Updates in December...

Posted: November 22, 2024, 12:36 PM