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Blackboard Ultra Experience Pilot Wraps Up

Preparing UMBC for the Road to Ultra

Four faculty and more than 100 students are wrapping up a semester-long pilot of Blackboard’s new Ultra Experience. The pilot was designed to support faculty as they explore, design, and teach...

Posted: May 10, 2018, 9:26 AM

DoIT Staff Lead Both Student Governments

Currently, two DoIT student staff members are -- or will be -- leading both UMBC student governments. Last week, Collin Sullivan (pictured at right), an Economics and Information Systems double...

Posted: May 4, 2018, 8:39 PM

New Features Coming to UMBC Gmail

A brand new look, advanced security features, and more

Google has announced a new design and several new features for its Gmail platform focused on helping users work safer, smarter and more efficiently. New features include: A more powerful...

Posted: May 3, 2018, 8:32 AM

"Follow-the-Sun" Webinar Series for Global Accessibility Day

Learn more about inclusive education & digital access

Founded in 2012, Global Accessibility Awareness Day is dedicated to driving conversations and building awareness on the importance of accessibility. The seventh annual Global Accessibility...

Posted: May 1, 2018, 10:25 AM

SU2018 Courses Created in Blackboard on April 25, 2018

Blackboard course shells for SU2018 were created on April 25, 2018 About Course Creation Bb shells for SU2018 are available for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, field or discussion)...

Posted: April 26, 2018, 3:08 PM

Employees with PS Access Required to Use 2 Factor Login

Staff by 12/31/18, Faculty by 9/30/19

UPDATE: To get past the start of Fall 2019, faculty with PS access will be required to upgrade to Duo by 9/30/19. As part of ongoing efforts to keep the campus safe online, the Division of...

Posted: April 25, 2018, 9:22 AM

Respondus LockDown Browser Training Webinar for Instructors

Conduct Low-Stakes Assessments Online In and Out of Class

Respondus will be presenting a special training webinar that focuses on the advanced features of LockDown Browser on Tuesday, April 24th at 1 PM ET. LockDown Browser is a custom browser that...

Posted: April 19, 2018, 4:36 PM

Rescheduled quarterly patching downtime on 3/31/2018

The victory of UMBC's Men's basketball team on 3/16/2018 delayed our implementation of system patching on 3/17/2018 as announced here: https://my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/posts/74685 We are...

Posted: March 26, 2018, 1:39 PM

REX Finance Sponsored Account Reports NOW AVAILABLE!

New reports for Sponsored Accounts (formerly known as Grants Reports), Funds 1253 and 1263 are now available in REX Finance.  The reports are in a user friendly format with features that include...

Posted: March 13, 2018, 10:46 AM

Quarterly patching downtime on 3/16 and 3/17

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, March 16th and Saturday, March 17th.  While many of the...

Posted: March 9, 2018, 3:13 PM