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UMBC Blackboard Update: WT2018

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 18, 2017, 2:33 PM

Blackboard Upgrade Scheduled for Early January 2018

Fresh look for mobile devices, accessible to screen readers

Blackboard will be updated on Friday, January 5, 2018 beginning at 5 PM EST as part of DoIT’s biannual Blackboard update. No downtime is expected: Blackboard should remain online and available,...

Posted: December 18, 2017, 1:04 PM

DoIT Publishes Most Active Fall 2017 Blackboard Courses

UMBC faculty and staff may recall that DoIT used to publish a list of most active Blackboard courses for every term. However, we discontinued this after Spring 2013, when we completed our...

Posted: December 18, 2017, 11:33 AM

Faculty to Pilot Blackboard’s Ultra Experience in SP2018

Learn more about the redesigned next generation Blackboard

Four faculty will redesign and teach courses using Blackboard’s Ultra Experience, the next generation of Blackboard’s learning management system during the SP2018 semester. As part of a unique...

Posted: December 18, 2017, 10:12 AM

Quarterly system patching on 12/21 and 12/30

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Thursday, December 21st and Saturday, December 30th.  While many of...

Posted: December 14, 2017, 11:01 AM

LDAP-Master and Webadmin downtime on 12/21 at 2pm

On Thursday, December 21st starting at 2pm LDAP-Master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable. ...

Posted: December 12, 2017, 4:12 PM

MD Open Source Textbook Initiative Mini-Grants Announced

Begin your OER Mini-Grant proposal today!

Today the University System of Maryland 's William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation announced the Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) 2018 High-impact OER Mini-Grant Program.  Learn...

Posted: December 12, 2017, 12:01 PM

DocuSign Update

If your DocuSign screen typically looks like the first image, you can ignore this update. If your DocuSign screen typically looks like the second image, details about the new update are below....

Posted: December 11, 2017, 8:46 AM