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Taki Update

Taki Users: At this time, we've isolated the issue with taki to the networking infrastructure that facilitates the communication between nodes as well as the hosting of the 'home' and...

Posted: September 23, 2019, 10:08 AM

Unscheduled Taki Downtime

Taki Users: We are aware of an issue rendering users unable to login to taki. We are working to resolve this issue, and we will create another post when the system is available. Happy...

Posted: September 23, 2019, 8:02 AM

Quality Matters Training Opportunities

In person or fully online via our sister USM institutions

Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process designed to improve online and blended course quality to benefit online learners. The Applying the Quality...

Posted: September 20, 2019, 1:14 PM

Taki Downtime

Taki Users: This coming Tuesday (September 24, 2019), we will be rebooting the user nodes on taki. These reboots will update some of our software modules on the user nodes, allowing users to...

Posted: September 20, 2019, 12:42 PM

Campus Solution Back Up Again

Upgrade activities for the Campus Solutions, HR and Finance applications have concluded. The systems are available to the campus for transactions and retrieval of information.  We appreciate your...

Posted: September 14, 2019, 1:44 PM

Sign Up for Free Accessibility Workshop in October

Bring Your Own Course (BYOC) and Find, Fix, or Swap Content

MarylandOnline and the Maryland Distance Learning Association are co-hosting this free day-long workshop devoted to making your course content accessible to all students.  Two Dates: Friday,...

Posted: September 12, 2019, 1:51 PM

Campus Solutions, HR and Finance Systems Down Time

In order to facilitate a mandatory Student Administration upgrade, it will be necessary to take down the Campus Solutions, HR and Finance systems.  The systems will be down from Friday, September...

Posted: September 12, 2019, 10:19 AM

Self-Enrolled Groups Introduced to Ultra in September

Needs grading filter also available to Ultra gradebook

Group management is an invaluable resource in a Blackboard course, especially one with large enrollments. UMBC is closely monitoring the evolution of this important tool in Ultra as we continue...

Posted: September 4, 2019, 2:10 PM

Gaining Insights on Student Success using Attendance Data

Findings from Two Terms of Qwickly Pilot

During the FA18 and SP19 semesters, DoIT partnered with Math/Stat to assess the relationship between student attendance and academic outcomes leveraging laptop and mobile technology. Using a tool...

Posted: September 3, 2019, 9:27 AM

Free Webinars from the Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series

September focuses on student success & retention

Next month, the Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series offers two free webinars focusing on student success and retention: Increase Student Success Using Analytics and Student Data Wednesday,...

Posted: August 30, 2019, 3:30 PM