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Instructor Training for LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor

Learn about alternatives for in class and online assessment

Respondus LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within a learning management system. Used at over 1000 higher ed and K-12 institutions, LockDown Browser is...

Posted: January 10, 2019, 1:04 PM

SUBMIT YOUR TECHFEST ’19 PROPOSAL SOON!

Come share your favorite technologies and best practices.

The Instructional Technology Team will celebrate its 4th Annual TechFest on March 1, 2019 and is looking for presenters!  TechFest is designed to bring together UMBC students, faculty, and staff...

Posted: January 9, 2019, 4:02 PM

01-07-2019 RT upgrade issue

Please note that there was a database error for RT messages at 12:21pm today. Within 20 minutes the tech team identified and fixed the issue.  The tickets were still created however the...

Posted: January 7, 2019, 12:58 PM

01-07-2019 RT upgrade issue

Please note that there was a database error for RT messages at 12:21pm today. Within 20 minutes the tech team identified and fixed the issue.  The tickets were still created however the...

Posted: January 7, 2019, 12:57 PM

01-05-2019 RT (Request Tracker) NOW available

DoIT staff (Ray Soellner, Toren Smith, Ed Rude, and Tim Champ) led by Jeremy Gude and Paul Riddle have completed the migration of RT to the Cloud (AWS).  This upgrade/migration will address...

Posted: January 5, 2019, 5:00 PM

01-05-2019 Downtime Reminder for Request Tracker (RT)

This is just a reminder that RT will be down tomorrow, January 5th, 2019, from 5:30am - 3:00pm. As mentioned previously we will bring it up earlier if the opportunity is available....

Posted: January 4, 2019, 9:07 AM

01-05-2019 Downtime for Request Tracker (RT)

For several months DoIT staff have been working diligently on a project to transition RT to a hosted environment (Cloud) in Amazon Web Services (AWS). The goal is to address volume related...

Posted: December 19, 2018, 1:08 PM

DoIT's Technology Support Center Hiring for the Spring

Are you looking for an on campus job? Come work for us!

The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional consultants to work during the Spring. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting on UMBCWorks to apply....

Posted: December 19, 2018, 8:51 AM

Submit Your TechFest ’19 Proposal Today!

Come share your favorite technologies and best practices.

The Instructional Technology Team will celebrate its 4th Annual TechFest on March 1, 2019 and is looking for presenters!  TechFest is designed to bring together UMBC students, faculty, and staff...

Posted: December 17, 2018, 3:52 PM