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Clicker Orders due to Bookstore by Thursday, November 24!

Get your orders in for the Spring 2017 semester

Faculty who plan to use clickers for instruction during the ​​Spring 2016 semester will need to have device order(s) submitted to the Bookstore no later than Thursday, November 24. This deadline...

Posted: November 14, 2016, 1:48 PM

We're Hiring a Clicker Intern!

Apply to become the New Turning Technologies Intern

We are opening up a search to hire a UMBC student as a Turning Technologies Intern starting in Spring 2017. The responsibilities of this intern include:  Support successful usage of Turning...

Posted: November 14, 2016, 10:48 AM

New Report

Course Enrollment Capacity Comparison to Prior Year

A new REX guided report has been developed to compare enrollment capacity for a term to the same term in the prior year.  Some of the questions you can answer  ... How do our seat counts for...

Posted: November 2, 2016, 2:55 PM

Alternate Delivery Program Call for Participation Released

Hybrid/Online Course Redesign for Summer 2017

Faculty interested in developing an effective hybrid or fully online course are invited to submit a proposal for this innovative faculty support program. The Alternate Delivery Program (ADP)...

Posted: October 27, 2016, 1:58 PM

New Critical Linux Vulnerability Effects Most Systems

A new vulnerability dubbed DirtyCow should be patched asap

I'm not going to pretend I understand the naming for this bug, but this new vulnerability is very serious, one of the most serious in years, and should be addressed immediately.  This exploit,...

Posted: October 27, 2016, 12:48 PM

Deadline for Spring Semester Software Requests is Oct 31st

Submit your new software requests now!

Please be aware that software installation requests for DoITs Spring semester lab images are due on October 31st. Any software requests submitted after this deadline will not be installed in DoIT...

Posted: October 26, 2016, 2:19 PM

Lunch and Learn With Request Tracker Features Huge Turnout

Users group learns of new features and effective practices

In early October, the Request Tracker (RT) users group met in the newly renovated Engineering Room 023 for an informative session on RT’s upcoming features and overall integration within UMBC....

Posted: October 17, 2016, 12:38 PM

Alternate Delivery Program Call to Participate Coming Soon!

Hybrid/Online Course Redesign for SU/WT 2017

We are seeking a new Course Designer cohort for the recently revamped Alternate Delivery Program (ADP) for full and part-time summer & winter faculty. The Call for Participation will be...

Posted: October 11, 2016, 12:25 PM

Blackboard Courses Scheduled for Retirement from Server

AY12-13 & AY13-14 Courses to be Retired

During the summer of 2016, Blackboard archived our complete site, which saved individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2016. As previously announced, courses from...

Posted: October 7, 2016, 12:23 PM