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DoIT Announces VoiceThread CFP

Test drive interactive tools for online discussions

If you want to move beyond the traditional text-based discussion board, DoIT is looking for faculty volunteers to pilot VoiceThread (VT), a cloud-based application that takes an audio/visual...

Posted: October 30, 2015, 2:31 PM

DoIT's Technology Support Center Now Hiring

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

**This position is no longer accepting applications.** The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional consultants to work during the Fall. Please see our job description...

Posted: October 30, 2015, 12:30 PM

Celebrate National Distance Learning Week

November 9-13, 2015

In celebration of National Distance Learning Week, November 9-13, 2015, we invite faculty, teaching assistants, and students to join us for these free webinars from the Online Learning Consortium,...

Posted: October 29, 2015, 2:26 PM

Laptop Loans Available at AOK Library & Gallery

Located at the Media Desk on the second floor of the library

Note: The following is adapted from a Library news story originally published on 8/15/15  Thumbnail shows equipment part of the program which includes a choice in either a Dell Latitude or...

Posted: October 28, 2015, 1:10 PM

Reminder-Clicker Orders Due to Bookstore by October 23!

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 Friday, October 23, 2015. This...

Posted: October 23, 2015, 10:27 AM

How to Transition Your UMBC Email to Gmail

Migrating to Gmail is simple and DoIT will assist if needed

In 2010, DoIT began moving users from UMBC hosted email to UMBC Gmail, with new UMBC accounts being created with Gmail.  Many faculty and staff who didn't convert to Gmail when it was first...

Posted: October 21, 2015, 10:29 AM

Online Learning Consortium Offers Free Faculty Training

Learn best practices from experts & spark new ideas!

Through a University System of Maryland partnership with the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), DoIT is pleased to offer an exceptional online training opportunity to UMBC full-time and part-time...

Posted: October 20, 2015, 9:09 AM

Requesting Software for Lab and Lecture Hall Image

Deadline for additions or changes is Saturday, October 31

In order to load all lab and lecture hall PCs with our standard set of software (known as an "image"), all requests for additions or changes for Spring 2015, the lab & lecture hall software...

Posted: October 19, 2015, 1:17 PM

UMBC App Broken in iOS 9

Fixes coming in a few weeks

The recently updated UMBC iOS app has become unusable with the release of iOS 9. We are working with the developer of the app to get an updated version in the App Store. In the meantime, we...

Posted: October 19, 2015, 8:39 AM

Avoid Use of Force Complete on Blackboard Tests

Recommendations incl. Timer, Auto Submit & Lockdown Browser

As midterm evaluations continue this week, the instructional technology team reminds faculty about the challenges of using Force Complete for assessments distributed through Blackboard. When...

Posted: October 7, 2015, 11:52 AM