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Time Donut Tool Shows What Really Is Time Consuming

New UMBC tool helps manage time for college students

Attending class, doing homework, joining student organizations, and working at internships all have one thing in common; they take up student’s time. Ever wondered if you could better manage your...

Posted: July 15, 2015, 9:53 AM

Top 3 Reasons to Use Eduroam

Users get improved reliability, security and ease of use

The “UMBC Campus” wireless network will transition to a much more improved network: eduroam. The network provides encrypted traffic for any device you use and features a one time setup process...

Posted: July 14, 2015, 12:33 PM

New UMBC App Now Available to Download for iOS Devices

App features easier sign on, personalized content, and more

The new redesigned UMBC app is now available for download in the Apple App Store for free and requires iOS 7.0 or later. The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and is optimized...

Posted: July 13, 2015, 3:24 PM

Blackboard Downtime Scheduled Sat. Morning, July 18 2-5 AM

Essential system updates & routine maintenance expected

Blackboard engineers will perform essential system updates and routine maintenance on Saturday morning, July 18, 2015 from 2 AM - 5 AM. Blackboard will be offline during this period.  This...

Posted: July 13, 2015, 10:53 AM

2015-07-07 RT 4.2.11 upgrade completed

The upgrade took a little longer than expected but thanks to Paul Riddle and Jeremy Gude I think we are in a good spot. There will be some slowness initially. Please make sure you clear your...

Posted: July 7, 2015, 8:50 PM

New Course Utilization report available

We have a new ‘Course Utilization’ report that combines five reports located in the Curriculum Management  > Course folder. Yes, we have moved the cheese.  The selection of the courses...

Posted: July 6, 2015, 11:05 AM

Faculty, Staff Prepare for Blackboard's Annual Conference

Keep up with Bb World via FREE live streaming sessions

Once a year Blackboard hosts the BbWorld conference over four days for faculty, students, administrators, instructional technology specialists, training professionals, developers, and system...

Posted: July 1, 2015, 12:05 PM

July Technology of the Month

Turning Point Clickers

Used by more than 5,000 students, UMBC has standardized its student response system, or “clickers,” on the Turning Technologies  platform. This systems supports instant student feedback to...

Posted: June 30, 2015, 11:55 AM

Promotions are now LIVE!

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Happy Monday, everyone! Promotions are now available to admins of Institutional and Student Org groups! To create a promotion Go to the post or event you want to promote Click the Promote...

Posted: June 29, 2015, 4:45 PM

RT Upgrade 7-7-2015

The RT (Request Tracker) system will be upgraded on the evening of July 7, 2015 between 6pm and 9pm. Please see the previous announcement, preview, and testing options. I will ask each RT...

Posted: June 29, 2015, 8:24 AM