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April Technology of the Month

Adaptive Release

Adaptive Release provides controls to release content to students based on a set of rules provided by the instructor. The rules may be related to availability, date and time, individual users and...

Posted: April 2, 2015, 8:46 AM

New Classroom And Event Management Goes LIVE Today

The Commons, Registrar's Office, and DoIT Launch 25Live

Back in Fall 2012, Executive Director of University Commons Joe Regier and I had a single goal: evaluate classroom and event management solutions capable of providing UMBC with a robust,...

Posted: April 1, 2015, 7:28 AM

Upcoming Changes to myUMBC

One does not simply change everything about myUMBC...

UPDATE: We've scheduled open house events to discuss the changes. Sign Up and Stop By This summer, we will be making some major changes to myUMBC as we evolve to meet the growing needs of...

Posted: March 27, 2015, 4:14 PM

DoIT's Technology Support Center Now Hiring

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 Fall semester. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting on UMBCWorks to apply....

Posted: March 25, 2015, 3:06 PM

Alternate Delivery Program Call for Participation Released

Hybrid/Online Course Redesign for Summer and Winter Courses

Faculty who are interested in effective hybrid course delivery are invited to submit a proposal for this innovative faculty support program. The Alternate Delivery Program (ADP)...

Posted: March 24, 2015, 12:30 PM

DoIT Update: Spring 2015

A Collection of Recent and Upcoming DoIT News

DoIT Update is a selection of campus IT news and events emailed 3-4 times a year, typically around the start and end of each Fall and Spring semester. For more information, visit  doit.umbc.edu. ...

Posted: March 24, 2015, 10:45 AM

DoIT Recommends Course Copy vs Export/Import

Beginning SU2015: Quickly recycle courses & connect content

Over many years, Blackboard courses at UMBC were exported out of and imported back into the system. This process met a specific need at a specific time, and continues to provide a way for faculty...

Posted: March 24, 2015, 9:49 AM

New Archived Schedule of Classes report available in REX

A new report has been created in REX to allow users to search the Schedule of Classes for historical terms using search criteria similar to that offered in the PeopleSoft self-service view.  For...

Posted: March 18, 2015, 9:52 AM

Desktone: The Virtual Lab Students Need

Use UMBC Software Anytime, Anywhere on Any Device

Imagine you are a UMBC student and you’re on your computer but you need to use a certain piece of software that your current operating system does not support. The computer labs at school are...

Posted: March 13, 2015, 11:39 AM

Faculty Screencasting: Winning before Beginning

Student Class Readiness Using TechSmith Relay

Over the course of the past year, approximately 40 faculty and staff members have made use of UMBC’s supported screencasting tool, TechSmith Relay, to record over 400 recordings. This application...

Posted: March 12, 2015, 11:09 AM