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Fall 2014 Bb Updates

UMBC Bb Instructors, The following are selected DoIT News headlines that may be of interest as you start the new semester: Fall 2014 Bb Courses Created July 12 Known Issue: Bb Cannot...

Posted: August 25, 2014, 3:32 PM

ITNM launches the "Instructional Technology of the Month"

Highlighting tools to enhance teaching & learning

Beginning in September, Instructional Technology & New Media  is launching a series called "Instructional Technology of the Month".  This series will highlight an instructional technology...

Posted: August 25, 2014, 1:58 PM

New Instructional Technology Staff Start New Semester

If you’re seeing some new faces in DoIT, chances are they work in instructional technology. In March, DoIT announced Sherri Braxton-Lieber as our new Director of Instructional Technology. In July,...

Posted: August 25, 2014, 1:14 PM

Welcome to Brad Boyle

IT Focus Will be IMC and Scantron Test Scoring

DoIT is pleased to announce that Brad Boyle has joined the Instructional Technology team to support the International Media Center (IMC) and Scantron test scoring. A recent graduate of Franklin...

Posted: August 25, 2014, 12:54 PM

IT Metrics Presented at 2014 Campus Retreat

DoIT Poster Presentation Now Available Online

As part of the Foundations Workgroup poster presentation during UMBC's 2014 Strategic Planning Retreat, DoIT presented key metrics describing campus technology. 

Posted: August 22, 2014, 4:15 PM

Bb Courses Prior to 2009 to be Deleted August 23-24

Courses older than Winter 2009 will be deleted from Blackboard during the weekend of August 23-24, 2014. This includes: Winter 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Spring 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008...

Posted: August 22, 2014, 3:59 PM

Reminder - RT downtime August 22, 2014 6pm - 8pm

This is just a reminder that RT will be down tonight from 6pm - 8pm to allow our systems folks to apply some operating system and security patches. Good news is they are also going to add...

Posted: August 22, 2014, 11:15 AM

Feeder Schools reports available in REX

REX has 5 new reports related to the performance of undergraduate students from selected feeder schools. A feeder school is the last school (high school or institution) attended priorto...

Posted: August 22, 2014, 10:02 AM

FA2014 Bb Course Shells Created 7/12/14

Bb course shells for FA2014 were created on July 12, 2014 on the Bb production server at http://blackboard.umbc.edu.  Enrollments for FA2014 courses will continue to be updated daily....

Posted: August 21, 2014, 2:15 PM

Known Issue: Course Lists Cannot Exceed 99 Courses

Too Much of a Good Thing

The maximum number of courses displayed within the “My Courses” module under myBlackboard or within the “Courses: Quick View” module under the Courses tab in Blackboard is 99. If you are enrolled...

Posted: August 20, 2014, 4:00 PM