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Protecting your online account over Winter Break

As we prepare for the winter break, we commonly see a surge in malicious activity toward user accounts. Users receive emails warning about unpaid invoices, expired passwords, or full inboxes....

Posted: December 22, 2022, 1:44 PM

Protecting your online accounts over winter break

As we prepare for the winter break, we commonly see a surge in malicious activity toward user accounts. Users receive emails warning about unpaid invoices, expired passwords, or full inboxes....

Posted: December 22, 2022, 1:41 PM

Three Faculty Earn Quality Matters Certification in FA2022

12 of 17 USM’s QM certified courses are from UMBC

Three additional UMBC faculty have earned Quality Matters (QM) certification of their online or hybrid courses in the Fall 2022 semester following rigorous peer reviews as part of the Quality...

Posted: December 21, 2022, 10:07 AM

Quality Matters Impact Program - Call to Participate

Faculty invited to apply for AY23-24 cohorts

The Quality Matters Impact program formally recognizes courses that meet Quality Matters (QM) standards and demonstrate exemplary online/hybrid course design. An extension of the award-winning...

Posted: December 20, 2022, 9:47 AM

Poll Everywhere Pilot Continues for SP2023

Supporting Engagement with New Audience Response System

DoIT is pleased to announce the availability of Poll Everywhere, which now includes the ability of students, faculty and staff to login with their UMBC credentials. Many UMBC faculty are already...

Posted: December 13, 2022, 3:33 PM

DoIT's Technology Support Center Hiring for the Spring

Are you looking for a part-time job? Come work for us!

The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional student consultants to work during the springsemester and beyond. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting on...

Posted: December 6, 2022, 12:07 PM

Analytics & Student Success Technologies Annual Report FY22

What we've been up to in a four-minute read

The Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Student Success Technologies Group is part of the Provost's Office and the Division of Information Technology.  Our component parts include the Business...

Posted: December 5, 2022, 10:56 AM

Dec Ultra Update Features Improved Drag & Drop, Course Links

New report for student progress through course content

This month, Ultra updates bring improvements to drag and drop functionality to the course outline, allowing instructors to easily move and rearrange content. Keyboard commands can also be used to...

Posted: December 1, 2022, 11:21 AM

NDLW recap: Faculty, Staff, Students Discuss Online Learning

Join us for monthly candid conversations starting SP23

This year's National Distance Learning Week 2022 Lunchtime Series (November 7-11) at UMBC created space for candid conversations about online learning. These conversations featured 11 panelists...

Posted: November 14, 2022, 5:04 PM