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Blackboard Weekly Maintenance Schedule Reminder

This is just a friendly reminder to the UMBC campus community of the Blackboard weekly maintenance schedule window from Friday 10 pm to Saturday 1 am. Although this maintenance window is not...

Posted: January 25, 2013, 2:48 PM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 1/25 to 1 am 1/26

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 1/25 to 1 am Saturday 1/26.  This down time is during the regularly scheduled maintenance window and is necessary for DoIT staff to...

Posted: January 22, 2013, 5:57 AM

Blackboard Upgrade Completed Ahead of Schedule

Blackboard now available at http://blackboard.umbc.edu

The Blackboard upgrade to Bb Learn 9.1 SP9 has been completed successfully, and DoIT staff have been able to bring the system back online earlier than was previously announced.   If users discover...

Posted: January 11, 2013, 12:31 PM

New MyUMBC Login Launches on January 15, 2013

Easily login to UMBC Services

As previously announced, DoIT will be changing the look of the myUMBC login page to reflect changes we made to the mobile login page last fall. When you connect to a UMBC site that uses our...

Posted: January 11, 2013, 11:22 AM

UMBC Blackboard Update: WT2013

UMBC Blackboard Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff using Blackboard at UMBC. If you have questions or need help, please consult the...

Posted: December 4, 2012, 10:38 AM

DoIT to Change Bb Check My Activity, Add New Faculty Reports

Screencast Shows Sneak Peek at Spring 2013 Changes

Since 2008, the myUMBC Check My Activity (CMA) dashboard has allowed students to compare their own Bb usage with course peers. This brief (5 min) video screencast demos some proposed changes to...

Posted: December 4, 2012, 10:01 AM