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Learn how to apply the QM Rubric to online course design in Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR) Workshop

Online workshop offered Oct. 7-28 by Salisbury and UMBC

Faculty or staff interested in learning about the underlying principles behind the QM Rubric may be enrolled into QM’s flagship workshop, Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR), that will be offered...

Posted: September 9, 2025, 10:49 AM

Repost: Announcing the 2025 AI Symposium

Join us for our virtual series this fall!

The original post can be found on myumbc at Announcing the 2025 AI Symposium! On the heels of the successful “AI, Privacy, and Ethics Symposium” of April 2024, we’re back with a new iteration!...

Posted: September 8, 2025, 1:18 PM

Roll-out of Dedicated Access to GPU Machines for Contributing Groups

To all HPC users, Based on guidance provided by the Shared Infrastructure Governance subcommittee on advanced GPU resources, the DoIT Research Computing Team has made some changes to the Slurm...

Posted: September 4, 2025, 4:19 PM

First time login since downtime interruptions

To all HPC users, We wanted to remind all users that the change to redundant login nodes may cause some one-time issues for returning users to the chip HPC. Due to the additional login...

Posted: September 4, 2025, 9:53 AM

Fix This Fast! How to Use Ally to Instantly Improve Your Course

Use Ally to find and fix course issues in minutes

Need to boost your course accessibility but short on time? Blackboard’s Ally tool is built right into your course and gives you instant feedback on how to improve content for all students —...

Posted: September 4, 2025, 8:05 AM

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Downtime Complete

To all HPC users, The DoIT Research Computing Team has completed the downtime scheduled for today. Over the course of the downtime, the team was able to accomplish the following: Created...

Posted: September 3, 2025, 8:13 PM

Organize Assessments and Speed Up Feedback with September's Ultra Update

Discover new AI tools, question titles, block styling

The September Ultra release introduces improvements to assessment creation, content formatting and an optional AI-powered virtual assistant. These enhancements are designed to help instructors...

Posted: September 3, 2025, 3:34 PM

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Declutter Your Inbox: A Guide to Cleaning Up Your Email

Free up space, reduce stress, and find what you need faster!

Is your Google Drive nearing its storage limit? Feeling overwhelmed by a cluttered inbox? Cleaning up your Gmail can help with both! Follow these simple steps to free up storage space and make it...

Posted: September 3, 2025, 10:33 AM

REMINDER: Downtime starting 0800 09/03/2025

Good afternoon all, A reminder to all users, tomorrow (September 3rd) will be our scheduled downtime from 0800 to 1800. During this time, users will not have access to the cluster, and new jobs...

Posted: September 2, 2025, 5:11 PM

Accelerate Your Job Search with AI

Access Google Career Certs in AI, Data Analytics, and More!

In partnership with Google, The National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH), The University System of Maryland (USM), and the University of Texas System (UT), UMBC is offering a...

Posted: September 2, 2025, 3:39 PM