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Update: All Students Req'd to Use Duo

Phased rollout continues in Spring 2023

As announced before the start of the Fall 2022 semester, DoIT is proceeding with enrolling all students in the campus' Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA) account security service by the end of...

Posted: March 1, 2023, 10:52 PM

Call for Proposals: Blackboard's Digital Teaching Symposium

Submissions due September 18, 2023

Do you have a digital teaching best practice or experience to share with other educators? What strategies help educators excel and thrive in a shifting higher education landscape?...

Posted: March 1, 2023, 8:17 AM

Event ticket sales paused due to vendor security concerns

UMBC has been informed that a third-party vendor for campus event ticketing, AudienceView (also known as University Tickets), recently experienced a payment card data security breach with its...

Posted: February 28, 2023, 3:59 PM

Ultra Workshops for March

Resources, training & tips for your Ultra journey

Instructional Technology is pleased to offer the following Ultra workshops in March: March 2 (12 PM) - Ultra Essentials IV - Tests & Assignments March 7 (12 PM) Ultra Essentials V - Grading...

Posted: February 27, 2023, 12:52 PM

Webex Recording Retention Policy Changing March 6th

Webex recording, message and transcript Retention changing

Beginning Monday March 6th UMBC’s retention policy for Webex messages, recordings and other storage will change from indefinite to 3 years for meeting recordings and transcripts and 5 years for...

Posted: February 27, 2023, 10:52 AM

Now available: Self-paced Ultra for Instructors course

Resources, training & tips for your Ultra journey

Note: This self-paced course has been retired due to changes in available resources from Blackboard. We encourage faculty interested in Ultra training to access the following resources: Attend...

Posted: February 22, 2023, 12:02 PM

UMBC to Complete Bb Ultra Migration by Start of SP2025

FA2024 to be last term DoIT supports Bb Original

In support of a common learning experience for students and faculty, and in consultation with the Faculty Senate Computer Policy Committee (CPC) last semester, UMBC will complete the Blackboard...

Posted: February 17, 2023, 12:20 PM

Quarterly patching downtime - 2/24 & 2/25

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, February 24th and Saturday, February 25th.  While many...

Posted: February 17, 2023, 9:07 AM

Panopto Known Issue: 403 Error with Course Copy LTI Videos

Affected instructors should share direct links to videos

There is currently an issue with Panopto that is negatively impacting access to videos stored in older Blackboard courses. The Embed LTI links direct users to the content folder instead of the...

Posted: February 14, 2023, 2:48 PM

Six month roadmap previewed for Ultra courses

Focus on assessment, grading, content, learner analytics

Over the last year, Ultra received more than 150 enhancements and new features to strengthen and improve the new course for faculty and students. At the first quarter roadmap for 2023, the Ultra...

Posted: February 14, 2023, 2:44 PM