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Instructional Technology Welcomes Ben Amudzi to Team
I am pleased to introduce and welcome the newest member of the Instructional Technology team: Mr. Benedictus (Ben) Amudzi. Ben joins the team as an Instructional Technology Specialist. He is...
Posted: January 23, 2023, 9:54 AM

Top 5 Ultra departments: Adoption increased as much as 100%
Departments may request Ultra as default when shells created
In a recent survey of Ultra users last semester, faculty and students expressed satisfaction with Ultra. During the Fall 2022 semester, faculty increased their use of Ultra in greater numbers. The...
Posted: January 20, 2023, 9:29 AM

Faculty and student satisfaction with Ultra exceeds 85%
Consistent praise for Ultra's clean interface, ease of use
In a recent survey of faculty who used Ultra during the FA2022 semester, 86.5% of faculty who responded said they would use Ultra again, citing its ease of use and consistent experience for...
Posted: January 19, 2023, 11:44 AM

Panopto Advanced Training Webinar
Learn about Panopto's advanced recording features
Did you know you can join a recording that is already in progress as well as resume a recording from a different device? Or, that you are able to lock down or set preferred recording settings in...
Posted: January 19, 2023, 10:15 AM

RT(Request Tracker) scheduled downtime for 1-13-2023 at 5pm
In order to facilitate a mandatory upgrade to the RT server environments, it will be necessary to take down the RT (Request Tracker) system. The system will be down from Friday, January 13, 2023...
Posted: January 12, 2023, 11:43 AM
Submit a Proposal for the 2023 M.O.S.T. OER Grant Program
Faculty and institutional grant opportunities available
The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2023 OER Grant Program. For 2023, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant...
Posted: January 10, 2023, 11:39 AM

Two Unusual Phishing Campaigns
Scammers get creative
Recently the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) received notification of two phishing campaigns at other universities. While neither of these has been reported at UMBC, we are posting this...
Posted: January 6, 2023, 4:44 PM

UMBC Archiving Unviewed Panopto Videos (01/30/23)
No content will be permanently deleted at this time
To comply with recent changes to product licensing, beginning 01/30/23, all Panopto videos that have not been viewed during the preceding 18 months will be moved to archive storage. If one wishes...
Posted: January 5, 2023, 10:04 AM

Randomize test pages & lock discussions in Jan Ultra update
New option to create model essay response for graders
Test pagination was introduced to Ultra courses last year, creating new ways to present clusters of questions to students that focused on content or reduced cognitive load. In this month's update,...
Posted: January 5, 2023, 9:57 AM

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

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