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Known Issue: Blackboard System Being Restarted 2/16

Over the weekend, DoIT has received reports from campus users of issues with the Blackboard system.  Most of these reports involved quizzes or other assessments not loading when students clicked...

Posted: February 16, 2013, 8:54 PM

Blackboard Offering 2 New Webinars on Gradecenter & Rubrics

Meet the Gradecenter, 2/11 & The Rewards of Rubrics, 2/18

Blackboard is offering two free, 1-hour webinars that may be of interest to UMBC faculty.  The first is titled "Meet the Grade Center" and will be held on Monday, Feb. 11 at 1 PM.  This will cover...

Posted: February 8, 2013, 2:05 PM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm- midnight, Mon 2/11

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm - midnight  Monday, Feb. 11.  This down time is outside the regularly scheduled maintenance window but is necessary in order to fix a known bug...

Posted: February 8, 2013, 11:18 AM

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

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

Bb Courses 4-6 Years Old to be Archived During WT13 Upgrade

Instructor Access Available Upon Request via RT Ticket

Starting with the Winter 2013 Bb Upgrade on January 4, 2013, DoIT will be "archiving" (not deleting) Blackboard (Bb) courses that are between four (4) and six (6) years old. This will be done at...

Posted: December 3, 2012, 3:01 PM

Blackboard to be Upgraded January 4 - 14, 2013

Bb system unavailable after midnight January 3

As previously announced the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) will be upgrading UMBC's production Blackboard (Bb) system from January 4 to 14, 2013.  During this upgrade period the Bb...

Posted: December 3, 2012, 2:06 PM