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FYI: Bb Courses Older Than FA2006 Will Be Deleted 8/24

In accordance with the Blackboard Course Retention Policy, all Blackboard courses older than Fall 2006 will be deleted. DoIT has scheduled this removal for Friday, August 24, 2012....

Posted: August 8, 2012, 1:00 PM

Blackboard Announces Safe Assign Downtime on 8/4

Blackboard has posted the following announcement regarding maintenance of their plagiarism detection utility: The SafeAssign service will be unavailable on Saturday, August 4th, 2012 from 12:01...

Posted: August 1, 2012, 9:05 PM

FA2012 Bb Course Shells Created on 7/5

Bb course shells for FA 2012 were created on July 5, and will continue to be updated daily. Bb shells are available for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, field or discussion) listed in the...

Posted: July 26, 2012, 9:55 AM

DoIT News Moving to myUMBC Groups

As of today, the DoIT News will be published through the DoIT Group on myUMBC, which in turn feeds the new DoIT site at doit.umbc.edu. As such, we will no longer be maintaining this Movable Type...

Posted: July 3, 2012, 10:19 AM

FA2012 Blackboard Drop-in Sessions

NEW! DoIT piloting virtual Bb drop-in sessions

DoIT is offering Blackboard Drop-in Sessions to assist and help faculty prepare for fall courses. Virtual Sessions: This fall, DoIT will be piloting several virtual drop-in sessions using Bb...

Posted: June 26, 2012, 1:54 PM

UMBC Blackboard Update: SU2012

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: April 30, 2012, 2:23 PM

Bb Collaborate Training Webinar Links Now Available

Blackboard Collaborate is the web-based conferencing system that DoIT staff installed on the UMBC Bb servers in December, 2011. It allows faculty to incorporate live, multi-way audio and video, a...

Posted: April 30, 2012, 1:47 PM