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Gamify Ultra courses with achievements & build question banks with AI tools in October update

Enhancements to Ultra Docs & student feedback page

With the October update to Ultra, instructors can gamify their courses or spark learner engagement and motivation using course achievements. Built on performance criteria (e.g., graded items),...

Posted: October 3, 2024, 8:29 AM

October Disability Awareness Month Fosters Inclusion in Higher Education

Focus on digital accessibility ensures access, equity to all

In 2019-20, approximately 21 percent of undergraduate students and 11 percent of post baccalaureate students reported having a disability (National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Facts,...

Posted: October 2, 2024, 9:47 AM

Recent Phishing Campaigns

Passwords are not for Google Forms

Over the past couple days, DoIT Security has been made aware of several phishing campaigns that have been sent out to a number of our alumni, students, and staff. We created this article as a...

Posted: September 26, 2024, 2:11 PM

UMBC reaches 99.6% Ultra adoption for Fall 2024 term

Reminder: DoIT support of Original ends 12/31/24

After five years of a phased migration, more than 99% of all available Blackboard courses for the fall semester are now using Ultra. This marks a significant milestone in our transition from...

Posted: September 26, 2024, 10:58 AM

Ultra's Progress Tracking Tools Help Instructors Identify, Connect, and Support Learners

Create Your Strategy to Monitor and Reach Out to Students

This article focuses on Ultra's progress tracking tools and strategies for student identification, outreach, and support. It follows Part 1 - Course Design Best Practices in Ultra, which showcased...

Posted: September 23, 2024, 2:48 PM

Resolved - Blackboard Service Disruption - System Performance

Access to Blackboard & course content may be impacted

At 6:40 PM on September 22nd, Blackboard reported a system performance issue affecting clients in the US East region. This disruption may prevent users from accessing the Blackboard platform....

Posted: September 22, 2024, 11:19 PM

DoIT Project Report, FY2024 Q3 & Q4

Read about the latest accomplishments and projects!

We are excited to share our latest project report, which covers key projects completed from January through August 2024. This bi-annual report provides an overview of the progress made across...

Posted: September 19, 2024, 11:03 AM

DocuSign issues Resolved - Wednesday 9/18

DocuSign now appears to be fully operational, and forms have been reenabled. If you run into any lingering issues, please file a ticket with the DocuSign team and let us know. Thank you for your...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 12:10 PM

Important Notice: Google Quotas Established

Unlimited Storage is Going Away

The UMBC Division of Information Technology team is taking key steps to continue providing secure accounts and workspaces and ensure your information is protected. Several cloud service providers...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 9:34 AM

Ongoing DocuSign Forms issue - 9/18/2024

There seems to be an ongoing DocuSign forms issue since 11 PM on 9/17/2024, which is impacting both submission to DocuSign, as well as travel processes that generate a DocuSign form (pre-approval...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 8:43 AM