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RT 5.0 Upgrade Coming 8-7-2021

Request Tracker (RT) will be upgraded from RT 4.4 to RT 5.0. This upgrade will require downtime on Saturday, August 7, 2021 between 8:00 am and Noon. This  Google Presentation will provide...

Posted: July 28, 2021, 5:58 PM

DocuSign webforms back online

Please be aware that the Enterprise DocuSign webforms are now back online. If you have any questions or concerns please submit a ticket to umbc.edu/go/1067  Thank you for your patience in...

Posted: July 27, 2021, 10:57 AM

FA2021 Courses Created in Blackboard on July 26, 2021

Blackboard course shells for FA2021 were created on July 26, 2021. The Ultra Course Preview setting is again enabled in FA2021 courses, which allows faculty to convert a new Original course to...

Posted: July 27, 2021, 10:06 AM

DocuSign webforms Down

Please be aware that we are experiencing an issue with the Enterprise DocuSign webforms.  We are working on the issue and will update this message as soon as we have a better idea of when it...

Posted: July 27, 2021, 9:20 AM

Gradebook filters, progress tracking, badges ready for Ultra

New course navigation & other enhancements coming in August

This upcoming FA2021 semester features new development in the Ultra gradebook, starting with gradebook filters. This function allows faculty to view data and content in the gradebook by multiple...

Posted: July 27, 2021, 8:50 AM

Five Faculty Receive UMBC Learning Analytics Mini Grants

$2k professional development awards renewable annually

To encourage, identify, and exchange effective practice in the use of data to inform teaching and learning, the Provost’s Office has awarded UMBC’s first learning analytics mini grants to five...

Posted: July 22, 2021, 3:15 PM

Update to "Incoming Student Course Distribution" report

The recently added report "Incoming Student Course Distribution" has been updated to show the distribution of incoming students across all the GEP requirement areas.  Note that the "GEP" page...

Posted: July 12, 2021, 9:26 AM

UMBC to pilot Collaborate automated transcription recording

Pilot will take place during summer session through 9/15

Update @ 10/1: The pilot has concluded. In partnership with Blackboard, UMBC will pilot a recording transcription feature in the Collaborate web conferencing platform this summer. This feature...

Posted: July 12, 2021, 8:09 AM

Return to campus and eduroam

You may need to update your eduroam password on your return

If your myUMBC password has changed over the last year, you may need to update your eduroam configuration when you return to campus.  Many of us haven't been on campus in well over a year and...

Posted: July 9, 2021, 2:05 PM

Akindi Bubble Sheet Training

Learn more about the Scantron replacement

Are you ready for the move? At the end of the Spring 2021 semester, DoIT announced that test scoring services were moving to Akindi, a Scantron alternative. During this transition, we will be...

Posted: July 7, 2021, 1:43 PM