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01-24-2019 9:30 pm Downtime for RT

DoIT will need to take RT offline for approximately 30 minutes at 9:30pm tonight to perform some system maintenance. I apologize for the short notice and appreciate your patience in these...

Posted: January 24, 2019, 5:21 PM

TECHFEST ’19 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED!

You still have time - new closing date is Friday, February 8

The Instructional Technology Team will celebrate its 4th Annual TechFest on March 1, 2019 and is looking for presenters!  TechFest is designed to bring together UMBC students, faculty, and staff...

Posted: January 18, 2019, 3:35 PM

Webinar: Getting Started with Accessible Math

From the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials

MathML is a markup language used to display equations and other mathematical expressions on the web and in other formats such as ePub and NIMAS. MathML is important for accessibility because it...

Posted: January 18, 2019, 8:18 AM

Instructor Training for Respondus 4 & the Test Bank Network

Learn how to quickly create and manage online exams!

Quickly Create Online Exams: Respondus 4 and the Test Bank Network Respondus is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard....

Posted: January 17, 2019, 3:33 PM

Instructor Training for LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor

Learn about alternatives for in class and online assessment

Respondus LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within a learning management system. Used at over 1000 higher ed and K-12 institutions, LockDown Browser is...

Posted: January 10, 2019, 1:04 PM

SUBMIT YOUR TECHFEST ’19 PROPOSAL SOON!

Come share your favorite technologies and best practices.

The Instructional Technology Team will celebrate its 4th Annual TechFest on March 1, 2019 and is looking for presenters!  TechFest is designed to bring together UMBC students, faculty, and staff...

Posted: January 9, 2019, 4:02 PM

01-07-2019 RT upgrade issue

Please note that there was a database error for RT messages at 12:21pm today. Within 20 minutes the tech team identified and fixed the issue.  The tickets were still created however the...

Posted: January 7, 2019, 12:58 PM

01-07-2019 RT upgrade issue

Please note that there was a database error for RT messages at 12:21pm today. Within 20 minutes the tech team identified and fixed the issue.  The tickets were still created however the...

Posted: January 7, 2019, 12:57 PM

01-05-2019 RT (Request Tracker) NOW available

DoIT staff (Ray Soellner, Toren Smith, Ed Rude, and Tim Champ) led by Jeremy Gude and Paul Riddle have completed the migration of RT to the Cloud (AWS).  This upgrade/migration will address...

Posted: January 5, 2019, 5:00 PM