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Plan Counts report recent changes

The Plan Counts report located in the Student Records and Enrollment folder has been updated as follows: ·         The report now displays a distinct headcount column. ·         Has the ability...

Posted: February 25, 2019, 1:41 PM

Plans Without Enrollment - new report

A new report, Plans Without Enrollment, is now available in REX to assist with departments in knowing what Plan/sub plan students are not enrolling in.  This report displays those that are active...

Posted: February 25, 2019, 1:41 PM

Ultra adoption takes off as 145 courses opt in

More than 900% increase in adoption since FA2018

Early adoption is growing at UMBC as more than 100 faculty opted to use the new Ultra Course View during the SP2019 semester. An additional 25 faculty tried Ultra using the sandbox shells created...

Posted: February 22, 2019, 9:07 AM

VoiceThread is offering free interactive, hands-on workshops

Extend your asynchronous discussions beyond text!

VoiceThread allows you to integrate digital media such as images, videos, and documents into asynchronous discussions. Faculty and students can contribute to discussions using a keyboard,...

Posted: February 21, 2019, 1:09 PM

Ultra Faculty Ambassadors Share Best Practices & Resources

Ask questions, get help, share feedback with your peers

DoIT believes faculty are important partners and will play an essential role during the Ultra migration. The new Blackboard course interface is significantly different from the Original course...

Posted: February 21, 2019, 11:49 AM

LDAP-Master and Webadmin downtime on 2/21 at 2pm

On Thursday, February 22nd starting at 2pm LDAP-Master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable. ...

Posted: February 18, 2019, 9:48 AM

The TechFest 2019 Schedule Now Available!

Plan Your Day and Reserve a Time in the Escape Room!

On Friday, March 1, 2019, DoIT's Instructional Technology Team will hold its 4th annual TechFest.  TechFest traditionally brings the campus community together to share and demonstrate ways...

Posted: February 13, 2019, 1:29 PM

Roddy Named Manager of DoIT's New Media Studio

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is pleased to announce that Dustin Roddy has been named manager of its New Media Studio (NMS). A 2014 graduate of the Media & Communications...

Posted: February 11, 2019, 5:02 PM

Quarterly patching downtime on 2/22/2019 and 3/9/2019

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, February 22nd and Saturday, March 9th.  While many of the...

Posted: February 11, 2019, 2:36 PM

Save the Date: USM Events on Open Education Resources

Learn more about in HED

Mark your calendar to attend one of FOUR upcoming events across Maryland on the topic of open educational resources (OER) in higher education, hosted by the Maryland Open Source Textbook...

Posted: February 4, 2019, 3:21 PM