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Training on Respondus LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor

Learn to Deliver Online Assessments using these tools

LockDown Browser is a custom browser that prevents digital cheating during an online exam. Respondus Monitor is a companion application for LockDown Browser that deters cheating when students take...

Posted: August 25, 2020, 12:17 PM

USM OnTrack: New Quality Matters Fall Workshops Added!

Sign up now for these newly added Fall workshops!

USM OnTrack has added additional Quality Matters workshops in high-demand topics for the Fall term!  NEW - Quality Matters Fall Workshops   We are excited to announce that we have added a...

Posted: August 24, 2020, 5:14 PM

Phishing Email from Fake UMBC IT Desk

Phsihing Attack Sent To Over 1000 UMBC Accounts

A compromised UMBC account was used to send phishing emails to over 1200 other UMBC accounts today. These malicious emails, claiming to be from the “UMBC IT Desk,” contained a link to a fake...

Posted: August 24, 2020, 4:00 PM

Blackboard Predict to be Sunset

And rolling out a new model that helps students earlier!

Blackboard Predict (BB Predict) is a subscription-based predictive model designed to identify students at risk of receiving a grade of D or F in a course.  UMBC has a long partnership with...

Posted: August 24, 2020, 1:59 PM