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Feedback Requested for Proposed Skill Builder Boot Camp

Two day comprehensive training for Blackboard & other tools

Introduced in early 2016, Skill Builder workshops are designed for faculty who need to learn how to use core components of Blackboard & other supporting instructional technologies at UMBC....

Posted: August 25, 2016, 9:17 AM

DoIT Supports Video Captioning and Transcription

A Screencast's Worth a Thousand Words

As online and classroom content begins to include video and audio components, there is an increasing need to ensure these materials are accessible. Under the ADA, either transcription or...

Posted: August 24, 2016, 4:39 PM

New Process For Acknowledging Employee FERPA Obligations

Employees have 45 days to do so

Earlier this month, all UMBC employees with access to confidential student information – typically faculty and staff with access to advising records in PeopleSoft or the Report Exchange (REX) data...

Posted: August 24, 2016, 4:24 PM

New myUMBC Profile Now Live

One small step toward something much bigger

On Friday we launched the new and improved myUMBC Profile. A long time in the making, and with much work left to do, the Profile is part of our effort to streamline access to UMBC information...

Posted: August 23, 2016, 11:09 AM