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DoIT Recommends Course Copy vs Export/Import

Beginning SU2015: Quickly recycle courses & connect content

Over many years, Blackboard courses at UMBC were exported out of and imported back into the system. This process met a specific need at a specific time, and continues to provide a way for faculty...

Posted: March 24, 2015, 9:49 AM

New Archived Schedule of Classes report available in REX

A new report has been created in REX to allow users to search the Schedule of Classes for historical terms using search criteria similar to that offered in the PeopleSoft self-service view.  For...

Posted: March 18, 2015, 9:52 AM

Desktone: The Virtual Lab Students Need

Use UMBC Software Anytime, Anywhere on Any Device

Imagine you are a UMBC student and you’re on your computer but you need to use a certain piece of software that your current operating system does not support. The computer labs at school are...

Posted: March 13, 2015, 11:39 AM

Faculty Screencasting: Winning before Beginning

Student Class Readiness Using TechSmith Relay

Over the course of the past year, approximately 40 faculty and staff members have made use of UMBC’s supported screencasting tool, TechSmith Relay, to record over 400 recordings. This application...

Posted: March 12, 2015, 11:09 AM