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Kudos to Holly Owens on Her New Advisory Board Appointment

Serving Turning Technologies Higher Education Advisory Board

DoIT would like to recognize its own Holly Owens for her appointment to the Turning Technologies Higher Education Advisory Board where she will be representing UMBC. The group is compiled of 15...

Posted: September 19, 2016, 9:01 AM

New Rex Finance Report Available

Dear Colleagues, I am excited to announce the launch of a new Rex Finance (NOTE: formerly T-Rex) report for the financial administration of state and auxiliary funded departments.  The new...

Posted: September 16, 2016, 1:11 PM

Registration Open for USM Gamification Symposium

Explore how games boost engagement & enhance learning

Registration is now open for the New Designs for Learning: Games and Gamification Symposium! Join instructional designers, faculty, and academic leaders from across the University System of...

Posted: September 8, 2016, 9:45 AM

Why Quality Matters: Course Design & the Course Overview

Start students on the path to success with clear information

Do your students know what to do and where to start in your hybrid or online course? Imagine what it would be like to be a new student to the course, the major, the campus, or the LMS. Think about...

Posted: September 7, 2016, 2:42 PM

Skill Builder workshops scheduled for FA2016

Learn new skills or refresh your Blackboard knowledge

Looking for workshops on how to use Blackboard and other instructional technologies at UMBC? Seeking to refresh your knowledge and skills? The Skill Builder series is here to help! Skill...

Posted: August 26, 2016, 8:17 AM

UMBC Blackboard Update: FA2016

UMBC Blackboard Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard Help tab inside...

Posted: August 25, 2016, 12:55 PM

New Active Learning Spaces Created for Teaching & Training

Engage & explore teaching & technology in new ENGR rooms

Over the summer, Engineering rooms 023, 025 and 102 were all renovated with brand new furniture and new technology to further enhance faculty & staff training, in addition to classroom...

Posted: August 25, 2016, 10:56 AM

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