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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

New myUMBC Profile!

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, 11:07 AM

UMBC Network Enhancements Completed Over the Summer

Improved coverage in several buildings around campus

Over the summer, DoIT performed network enhancements in the Physics, Chemistry and ITE buildings on campus. As a result of these upgrades, network speeds should be increased and there will be...

Posted: August 23, 2016, 10:30 AM

Faculty Led IT Workshops Featured for Fall 2016

Join us for faculty led workshops this fall!

We are excited to announce that this fall's training schedule features four faculty led workshops!  Topics that will be covered include Blackboard, Blackboard Collaborate, Online and Hybrid...

Posted: August 18, 2016, 10:27 AM

Strengthen Your Online/Hybrid Courses with Quality Matters

Support student success with Applying the QM Rubric Workshop

Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process designed to improve online and blended course quality to benefit online learners. The Applying the Quality...

Posted: August 18, 2016, 10:08 AM

DoIT Welcomes Eric Ludy

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DoIT is very pleased to announce that Eric Ludy has joined our Development Team.  Eric will be responsible for Application Development activities and the infamous ‘other duties as assigned.’...

Posted: August 17, 2016, 9:54 AM

2016-08-16 Schedule Downtime

RT scheduled Downtime

This is a specific reminder concerning RT (Request Tracker). RT  will be down for scheduled maintenance on 8-16-2016 between 5pm-7pm. Full details for all systems identified for...

Posted: August 15, 2016, 2:40 PM