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SU2016 Courses Created in Blackboard on 4/24/2016

Blackboard course shells for SU2016 were created on April 24, 2016. Bb shells are available for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, field or discussion) listed in the UMBC Schedule of...

Posted: April 25, 2016, 7:59 AM

2016-04-22 RT Performance Issue

Please be aware that RT is having a performance issue related to the creation of tickets. System folks are researching and an update will be provided as soon as we have one. Thank you Joe Kirby

Posted: April 22, 2016, 3:09 PM

And the Winner Is...

Workshop Topic for April

You voted and the winner for the workshop that will be held in April is... Grading & The Blackboard Grade Center Please complete this Doodle polland vote for the date(s) and time(s)...

Posted: April 11, 2016, 8:24 AM

Alternate Delivery Program: Designing Courses with Quality

Three Skill Tracks Now Available

The Alternate Delivery Program (ADP) provides financial, technical, and pedagogical support to faculty who agree to redesign an existing face-to-face (F2F) course for online or hybrid (part...

Posted: April 4, 2016, 12:50 PM

Vote for the Workshop Held in April!

What workshop would you like to attend in April?

Please select up to THREE topics you would like to see featured as our April workshop.  The choices are:  1. Assessing Your Learners in Blackboard  2. Blackboard Collaborate 3....

Posted: March 30, 2016, 10:49 AM

Migration to TurningPoint Cloud Begins This Summer

Preparing the Campus for Upcoming Clicker Changes

Starting this summer, the campus will transition from TurningPoint 5 to TurningPoint Cloud as our new clicker software. During this time, all Division of Information Technology controlled labs and...

Posted: March 29, 2016, 1:17 PM

Using FAQs to Help Users Help Themselves

A Free, On-campus "Simulcast" of A SIGUCCS Webinar

FYI As promised during Andrea Mocko's 1/14/16 "Lessons Learned from the TSC," she and John Fritz will reprise a popular workshop and proceedings paper from the Special Interest Group -...

Posted: March 29, 2016, 9:21 AM

Opportunity to take Official Quality Matters Training

Applying the QM Rubric Workshop available online & in person

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: March 24, 2016, 8:46 AM

Phishing: Don’t Be Our Weak Link

Attacks are Becoming More Targeted. What should people do?

Phishing attacks have been a problem for many years.  Typically, hackers have sent messages asking members of our community to click on a link or reply to an email message with a password.  Their...

Posted: March 23, 2016, 2:56 PM