News

This is a sample News page using content from the Division of Information Technology group in myUMBC.

My Academic Progress (MAP) Decommissioning, July 2015

The My Academic Progress (MAP) system served the needs of UMBC’s Advising Community for ~15 years.  In the early 1990s, DoIT along with the Registrars Office sought to better meet the needs of the...

Posted: February 26, 2015, 3:47 PM

Reminder-Clicker Orders Due to Bookstore by March 27!

Faculty who plan to use clickers for instruction during the ​​Fall  2015 semester will need to have device order(s) submitted to the Bookstore no later than Friday, March 27, 2015. This deadline...

Posted: February 25, 2015, 10:05 AM

RT Content issue identified 2-25-2015

Please note that DoIT has identified an issue with attachments and some content recordings this morning. The database administrators are looking at this right now and I anticipate the issue to be...

Posted: February 25, 2015, 9:11 AM

myUMBC Update (Feb 2015)

Below are the slides from the presentation given on February 11, 2015. Thanks to all who attended. View PDF in Google Drive We would love to hear any comments below.

Posted: February 23, 2015, 9:36 AM

Blackboard Downtime Scheduled Saturday Feb 28, 2 AM - 4 AM

Routine maintenance expected

Blackboard engineers will perform server maintenance on Saturday morning, February 28, 2015 from 2 AM - 4 AM. Blackboard will be offline during this period.  In preparation for this downtime:...

Posted: February 20, 2015, 5:37 PM

Engineering Professor Conquers Snow Days with Virtual Class

Blackboard Collaborate can help maintain academic continuity

After inclement weather canceled three morning classes, Dr. Anne Spence knew she had to find an alternate way to meet with her freshman engineering students before the next snow event. “I was...

Posted: February 20, 2015, 12:29 PM

Prepare for Snow Days with Blackboard & Other Tools

Winterize your course for Mother Nature's drop-in visit

In the event of heavy snow or other emergency when classes cannot meet, UMBC faculty can choose from several tools and technologies to support teaching and learning. Online delivery methods offer...

Posted: February 16, 2015, 1:24 PM

Blackboard Downtime Scheduled Wednesday Feb 4, 2 AM - 4 AM

Maintenance will resolve time zone issue

Blackboard engineers will perform a server update on Wednesday morning, February 4, 2015 from 2 AM - 4 AM. Blackboard will be offline during this period.  During this downtime, our system will...

Posted: February 3, 2015, 9:07 AM

February Technology of the Month

We love TechSmith Relay!

Sometimes it’s just easier to show than tell. Using TechSmith Relay, faculty can capture and narrate the content displayed on their computers and then publish an online “screencast” video tutorial...

Posted: February 2, 2015, 8:42 AM