News

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January 2015 Rt User Group Meeting

Please note that John Fritz and myself will be facilitating an after the holidays RT Users Group meeting. The event will occur on 1-22-2015 at 1:00pm in Eng 023 Here is a link to the actual...

Posted: December 11, 2014, 10:02 AM

DoIT Update: Winter 2015

A Collection of Recent and Upcoming DoIT News

UMBC Migration to Blackboard Managed Hosting: What you need to know Faculty Can Now Log Into my.umbc.edu/go/bbnew. | More Info NOTE: This link will be active through 12/28. On 12/29, myUMBC and...

Posted: December 8, 2014, 4:19 PM

Spring 2015 Blackboard Drop-in Hours

Swing-by & discover new ways to engage your students online!

To support faculty ongoing Blackboard support needs,  DoIT will be offering additional weekly drop-in hours beginning Wednesday, January 7th. A DoIT staff member will be available to work...

Posted: December 8, 2014, 1:30 PM

Yik Yak and Academic Integrity

5 Things You Should Know

1:  What is Yik Yak? Yik Yak is a mobile app that anyone can download and use to post anonymous observations. If you are familiar with Twitter or Facebook, Yik Yak is another social media...

Posted: December 8, 2014, 12:34 PM

Winter Technology Training Available for UMBC Faculty

Attend virtually or in-person

With the winter semester quickly approaching, we are excited to announce that the Instructional Technology team will offer several training workshops for UMBC faculty during the winter months....

Posted: December 3, 2014, 7:32 PM

WT/SP 2015 Courses Created on Bb Hosting Site on 12/2/14

Bb course shells for WT2015 and SP2015 were created on December 2, 2014 on the new Blackboard managed hosting site. Bb shells are available for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, field or...

Posted: December 3, 2014, 12:07 PM

LDAP-master and webadmin downtime on 12/18/2014

Hello all. On Thursday, December 18th starting at 2pm LDAP-Master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be...

Posted: December 3, 2014, 10:26 AM

Easy and Efficient: Electronic Time Sheets are Live

Electronic Time Sheets Live in DoIT, HR, Admin & Finance!

When it comes to going green, composting and recycling aren’t the only things UMBC is doing to help the environment. Recently, the university has also started the process of switching from paper...

Posted: December 2, 2014, 9:52 AM