News

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Instructional Technology for the Month of November

Box  is an online file sharing system that can be accessed from multiple devices, including computers, smart phones, and tablets. Box  files can be easily shared with others by adding them as...

Posted: November 1, 2014, 9:14 AM

Academic Program Review report updated in REX

Two new columns have been added to the Academic Program Review report.  The columns are 'Combined Enroll Total' and 'Primary Flag', which will indicate whether the section is the primary section...

Posted: October 29, 2014, 2:46 PM

VPN client changing to JunOS Pulse over the next few weeks

Please note the change in rollout timing

The current campus VPN client, Network Connect, does not work with the new MAC Yosemite operating system and is no longer supported by the Vendor for the current Mac or PC operating system. We...

Posted: October 29, 2014, 8:58 AM

TechSmith Relay Update

Scheduled Maintenance

We will update the software on the TechSmith Relay server Friday, October 31 at 9:00 AM. The update should take about an hour. If one attempts to upload a recording during this window of time then...

Posted: October 28, 2014, 9:47 AM

UMBC Establishes Adobe Campus Site License

Adobe Creative Cloud now Available through myUMBC

This summer, working through the Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium (MEEC), UMBC established a faculty/staff site license with Adobe for their new Creative Cloud offering (see detailed list...

Posted: October 26, 2014, 2:03 PM

DoIT Organizational Leadershop Changes

Over the last year, we’ve been reviewing the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) organizational structure and focusing on building a broad and strong leadership team. As part of this effort...

Posted: October 26, 2014, 1:22 PM

UMBC Achieves InCommon Bronze Certification

UMBC has become the third higher-education organization in the country to become certified for the Bronze Identity Assurance Profile under the InCommon Assurance Program. InCommon developed...

Posted: October 25, 2014, 2:42 PM

Alternate Delivery Program Call for Participation Released

Hybrid/Online Course Redesign for Summer and Winter Courses

Faculty who are interested in effective hybrid course delivery are invited to submit a proposal for this innovative faculty support program. The Alternate Delivery Program (ADP)...

Posted: October 22, 2014, 10:34 AM

Active GEP and GFR Classes report updated

The Active GEP and GFR Classes report has been modified to allow for the selection of GEP/GFR/both.  A parameter has been added to indicate whether transfer courses should be included in the...

Posted: October 21, 2014, 3:13 PM

Reminder-Clicker Orders Due to Bookstore by October 24!

Faculty who plan to use clickers for instruction during the ​​Spring 2015 semester will need to have device order(s) submitted to the Bookstore no later than Friday, October 24, 2014. This...

Posted: October 21, 2014, 9:09 AM