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Blackboard Learn 9.1 SP 6 Upgrade Completed

The scheduled upgrade for the Blackboard Learn 9.1 system was completed at approximately 2:30 pm on Friday, Dec. 23, and the system was made available to the campus community at that time. We...

Posted: December 23, 2011, 2:22 PM

Bb Down for Upgrade on 12/22

Reminder to faculty to Download Grades

This upgrade will help address a problem with broken links to course content reported earlier in the semester.

Posted: December 23, 2011, 9:49 AM

Innovative Course Design Using Digital Stories

Erickson School of Aging Partners with New Media Studio

A partnership between the Office of Undergraduate Education, Erickson School of Aging, and DoIT's New Media Studio resulted in a introductory course that connected students with residents of the...

Posted: December 21, 2011, 8:03 AM

DoIT Closed 12/24/11 to 1/2/12

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) will be closed during the campus holiday break from December 24, 2011 to January 2, 2012. During this time, the 24/7 lab in Engineering 021 can be...

Posted: December 19, 2011, 3:48 PM

Blackboard Acknowledges Delay in Processing of Safe...

Full Title: Blackboard Acknowledges Delay in Processing of Safe Assign ReportsUPDATE: Blackboard released a final support bulletin on Friday, December 23, regarding the performance of Safe Assign....

Posted: December 15, 2011, 3:26 PM

UMBC Blackboard Update: WT2012

UMBC Blackboard update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff using Blackboard at UMBC. If you have questions or need help, please consult the...

Posted: December 5, 2011, 5:43 AM

Blackboard Collaborate Replacing Wimba

As previously announced in October, DoIT will be installing Blackboard Collaborate 11 during the Bb upgrade window starting on December 22 at 10 pm. Bb Collaborate 11 is the new web-based...

Posted: December 2, 2011, 1:13 PM

Reminder to FA2011 Faculty to Download Bb Gradebook,...

Full Title: Reminder to FA2011 Faculty to Download Bb Gradebook, Bb Upgrade on 12/22As previously announced, DoIT will be upgrading the Blackboard (Bb) production system on Thursday, December 22...

Posted: December 1, 2011, 1:28 PM

Course Redesign/ Hybrid Course Redesign Workshop, 1/20

DoIT and the Faculty Development Center will be offering the Course Redesign/ Hybrid Course Redesign Workshop on January 20, 2012 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in ENGR 023. In the morning session...

Posted: November 30, 2011, 1:03 PM