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Reminder - REX downtime, Saturday, August 19, 2023

This is a reminder that REX will be down for maintenance on Saturday, August 19th from 8am to 8pm.  During this time we will be upgrading the REX servers.  As part of this upgrade we will be...

Posted: August 16, 2023, 11:31 AM

Quarterly patching downtime - 8/18 & 8/19

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, August 18th and Saturday, August 19th.  While many of...

Posted: August 10, 2023, 2:02 PM

REX downtime, Saturday, August 19, 2023

REX will be down for maintenance on Saturday, August 19th from 8am to 8pm.  During this time we will be upgrading the REX servers.  As part of this upgrade we will be renaming the servers....

Posted: August 10, 2023, 10:09 AM

Ultra Courses to Offer New AI Course Design Assistant Tools

Generate images, structure, test questions, and rubrics

As the landscape of education continues to evolve, the integration of cutting-edge technology into the classroom has become more vital than ever. The advent of generative AI tools is poised to...

Posted: August 10, 2023, 9:35 AM

Welcome to the Maryland Institute for Innovative Computing!

Fueling the next generation of technical talent, today.

Exciting News! We are thrilled to welcome you to the Maryland Institute for Innovative Computing! Our mission? To ignite the spark of innovation and pave the way for the future's tech...

Posted: August 9, 2023, 9:22 AM

QM offers free Accessibility & Usability Resource Site

Built by the peer community for the peer community

In response to institutional and educator priorities for making education accessible for all learners, the Quality Matters peer community created the Accessibility and Usability Resource Site...

Posted: August 3, 2023, 10:18 AM

FA2023 Courses Created in Blackboard on July 25, 2023

Blackboard course shells for FA2023 were created on July 25, 2023.  The Ultra Course Preview setting is enabled in FA2023 courses, which allows faculty to preview OR convert a new Original course...

Posted: July 26, 2023, 9:50 AM

Grade by student or question in Ultra courses for Aug update

New Google integration, customize image for learning modules

The August release reveals a new update for the Ultra grading system, enabling faculty to grade by question or student, or mix and match the approach. Additional updates to Ultra for August...

Posted: July 24, 2023, 12:47 PM

Request Tracker System Update - RT 5.0.4

We're pleased to share that Request Tracker (rt.umbc.edu) has been updated to the latest version of 5.0.4 on Wednesday, 7/19/2023. This update brings performance and quality of life improvements,...

Posted: July 21, 2023, 11:24 AM

Ultra update features tracking meter, resize images in July

Improved file deletion, complete/incomplete schema, and more

The July update for Ultra provides updates to assessment and grading, content delivery, and course management, offering new functionality and quality of life improvements for faculty and...

Posted: June 28, 2023, 8:35 AM