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Instructor Display of Bb Menus Using Firefox Now Fixed

Yesterday, DoIT began receiving reports from instructors that their course menus were obscured when they used the Firefox web browser (see example at right). We worked with Blackboard, which...

Posted: September 1, 2010, 11:11 AM

Performance of myUMBC on Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Today, myUMBC users have been experiencing authentication errors and slowness. Initially, the typical message was a “shibboleth listener error.” We believe we have identified the cause of the...

Posted: August 31, 2010, 6:34 PM

Sign Up For Google@UMBC Today!

If you are ready to experience an entirely new collaborative experience then Google@UMBC is right for you. If you are interested in signing up or just want to know more then please visit UMBC's...

Posted: August 30, 2010, 2:16 AM

Updated REX Reports

Student Group filter added to some reports

Student Group filters have been added to the Admitted Students by Plan (Ugrad), Advising and Registration Status by Plan, and Student Enrollment by Plan reports which are located in the...

Posted: August 28, 2010, 10:32 PM

New REX report

Graduation Application Status report added

A new report, Graduation Application Status, has been added to the Student Administration Reports in myUMBC.  This report provides a list of students by graduation application status.

Posted: August 28, 2010, 1:55 PM

How New Employees/Instructors Get Access to Bb Courses

As announced earlier this month, all FA2010 Blackboard courses were auto-created on July 15. Since then, DoIT has auto-created new Blackboard course shells every day, whenever a new course with a...

Posted: August 26, 2010, 4:11 PM

How New Employees/Instructors Get Access to Bb Courses

As announced earlier this month, all FA2010 Blackboard courses were auto-created on July 15. Since then, DoIT has auto-created new Blackboard course shells every day, whenever a new course with a...

Posted: August 26, 2010, 4:11 PM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 8/27...

Full Title: Blackboard Down for Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 8/27 to 1 am Sat. 8/28The UMBC Blackboard server will be down for three hours of scheduled maintenance starting this Friday, August 27,...

Posted: August 25, 2010, 12:15 PM

UMBC Blackboard Update: FA2010

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: August 24, 2010, 5:58 PM

ResNet Blitz - August 27, 28, 30. Sign Up Now!

Welcome back! To make your transition easier, the Department of Information Technology has provided a simple form that you can use to request assistance, should you experience difficulty in...

Posted: August 24, 2010, 9:00 AM