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Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 11/21 to 1 am 11/22

Per the announced Fall 2014 maintenance schedule, the UMBC Blackboard server will be offline from 10 pm Friday 11/21 to 1 am Saturday 11/22.  This downtime is during the regularly scheduled...

Posted: November 12, 2014, 10:12 AM

Bb Achievements to Support Competency Based Learning

Use badges to motivate & reward students via gamification

As announced earlier this semester, Winter and Spring 2015 courses will be hosted by Blackboard directly instead of by DoIT. As part of this change, we will also upgrade to the Spring 2014 version...

Posted: November 4, 2014, 1:01 PM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 10/24 to 1 am 10/25

Per the announced Fall 2014 maintenance schedule, the UMBC Blackboard server will be offline from 10 pm Friday 10/24 to 1 am Saturday 10/25.  This downtime is during the regularly scheduled...

Posted: October 16, 2014, 7:53 AM

DoIT Announces Fall 2014 Blackboard Maintenance Schedule

In an effort to ensure the UMBC campus community is kept informed about upcoming Blackboard maintenance plans, DoIT has posted its planned service schedule for the Blackboard system during the...

Posted: October 7, 2014, 3:37 PM

New Features Coming to Blackboard in Winter 2015

Software upgrade is part of migration to managed hosting

As announced earlier this week, Winter and Spring 2015 courses will be hosted by Blackboard directly instead of by DoIT. As part of this change, we will also be upgrading to the Spring 2014...

Posted: October 3, 2014, 5:58 AM

DoIT Changes Model of Blackboard Support

As part of an effort to improve service on Blackboard, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is changing how the Blackboard system operates at UMBC. Starting in Winter 2015, UMBC will move...

Posted: October 1, 2014, 11:10 AM

Instructional Technology for the Month of October

Blackboard Collaborate

Blackboard (Bb) Collaborate is a web conferencing tool that is accessible in all UMBC Bb courses under the tools menu.Bb Collaborate  allows instructors and students to meet virtually, anytime and...

Posted: October 1, 2014, 8:23 AM

Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 PM 9/26

The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 9/26 to 1 am Saturday 9/27.  This down time is during the regularly scheduled maintenance window and is necessary for DoIT staff to...

Posted: September 26, 2014, 8:50 AM

Instructional Technology for the Month of September

The Blackboard Grade Center

Students love instructor feedback and want to know how they are performing in their courses. This is why Blackboard’s Grade Center  has been chosen as the Instructional Technology of the Month for...

Posted: September 2, 2014, 9:27 AM

Blackboard on Tour: October 20

Free one-day event for faculty & students

Due to an unforeseen logistical issue, Blackboard has moved this event to October 20. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to seeing you in October. Blackboard is...

Posted: August 26, 2014, 11:29 AM