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This is just a reminder of our user meeting this Friday, 01/28/2022, 11:00-12:00. The following is the original post with more details. For PIs, you may want to alert also other users in your...

The Bb Instructor Webinar Series offers free 45-minute webinars designed for instructors who are getting started with teaching using Blackboard Ultra and Collaborate. Topics include getting...

Robust assessment settings are necessary to support a range of different scenarios. Assessment settings are also important for academic integrity and honesty in courses. Ultra courses currently...

As announced in Fall 2021, DoIT’s Audio-Visual and Desktop Support units have been busy upgrading classrooms and equipping instructors with new technologies to support hybrid and in-person...

We have resolved the issues with the hpc-rstor1 fileserver, it is now back online. If you had running jobs on Taki, please check on the status of these jobs. We will make an attempt to restart or...

We are working on a storage issue on hpc-rstor1. This is one of the main NFS servers for Taki, Ada as well as a number of research systems. We are in the process of rebooting this system to bring...

Dear taki Users, dear colleagues, dear students, I am writing as chair of the governance committee and faculty-lead for the user support in HPCF. First of all, I am glad that you are all...

Are you ready for the move? At the end of the Spring 2021 semester, DoIT announced that test scoring services were moving to Akindi, a Scantron alternative. During this transition, we will be...

At UMBC, courses are created in Blackboard about four weeks before a new semester begins, providing time for faculty to transition instructional materials and assessments into a new site for...

In Spring 2022, a new immersive, 10-week course launches for faculty and staff, designed to create and improve intentionally inclusive and equitable courses. Using conversation and reflection, the...