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June features printer-friendly tests & new Courses page

Language support for AI course tools, grading enhancements

This June, Ultra users can look forward to updates that enhance user experience and functionality including a new language selector when generating content with the AI Course Design Assistant,...

Posted: May 30, 2024, 2:26 PM

Emails Restored: Update to Email Issue from Earlier today

The emails that were inadvertently quarantined earlier today have been restored to all accounts.  If you have any questions or would like additional information about what occurred or any other...

Posted: May 29, 2024, 6:21 PM

Email delivery issue today (May 29th) from 12-2pm

Beginning at noon today, users may have noticed emails missing from their inboxes. While addressing another issue, a filter was applied that caused messages in many inboxes to be inadvertently...

Posted: May 29, 2024, 3:07 PM

RT System Downtime - Tuesday, May 28 (Update - Postponed)

To facilitate an upgrade to RT 5.0.5, there will be a minimal downtime tomorrow morning between 6:30 and 7 am. There aren’t any major changes in this release, and everything is anticipated to be...

Posted: May 27, 2024, 10:27 PM

New Voicethread launches May 27th for all UMBC users

Enhanced commenting features and other changes

Starting May 27th all Voicethread users will experience the "new" Voicethread that includes enhanced features. These include: One Conversation – A simpler-to-use conversation structure makes...

Posted: May 23, 2024, 2:10 PM

Quarterly patching downtime - 5/23 & 6/1

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Thursday, May 23rd and Saturday, June 1st.  While many of the...

Posted: May 20, 2024, 9:52 AM

Update - DocuSign Outage - 5/15

UPDATE - The DocuSign partial outage has been restored. If you are still having issues, please file a ticket at help.umbc.edu. Previously - DocuSign is experiencing a partial outage today,...

Posted: May 15, 2024, 4:37 PM

SP/SU2024 Instructional Technology Update

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

Posted: May 15, 2024, 2:49 PM

FA2024 Courses Created in Blackboard on May 13, 2024

Blackboard course shells for FA2024 were created on May 13, 2024 per our previous announcement to support faculty preparation for Ultra in advance of the fall semester. Ultra will be the...

Posted: May 15, 2024, 1:20 PM

Enhancing Media and Accessibility Using Panopto

Updated media guidelines for Blackboard to begin this summer

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the digital learning environment and support accessibility, all media content must be hosted in Panopto rather than Blackboard as of May 23, 2024,...

Posted: May 14, 2024, 12:20 PM