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Enhancements to Ultra Docs & student feedback page
With the October update to Ultra, instructors can gamify their courses or spark learner engagement and motivation using course achievements. Built on performance criteria (e.g., graded items),...
October 3, 2024
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8:29 AM
Focus on digital accessibility ensures access, equity to all
In 2019-20, approximately 21 percent of undergraduate students and 11 percent of post baccalaureate students reported having a disability (National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Facts,...
October 2, 2024
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9:47 AM
IMPORTANT
Passwords are not for Google Forms
Over the past couple days, DoIT Security has been made aware of several phishing campaigns that have been sent out to a number of our alumni, students, and staff. We created this article as a...
September 26, 2024
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2:11 PM
Reminder: DoIT support of Original ends 12/31/24
After five years of a phased migration, more than 99% of all available Blackboard courses for the fall semester are now using Ultra. This marks a significant milestone in our transition from...
September 26, 2024
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10:58 AM
Create Your Strategy to Monitor and Reach Out to Students
This article focuses on Ultra's progress tracking tools and strategies for student identification, outreach, and support. It follows Part 1 - Course Design Best Practices in Ultra, which showcased...
September 23, 2024
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2:48 PM
Access to Blackboard & course content may be impacted
At 6:40 PM on September 22nd, Blackboard reported a system performance issue affecting clients in the US East region. This disruption may prevent users from accessing the Blackboard platform....
September 22, 2024
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11:19 PM
Read about the latest accomplishments and projects!
We are excited to share our latest project report, which covers key projects completed from January through August 2024. This bi-annual report provides an overview of the progress made across...
September 19, 2024
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11:03 AM
DocuSign now appears to be fully operational, and forms have been reenabled. If you run into any lingering issues, please file a ticket with the DocuSign team and let us know. Thank you for your...
September 18, 2024
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12:10 PM
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Unlimited Storage is Going Away
The UMBC Division of Information Technology team is taking key steps to continue providing secure accounts and workspaces and ensure your information is protected. Several cloud service providers...
September 18, 2024
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9:34 AM
There seems to be an ongoing DocuSign forms issue since 11 PM on 9/17/2024, which is impacting both submission to DocuSign, as well as travel processes that generate a DocuSign form (pre-approval...
September 18, 2024
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8:43 AM