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<Title>TECHFEST &#8217;19 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>The <span><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/staff/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Instructional
    Technology Team</a></span> will celebrate its <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/news/?id=80736" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">4th Annual TechFest on March 1, 2019</a> and
    is looking for presenters!<span>  </span>TechFest is
    designed to bring together UMBC students, faculty, and staff to demonstrate
    instructional technology tools, discuss the use of learning analytics, and
    share best practices with the campus community through workshops, presentations,
    and hands-on activities.<span>  </span>This year’s
    event will be hosted alongside the <a href="https://fdc.umbc.edu/programs/workshops/provosts-teaching-and-learning-symposium/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Faculty Development Center’s Symposium
    sponsored by the Provost’s office</a>, providing a poster session and luncheon with
    keynote address by renowned speaker Randy Bass.</p>
    
    <p><span>Students, faculty, and staff are
    all welcome and encouraged to attend.</span></p><p><span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/ayghqVK4DHz3YHiP2" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Follow this link to submit your proposal today!</a></span></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>Are you a student,
    faculty, or staff member</span></strong><span> <strong>interested
    in </strong>leading a 45-minute workshop session or providing a brief overview
    of an instructional technology tool in the Technology Test Kitchen?  Past
    session topics have included Clickers, Blackboard, iCloud, Accessibility,
    Phishing, CourseArc, and Lynda.com</span><span> but <span>new topics are encouraged and appreciated!</span>  Key
    themes for the upcoming TechFest <span>include (but are not
    limited to) the following</span>:</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>      
    </span></span></span><strong><span>Using
    Learning Technologies for Instruction and Engagement (LTIE)</span></strong><span></span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>      
    </span></span></span><strong><span>Using Data
    Collection and Analytics to Inform Instruction and Strategy, Measure Success,
    and Prompt Intervention (DCA)</span></strong><span></span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>      
    </span></span></span><strong><span>Integrating
    Technology Tools into Best Practices (TBP)</span></strong><span></span></p><p><strong>N<em><u>o</u>Not ready to lead a session?  Come and learn from your colleagues - <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/66703" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE</a>!</em></strong></p>
    
    <p><span>There are two types of sessions that will be offered at TechFest
    2019:</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>      
    </span></span></span><strong><span>Workshop Session (45 minutes)</span></strong><span>- <em>Presenter(s)
    provide a brief overview on a theme-related topic with time for Q&amp;A.
    Participants are provided with at least three take-aways they can incorporate
    as a best practice.</em></span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>       </span></span></span><strong><span>Technology Test
    Kitchen Demo (45 minutes)</span></strong><em><span>- Presenter(s)
    provide brief overviews, give 15 minute demonstrations, and answer questions
    about a particular technology tool to participants visiting demo stations. <span> </span>Participants are given the opportunity to
    explore the technology through "hands-on" activities.</span></em></p>
    
    <p><span> </span><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><strong><u><span>Deadlines and Notifications</span></u></strong><u><span></span></u></p>
    
    <p><span>Please submit your proposals no later than 5pm on <strong>Friday,
    February 8, 2019</strong> by completing this </span><span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/ayghqVK4DHz3YHiP2" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Google Form</a></span><span>.
     Applicants will be notified about acceptances within two weeks of the
    submission deadline.<span>  </span>Selection will be
    based on how well the proposal connects to the overall themes and goals of
    TechFest.</span></p>
    
    <p>So mark your calendars for <strong>Friday, March 1, 2019</strong> and spread
    the word!<span>  </span>The day will be filled with
    TechFest talks and technology demos, the <a href="https://fdc.umbc.edu/programs/workshops/provosts-teaching-and-learning-symposium/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Faculty Development Center’s Symposium
    hosted by the Provost Office</a>, and an opportunity to participate in a TechFest
    Escape Room activity!<span>  </span>More details on
    all events are forthcoming, so look out for future postings.<span>   </span></p><p><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/ayghqVK4DHz3YHiP2" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Follow this link to submit your proposal today!</a></p>
    
    <p><span>For questions and more information, please contact us at </span><a href="mailto:techfest19@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>techfest19@umbc.edu</span></a><span>.</span></p>
    
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<Title>SUBMIT YOUR TECHFEST &#8217;19 PROPOSAL SOON!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>The <span><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/staff/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Instructional
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    designed to bring together UMBC students, faculty, and staff to demonstrate
    instructional technology tools, discuss the use of learning analytics, and
    share best practices with the campus community through workshops, presentations,
    and hands-on activities.<span>  </span>This year’s
    event will be hosted alongside the <a href="https://fdc.umbc.edu/programs/workshops/provosts-teaching-and-learning-symposium/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Faculty Development Center’s Symposium
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    keynote address by renowned speaker Randy Bass.</p>
    
    <p><span>Students, faculty, and staff are
    all welcome and encouraged to attend.</span></p><p><span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/ayghqVK4DHz3YHiP2" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Follow this link to submit your proposal today!</a></span></p>
    
    <p><strong><span>Are you a student,
    faculty, or staff member</span></strong><span> <strong>interested
    in </strong>leading a 45-minute workshop session or providing a brief overview
    of an instructional technology tool in the Technology Test Kitchen?  Past
    session topics have included Clickers, Blackboard, iCloud, Accessibility,
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    themes for the upcoming TechFest <span>include (but are not
    limited to) the following</span>:</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>      
    </span></span></span><strong><span>Using
    Learning Technologies for Instruction and Engagement (LTIE)</span></strong><span></span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>      
    </span></span></span><strong><span>Using Data
    Collection and Analytics to Inform Instruction and Strategy, Measure Success,
    and Prompt Intervention (DCA)</span></strong><span></span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>      
    </span></span></span><strong><span>Integrating
    Technology Tools into Best Practices (TBP)</span></strong><span></span></p>
    
    <p><span>There are two types of sessions that will be offered at TechFest
    2019:</span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>      
    </span></span></span><strong><span>Workshop Session (45 minutes)</span></strong><span>- <em>Presenter(s)
    provide a brief overview on a theme-related topic with time for Q&amp;A.
    Participants are provided with at least three take-aways they can incorporate
    as a best practice.</em></span></p>
    
    <p><span><span>·<span>       </span></span></span><strong><span>Technology Test
    Kitchen Demo (45 minutes)</span></strong><em><span>- Presenter(s)
    provide brief overviews, give 15 minute demonstrations, and answer questions
    about a particular technology tool to participants visiting demo stations. <span> </span>Participants are given the opportunity to
    explore the technology through "hands-on" activities.</span></em></p>
    
    <p><span> </span><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><strong><u><span>Deadlines and Notifications</span></u></strong><u><span></span></u></p>
    
    <p><span>Please submit your proposals no later than 5pm on <strong>Friday,
    January 18, 2019</strong> by completing this </span><span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/ayghqVK4DHz3YHiP2" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Google Form</a></span><span>.
     Applicants will be notified about acceptances within two weeks of the
    submission deadline.<span>  </span>Selection will be
    based on how well the proposal connects to the overall themes and goals of
    TechFest.</span></p>
    
    <p>So mark your calendars for <strong>Friday, March 1, 2019</strong> and spread
    the word!<span>  </span>The day will be filled with
    TechFest talks and technology demos, the <a href="https://fdc.umbc.edu/programs/workshops/provosts-teaching-and-learning-symposium/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Faculty Development Center’s Symposium
    hosted by the Provost Office</a>, and an opportunity to participate in a TechFest
    Escape Room activity!<span>  </span>More details on
    all events are forthcoming, so look out for future postings.<span>   </span></p><p><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/ayghqVK4DHz3YHiP2" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Follow this link to submit your proposal today!</a></p>
    
    <p><span>For questions and more information, please contact us at </span><a href="mailto:techfest19@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>techfest19@umbc.edu</span></a><span>.</span></p>
    
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<Title>01-07-2019 RT upgrade issue</Title>
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<Title>01-07-2019 RT upgrade issue</Title>
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<Title>Technology Support Center To Be Closed January 25, 12-3PM</Title>
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<Title>01-05-2019 RT (Request Tracker) NOW available</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">DoIT staff (Ray Soellner, Toren Smith, Ed Rude, and Tim Champ) led by Jeremy Gude and Paul Riddle have completed the migration of RT to the Cloud (AWS). <div><br></div><div>This upgrade/migration will address past volume 
    related performance issues and provide a 
    more robust business continuity option. </div><div><br></div><div>This transition also includes a 
    minor upgrade to the application (4.4.2 to 4.4.3).</div><div><br></div><div>FYI - while the system was down most of the day those queues leveraging web forms queued up requests and have been applied to RT as we came up.<br><div><br></div><div>Please know this was no small task and these folks did a wonderful job!!</div><div><br></div><div>Please <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/request-tracker-rt/rt/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">submit</a> a ticket for any issues identified and provide as much info as possible.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for your support in this major initiative.</div><div><br></div><div>Joe Kirby</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>
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<Title>01-05-2019 Downtime Reminder for Request Tracker (RT)</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div>This is just a reminder that RT will be down tomorrow, January 5th, 2019, from 5:30am - 3:00pm. <br></div><div><br></div><div>As mentioned previously we will bring it up earlier if the opportunity is available.</div><div><br></div><div>Please see this previous <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/posts/81133" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">post</a> for more detailed information.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you</div><div><br></div><div>Joe Kirby<br></div></div>
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<Summary>This is just a reminder that RT will be down tomorrow, January 5th, 2019, from 5:30am - 3:00pm.       As mentioned previously we will bring it up earlier if the opportunity is available....</Summary>
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