I'm very happy to share that the REX Upgrade has been successfully completed. You may notice some initial slowness when you first run reports, it should speed up after that. That's completely...
January 10, 2020
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Use Google's Rich Editor to Provide Student Feedback
In January 2018, Box discontinued Crocodoc in favor of the Box inline grading tool. The goal of this transition was to provide a similar and simpler experience users know from the traditional Box...
January 8, 2020
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11:32 AM
Are you looking for an on campus job? Come work for us!
The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional consultants to work during the Spring semester and beyond. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting on...
January 8, 2020
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8:18 AM
New GlobalProtect VPN will replace PulseSecure VPN tomorrow
In December we announced a new VPN system, named GlobalProtect, is now available to the campus to enable access to restricted services from off-campus. Global Protect is scheduled to replace the...
January 6, 2020
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11:43 AM
ACTION REQUIRED: Transitioning to TurningPoint 8
Turning Technologies is discontinuing their product TurningPoint Cloud for the release of their newest software TurningPoint 8. Starting December 23, 2019, UMBC will transition to...
December 19, 2019
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UMBC Blackboard 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 Help FAQs or...
December 19, 2019
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8:04 AM
RT ticket tagging
Whether it's a blog, a wiki, or even Twitter, when you have a system with a lot of information, some method of tagging that information with easy-to-remember words or phrases makes it much easier...
December 18, 2019
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User surveys reveal consistent satisfaction with Ultra style
More than 70% of 606 student survey respondents who took a course that used Ultra during the FA2019 semester said they were satisfied with the experience. When asked, students described Ultra as...
December 17, 2019
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Three grant programs (2 new!) announced for 2020
The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2020 OER Grant Program. For 2020, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant...
December 16, 2019
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11:01 AM
Community members being targeted for gift card scams
The DoIT Security Group has received reports of a phishing scam targeting the UMBC community. Please be aware that hackers are sending these email messages to students, faculty, and staff....
December 10, 2019
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