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...
May 27, 2024
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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...
May 23, 2024
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2:10 PM
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...
May 20, 2024
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9:52 AM
Last day to turn in Travel for FY24 (June 14th)
All travel request must be approved and turned into Business Services via DocuSign/Travel system by close of business on June 14th, for the expenses to be recorded in FY24 For assistance...
May 16, 2024
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9:48 AM
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,...
May 15, 2024
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4:37 PM
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...
May 15, 2024
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2:49 PM
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...
May 15, 2024
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1:20 PM
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,...
May 14, 2024
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12:20 PM
Students & Faculty Unable to Access File Attachments
Blackboard users may be unable to access course file attachments. Error messages may include: The specified resource was not found You do not have permission to access it Refused to connect...
May 13, 2024
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10:57 AM
Courses before Fall 2021 to be retired beginning 6/1
During Summer 2024, DoIT staff and Blackboard will archive our entire instance of Blackboard, which will save individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2024. Courses...
May 10, 2024
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10:45 AM