The My Academic Progress (MAP) system served the needs of UMBC’s Advising Community for ~15 years. In the early 1990s, DoIT along with the Registrars Office sought to better meet the needs of the...
Faculty who plan to use clickers for instruction during the Fall 2015 semester will need to have device order(s) submitted to the Bookstore no later than Friday, March 27, 2015. This deadline...
Please note that DoIT has identified an issue with attachments and some content recordings this morning. The database administrators are looking at this right now and I anticipate the issue to be...
Below are the slides from the presentation given on February 11, 2015. Thanks to all who attended. View PDF in Google Drive We would love to hear any comments below.
Blackboard engineers will perform server maintenance on Saturday morning, February 28, 2015 from 2 AM - 4 AM. Blackboard will be offline during this period. In preparation for this downtime:...
Blackboard Collaborate can help maintain academic continuity
After inclement weather canceled three morning classes, Dr. Anne Spence knew she had to find an alternate way to meet with her freshman engineering students before the next snow event. “I was...
Winterize your course for Mother Nature's drop-in visit
In the event of heavy snow or other emergency when classes cannot meet, UMBC faculty can choose from several tools and technologies to support teaching and learning. Online delivery methods offer...
Blackboard engineers will perform a server update on Wednesday morning, February 4, 2015 from 2 AM - 4 AM. Blackboard will be offline during this period. During this downtime, our system will...
Sometimes it’s just easier to show than tell. Using TechSmith Relay, faculty can capture and narrate the content displayed on their computers and then publish an online “screencast” video tutorial...