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...
February 25, 2015
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9:11 AM
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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.
February 23, 2015
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9:36 AM
Routine maintenance expected
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:...
February 20, 2015
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5:37 PM
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...
February 20, 2015
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12:29 PM
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...
February 16, 2015
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1:24 PM
Maintenance will resolve time zone issue
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...
February 3, 2015
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9:07 AM
We love TechSmith Relay!
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...
February 2, 2015
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8:42 AM
Allows for complete control of a system with no credentials
Earlier this week a critical security flaw in the gethostbyname() function of glibc in Linux was exposed. This effects many major linux distributions including Redhat 5 and Redhat 6 Enterprise....
January 31, 2015
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10:59 AM
Students will need to re-register their devices
Since UMBC migrated to the new Blackboard managed hosting site, instructors who use clickers must now include https with the URL to access TurningPoint course participant lists. The full URL is...
January 29, 2015
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12:18 PM
Blackboard will be offline from 1AM - 5AM during this period
Blackboard engineers will perform infrastructure maintenance at the datacenter where we are hosted on Friday, January 30, 2015 from 12:01 AM - 6AM. Blackboard itself will also be offline from...
January 23, 2015
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12:54 PM