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In order to facilitate a mandatory upgrade to the RT server environments, it will be necessary to take down the RT (Request Tracker) system. The system will be down from Friday, January 13, 2023...
January 12, 2023
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11:43 AM
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Faculty and institutional grant opportunities available
The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2023 OER Grant Program. For 2023, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant...
January 10, 2023
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11:39 AM
Scammers get creative
Recently the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) received notification of two phishing campaigns at other universities. While neither of these has been reported at UMBC, we are posting this...
January 6, 2023
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4:44 PM
No content will be permanently deleted at this time
To comply with recent changes to product licensing, beginning 01/30/23, all Panopto videos that have not been viewed during the preceding 18 months will be moved to archive storage. If one wishes...
January 5, 2023
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10:04 AM
New option to create model essay response for graders
Test pagination was introduced to Ultra courses last year, creating new ways to present clusters of questions to students that focused on content or reduced cognitive load. In this month's update,...
January 5, 2023
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9:57 AM
As we prepare for the winter break, we commonly see a surge in malicious activity toward user accounts. Users receive emails warning about unpaid invoices, expired passwords, or full inboxes....
December 22, 2022
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1:44 PM
As we prepare for the winter break, we commonly see a surge in malicious activity toward user accounts. Users receive emails warning about unpaid invoices, expired passwords, or full inboxes....
December 22, 2022
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1:41 PM
12 of 17 USM’s QM certified courses are from UMBC
Three additional UMBC faculty have earned Quality Matters (QM) certification of their online or hybrid courses in the Fall 2022 semester following rigorous peer reviews as part of the Quality...
December 21, 2022
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10:07 AM
Faculty invited to apply for AY23-24 cohorts
The Quality Matters Impact program formally recognizes courses that meet Quality Matters (QM) standards and demonstrate exemplary online/hybrid course design. An extension of the award-winning...
December 20, 2022
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9:47 AM
Supporting Engagement with New Audience Response System
DoIT is pleased to announce the availability of Poll Everywhere, which now includes the ability of students, faculty and staff to login with their UMBC credentials. Many UMBC faculty are already...
December 13, 2022
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3:33 PM