To all taki users, At 12:10PM taki-usr1.rs.umbc.edu of the taki cluster environment became unavailable for a few minutes. This login node was available again at 12:16PM. Any running sessions...
April 13, 2023
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12:34 PM
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Recordings made before July 1, 2023 to be retired
Synchronous engagement tools provide platforms for instructors and students to meet during online, hybrid, and hyflex class sessions. Many courses record these live sessions to provide a lecture...
April 11, 2023
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11:13 AM
Submit a proposal by Friday, April 14th at 11:59pm
Faculty, staff, and students who have created openly licensed instructional and learning materials are invited to propose sessions for the M.O.S.T. OER Creation Virtual Showcase, taking place via...
April 10, 2023
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4:57 PM
Supported tools to address your high stakes assessment needs
As technology continues to advance, traditional classroom practices are enhanced with technologies. In-class assessments that used to take up valuable time are often administered through...
April 10, 2023
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8:57 AM
Updated functionality supports improved grading workflows
A grading schema provides a way for an instructor to establish how a grade is calculated and appears to learners. A schema takes points scored on an assessment and compares it to the chart, which...
March 30, 2023
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3:17 PM
Technologies to support equitable access to course content
DoIT and Student Disability Services hosted a "Candid Conversation on Enhancing Accessibility" on March 15th. The session highlighted ways that course accessibility benefits all students and...
March 27, 2023
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9:17 AM
REX will be unavailable on Saturday, March 25, 2023 from 2-4pm for maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
March 22, 2023
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1:37 PM
New functionality enhances Ultra courses in time for SP2023
The March update to Ultra streamlines the grading interface for multiple attempts in a student's submission. This update reduces the number of clicks and pages, allowing instructors to quickly...
March 6, 2023
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11:40 AM
Modified REX Report:Graduation Application Status Folder: Student Records and Enrollment / Degrees / Details A new 'Plan Reporting Org' parameter has been added to the Graduation Application...
March 3, 2023
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10:30 AM
Phased rollout continues in Spring 2023
As announced before the start of the Fall 2022 semester, DoIT is proceeding with enrolling all students in the campus' Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA) account security service by the end of...
March 1, 2023
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10:52 PM