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<Title>New Scantron Forms For Fall</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Starting this Fall, the Department of Information Technology will begin using new, green Scantron test scoring sheets that have been customized for UMBC. These forms utilize Campus IDs for identification purposes, which are more specific to the student than names alone, and faster to complete at test time. This change will also make for easier and more accurate uploading of grades to Blackboard.
    
    For those who have supplies of the previous blue form, unopened packs may be exchanged at the Bookstore for packs of the new green form at no cost. There will be no change in price for future purchases of the new green forms.
    
    Of course, this will necessitate that those taking tests know their Campus IDs, and we expect that there may be some confusion on the part of some students in regard to their Campus ID. Information on Campus IDs can be found at: <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newIDs.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newIDs.html</a>
    
    Students may find their Campus ID on the profile section of myUMBC. After successfully logging in, their name is displayed in the top, right-hand corner of the myUMBC window. Mousing over the name reveals a link to the 'Profile' page where the students’ Campus ID is displayed. 
    
    <strong>FAQs</strong>
    <strong>What if the student does not have their campus ID at test time?</strong>
    The student should leave the “Campus ID” fields blank but should complete the “First” and “Last” name fields. The sheet can still be scored but it may introduce delays in processing.
    
    <strong>Who do I contact at the bookstore to exchange my unopened packages of blue forms?</strong>
    Nicole Jackson, X52695 
    
    <strong>Can I use the old blue forms until my department runs out?</strong>
    No. The scanner hardware and software have been specifically configured and calibrated to use UMBC’s new custom form. All old unopened packages can be traded in at the UMBC bookstore.	
    
    <strong>Compare the Old and New Forms</strong>
    
    <a title="Old Scantron Form" href="http://img340.imageshack.us/i/screenshot20100802at123e.png/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="http://a.imageshack.us/img340/2458/screenshot20100802at123e.png" width="480px" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a>
    
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<Website>http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/08/new_scantron_fo_1.html</Website>
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<Title>New Version of MyUMBC to be Launched August 14th at 10:00AM</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">It is hard to believe but the current version of myUMBC is going on 4 years. We launched in summer of 2006 and made significant enhancements in 2008, adding multiple spotlights, and events. In 2009, with the launch of Student Administration we made minor changes to the user interface but began discussions with campus stakeholders regarding their needs. The needs identified were improving the integration of events and calendar, enhancing discussions, and providing tools for student groups, committees, and small departments to use myUMBC to collaborate.
    
    Based on that feedback, we have completely rewritten myUMBC. The original version was in written in a language called PHP. The new version is written using the Ruby-on-Rails framework. Ruby is used for applications ranging from twitter to yellow-pages and is prized for its flexibility. The goal of making this change was to 1) Improve DoIT’s abililty to respond to new requests, and 2) Provide more flexibility in supporting a variety of web interfaces, including mobile devices.
    
    On <strong>August 14th starting at 10:00AM</strong>, you will see a redesigned version of myUMBC. Please bare with us while the change is made, there may be periods during the weekend where system adjustments are made. 
    
    The most noticeable  change is that the dashboard has moved from the left-hand side to the top of the page. This was done so we could improve the layout of secondary pages. The major enhancements are the introduction of what we call group pages. These pages allow a group, committee, or department to create a web site where you can control content based on whether you are a member or not. Groups can be found through the community pull-down that is adjacent to the Topics pull-down.  By going to the pull down you can find information on groups you can participate in or that you have joined.We have added features for group discussions, calendar, spotlights, media links, and basic web pages -- all of which can be controlled via a simple web interface.
    
    <strong>Sample Screen Shot of New Dashboard</strong>
    <img alt="Screen%20shot%202010-08-02%20at%204.49.37%20PM.png" src="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/Screen%20shot%202010-08-02%20at%204.49.37%20PM.png" width="700" height="77" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;">
    
    A second enhancement is the way we have revamped the topic pages. Topic pages are now dynamically generated and will be much more consistent across the various topic pages. This allows DoIT to quickly modify a topic page and should improve the usability and consistency of myUMBC.
    
    A third enhancement is we have revamped the way that calendars and events work. We redesigned the interface and made it much easier to add events. Calendars now provide filters and an iCal interface so you can subscribe specific events to a google calendar or mobile device and always be kept up to date.
    
    All these changes are designed to make myUMBC more usable and more integral to the day-to-day needs of the UMBC community. We want and need your feedback but we ask that you give these changes a chance. Our user-testing has shown that once people get acclimated to the new interface they find this more intuitive than prior myUMBC versions. That said, we need your feedback.
    
    Please Visit the MyUMBC BETA Site at: <a href="http://myumbc3.my.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://myumbc3.my.umbc.edu/</a>  This site is a work in progress but should provide you with a sense of the changes being made.</div>
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<Summary>It is hard to believe but the current version of myUMBC is going on 4 years. We launched in summer of 2006 and made significant enhancements in 2008, adding multiple spotlights, and events. In...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="2110" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/dosait/posts/2110">
<Title>DoIT Extends Summer Blackboard 9.1 Dropin Sessions -...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: DoIT Extends Summer Blackboard 9.1 Dropin Sessions - Aug &amp; Sept.Now that the upgrade to Blackboard 9.1 has been completed and summer faculty are using the new version, DoIT is offering additional drop in sessions to assist and help prepare the rest of the campus for the fall semester.<p>
    
    The following <strong>one hour</strong> drop in sessions will be held in Engineering 025.  DoIT staff members will be available to work one-on-one with with users who show up during the designated times.</p><p>
    
    Additional dates and times will be added as demand warrants.</p></div>
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<Website>http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/07/doit_extends_su.html</Website>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="2111" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/dosait/posts/2111">
<Title>DoIT Linux GL servers and Linux Lab Image for Fall 2010</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">The DoIT Linux lab workstations and GL Linux login servers will continue to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 for the Fall 2010 Semester.
    
    Release notes, additional information and updates can be found at this URL:
    <a href="https://spaces.umbc.edu/display/CIG/OIT+Linux+Environment+Release+Notes">https://spaces.umbc.edu/display/CIG/OIT+Linux+Environment+Release+Notes</a>
    
    We plan to update the image on the GL Linux login servers as follows:
    
    - Upgrade one out of the three boxes during Week of Aug 16th.  
    
    - Upgrade an additional box at beginning of Week of Aug 23rd
    
    - Upgrade the final box towards the end of the Week of Aug 23rd
    
    While individual servers are down, going to linux.gl will get you onto one of the remaining servers up and functioning. We ask that you please continue to connect to linux.gl instead of individual system names to ensure you get to the right systems.
    
    As always, if you have any issues with the servers or our lab systems, please start a ticket with our Help Desk. Please include the system you are on and as much detail as you can about the problem. It will then get moved to the group that can best handle it for you.</div>
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<Summary>The DoIT Linux lab workstations and GL Linux login servers will continue to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 for the Fall 2010 Semester.  Release notes, additional information and updates can be...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="2112" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/dosait/posts/2112">
<Title>EDUCAUSE Next Gen Learning Initiative to Focus on...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: EDUCAUSE Next Gen Learning Initiative to Focus on College Readiness and Completion<strong>7/14/10 UPDATE
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    EDUCAUSE has moved the first program briefing scheduled for today to July 27 at 4 p.m. (DoIT will still hose a "joint viewing" in ECS 125a).
    
    No more information is available about the remaining four "Challenge Briefing" webinars, but DoIT will update this site when we know.
    
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    <a href="http://www.educause.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">EDUCAUSE</a>, an association for higher ed technology professionals, will lead a new effort funded by the <a href="http://www.gatesfoundation.org" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation</a> -- <a href="http://www.nextgenlearning.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Next Gen Learning Challenges</a> (NGLC) -- to identify and scale technology-enabled approaches that dramatically improve college readiness and completion, particularly for low-income young adults.  NGLC seeks to dramatically improve college readiness and completion in the United States by converging innovation, information technology, and our collective will on these challenges.</div>
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<Summary>Full Title: EDUCAUSE Next Gen Learning Initiative to Focus on College Readiness and Completion7/14/10 UPDATE  EDUCAUSE has moved the first program briefing scheduled for today to July 27 at 4 p.m....</Summary>
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<Title>Take a Two-Week, Online Course in "How to Teach an...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Take a Two-Week, Online Course in "How to Teach an Online Course"Since most faculty teach the way they were taught--and most weren't taught online--the best way to start is to first learn online, when someone else is driving the experience. In 2008 UMBC joined the <a href="http://www.sloan-c.org/index" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Sloan Consortium</a>, an institutional organization dedicated to promoting quality online education. As members UMBC faculty have access to Sloan-C's <a href="http://www.sloan-c.org/cp2010" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">"College Pass"</a> program, which allows them to register for <a href="http://www.sloan-c.org/2010_workshop_schedule" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">online courses</a> on topics ranging from delivering online content and fostering student engagement to podcasting and use of Second Life. Of particular interest is the two-week "<strong>Getting Started: First Step Toward Online Teaching</strong>" course that begins July 14 and is repeated on August 25, October 13 and November 3. During this course, faculty will be introduced to the fundamentals of online education, and gain practical “hands-on” experience with technology.  This is an ideal opportunity for faculty interested in exploring hybrid or online teaching.</div>
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<Title>Blackboard Down for Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 7/2...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Blackboard Down for Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 7/2 to 1 am Sat. 7/3The UMBC Blackboard server will be down for three hours of <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2007/09/weekly_blackboa.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">scheduled maintenance</a> starting this <strong>Friday, July 2</strong>, at 10 p.m.</div>
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<Summary>Full Title: Blackboard Down for Maintenance from 10 pm Fri. 7/2 to 1 am Sat. 7/3The UMBC Blackboard server will be down for three hours of scheduled maintenance starting this Friday, July 2, at 10...</Summary>
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<Title>DoIT Summer Blackboard 9.1 Drop in Sessions</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Now that the upgrade to Blackboard 9.1 has been completed and summer faculty are using the new version, the dust is settling and we are ready to offer some drop in sessions to assist and help prepare the rest of the campus for the fall semester.<p>
    
    The following <strong>one hour</strong> drop in sessions will be held in Engineering 025.  Several DoIT staff members will be available to work one-on-one with with users who show up during the designated times.</p><p>
    
    Additional dates and times will be added in the near future.</p></div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="2116" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/dosait/posts/2116">
<Title>Upgrade to Blackboard Learn 9.1 Completed</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><strong>Update: August 14, 2010</strong>
    
    As <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/04/major_blackboar.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">announced</a> last spring, there are numerous changes to Blackboard as part of the 9.1 upgrade. These will be described in more detail in DoIT's traditional "back-to-school" Blackboard Update next week.
    
    John Fritz
    Asst. VP, Instructional Technology &amp; New Media
    UMBC Division of Information Technology
    410.455.6596 or <a href="mailto:fritz@umbc.edu">fritz@umbc.edu</a>
    
    <hr>
    
    The <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/04/major_blackboar.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">scheduled upgrade</a> was completed and Blackboard was brought back online at approximately 3 pm on Friday, May 28.  Blackboard Learn 9.1 is now available for the entire campus community to use.  DoIT will be continuing to work on a variety of minor modifications over the next  few days.  However, this work should not impact the ability of the campus community to access courses or communities.  <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/blackboard/help/faculty.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Preliminary documentation on getting started with Bb Learn 9.1 </a>has been posted for instructors/ leaders and will be expanded on through the summer.  
    
    Thank you for your patience during this upgrade period.</div>
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<Summary>Update: August 14, 2010  As announced last spring, there are numerous changes to Blackboard as part of the 9.1 upgrade. These will be described in more detail in DoIT's traditional...</Summary>
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