As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, February 19th and Saturday, February 20th. While many...
February 9, 2021
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10:41 AM
Posts
Helping faculty use the emerging field of learning analytics
UMBC’s Learning Analytics Program is a community of scholars interested in using analytical data to advance student achievement and success. We’re relaunching the program after, like so many...
February 9, 2021
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10:16 AM
New and Improved!
Almost everyone has found themselves in a position where they need to ask a question, but aren’t sure who they should ask or how to ask it. It can be frustrating (and inefficient) to ask several...
February 2, 2021
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12:54 PM
What everyone needs to know about HelioCampus
In this first of a series of updates, we’ll give a description of what HelioCampus (Helio, for short) is and why we’re investing in it, provide an overview of UMBC’s goals for the project, and...
January 26, 2021
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2:10 PM
There are widespread reports of Internet outages across the east coast that started around 11:30am this morning. These are affecting access to various services including Gmail, Blackboard, WebEx,...
January 26, 2021
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1:21 PM
What everyone should know about Salesforce
In this first of a series of updates, we’ll give a brief description of what Salesforce is, provide an overview of UMBC’s goals for the project, and summarize what we’re currently working on and...
January 19, 2021
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5:09 PM
Are you looking for a part-time job? Come work for us!
The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional consultants to work during the Spring semester and beyond. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting on...
January 6, 2021
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12:21 PM
Upgrades to Instructional Spaces for Remote Learning
In the spring of 2019, DoIT's AV Services department engineered and installed a software-based video conferencing system in Engineering 025 as a pilot project. Based on the success of this...
December 15, 2020
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3:55 PM
The UMBC Instructional Technology Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard...
December 15, 2020
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12:28 PM
Email, Calendar and Docs are unavailable until 8:00am
This morning Google had a widespread outage that affected all of their services, including Gmail, Calendar, Google Docs, Google Meet and Youtube. Service was quickly restored by approximately...
December 14, 2020
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8:23 AM