Faculty who plan to use clickers for instruction during the Fall 2015 semester will need to have device order(s) submitted to the Bookstore no later than Friday, March 27, 2015. This deadline...
February 25, 2015
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10:05 AM
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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
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
On Saturday January 17th, 2015 we will be upgrading the software running the sites.umbc.edu environment. Maintenance is scheduled for the whole day and the Admin area of your site may not be...
January 13, 2015
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12:34 PM
There are 10 standard reports available to everyone via the Saved Search portion of your RT-at-a-Glance. As part of a new option to store these reports under 1 area rather than needing to...
January 12, 2015
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11:35 AM
Blackboard Rubrics
A rubric is an assessment tool that identifies key criteria of assignments (i.e. essays, journals, discussion boards). Rubrics can help students organize their efforts to meet the requirements of...
January 9, 2015
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10:13 AM
Recent maintenance performed on the UMBC's Blackboard site allows faculty to export older courses without experiencing the known issue with invalid files and import the course content to the new...
January 8, 2015
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11:45 AM