On January 23 and 24 the New Media Studio and the Department of Media and Communications Studies will offer a two-day hands-on workshop exploring digital storytelling using the iPad. The...
November 13, 2013
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9:51 AM
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UMBC would never ask "users are to verify there accounts."
A new phishing scam is threatening to deactivate email accounts. This email is not from UMBC. Do not click this link. Here's what's being received: "This E-mail is sent by the HelpDesk...
November 11, 2013
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12:48 PM
Campus users have been unable to gain access
DoIT is reporting a known issue for campus users trying to access the private, UMBC-authenticated version of iTunes U, including links to associated Blackboard course sites. As of September 20,...
November 8, 2013
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10:10 AM
Summary & Drill-Down Reports Show RT, FAQ and Phone Trends
To help provide more timely review of key IT user support metrics throughout the year and not just at the end, DoIT has summarized the following first quarter data for FY14: RT (Request...
October 31, 2013
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1:13 PM
BIOL142 Participants to Share Experiences at 11/22 Brown Bag
To help evaluate clickers as a possible alternative to scantron “bubble sheet” assessments, DoIT partnered with Dr. Tamara Mendelson in BIOL 142 “Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution” to...
October 30, 2013
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5:08 PM
As many of you know, UMBC has had a large number of phishing attacks in the past few weeks. This has resulted in a number of compromised accounts which the attackers are using to setup fake web...
October 21, 2013
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9:53 AM
The Central Maryland Association of .NET Professionals (CMAP) will be holding its third GiveCamp Weekend in the ITE building at UMBC. Doug McCaw, class of '99, and a Sr. Software Engineer at...
October 15, 2013
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3:46 PM
Blackboard email notifications do not require you to sign in
A new phishing scam is attempting to fool people into providing personal information by claiming that there is a Blackboard notification waiting for them, and provides a link for logging into...
October 10, 2013
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2:09 PM
For UMBC Faculty Who Want to Enhance Online/Hybrid Courses
She’s baaack! Karin Readel, UMBC’s former director of instructional technology, will lead a Quality Matters (QM) online workshop from November 6 to 20. UMBC has an institutional membership with...
October 9, 2013
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11:14 AM
Reduces likelihood of interference with wireless network
The Division of Information Technology has been working with Turning Technologies to determine the optimum channel for clicker use so as avoid conflict with our campus wireless network, which was...
September 23, 2013
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10:23 AM