The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm Friday 1/25 to 1 am Saturday 1/26. This down time is during the regularly scheduled maintenance window and is necessary for DoIT staff to...
January 22, 2013
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5:57 AM
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Blackboard now available at http://blackboard.umbc.edu
The Blackboard upgrade to Bb Learn 9.1 SP9 has been completed successfully, and DoIT staff have been able to bring the system back online earlier than was previously announced. If users discover...
January 11, 2013
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12:31 PM
Easily login to UMBC Services
As previously announced, DoIT will be changing the look of the myUMBC login page to reflect changes we made to the mobile login page last fall. When you connect to a UMBC site that uses our...
January 11, 2013
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11:22 AM
UMBC Blackboard Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff using Blackboard at UMBC. If you have questions or need help, please consult the...
December 4, 2012
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10:38 AM
Screencast Shows Sneak Peek at Spring 2013 Changes
Since 2008, the myUMBC Check My Activity (CMA) dashboard has allowed students to compare their own Bb usage with course peers. This brief (5 min) video screencast demos some proposed changes to...
December 4, 2012
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10:01 AM
Instructor Access Available Upon Request via RT Ticket
Starting with the Winter 2013 Bb Upgrade on January 4, 2013, DoIT will be "archiving" (not deleting) Blackboard (Bb) courses that are between four (4) and six (6) years old. This will be done at...
December 3, 2012
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3:01 PM
Bb system unavailable after midnight January 3
As previously announced the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) will be upgrading UMBC's production Blackboard (Bb) system from January 4 to 14, 2013. During this upgrade period the Bb...
December 3, 2012
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2:06 PM
WT2013 Bb shells are located at http://bb-winter.umbc.edu
Bb course shells for both SP2013 and WT2013 were created on December, 1, 2012. The course shells for SP2013 are located on the Bb production server at http://blackboard.umbc.edu. As previously...
December 3, 2012
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1:20 PM
DoIT offering F2F and virtual Bb drop-in sessions
DoIT is offering Blackboard Drop-in Sessions to assist and help faculty prepare for spring courses. Virtual Sessions: DoIT will continue offering virtual drop-in sessions using Bb...
November 26, 2012
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11:35 AM
On Friday November 23rd UMBC’s Virtual Desktop Environment (VDE) will be taken down to perform routine system maintenance. The outage window will begin at 5pm and is expected to last until 7pm. ...
November 20, 2012
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4:57 PM