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<Title>New End-User License Option for Bb Mobile Learn</Title>
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    <a href="http://www.blackboard.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard, Inc.</a> has announced that starting on September 10, 2012, a <a href="http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Mobile/Products/Mobile-Learn.aspx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">new End-User License option</a> will be available for <a href="http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Mobile/Products/Mobile-Learn.aspx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Bb Mobile Learn</a>.   <span>UMBC currently has the free version of this building block installed which allows access for </span><span>iOS®  devices</span> <span> via Wi-Fi </span>and for other smartphones on the Sprint network. Once the new option is implemented, students and instructors who want to use the Mobile Learn app will be prompted to purchase access for $1.99 per year, or a one-time $5.99 fee.  The Personal License option enables all <span>iOS®
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<Summary>Blackboard, Inc. has announced that starting on September 10, 2012, a new End-User License option will be available for Bb Mobile Learn.   UMBC currently has the free version of this building...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="15977" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa/posts/15977">
<Title>Blackboard to be Upgraded Jan. 2-14, 2013</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">To install the latest version of Blackboard, the Division of Information Technology <strong>(DoIT) will upgrade UMBC's production Blackboard system from January 2 to 14, 2013.</strong> <strong>During this time, Winter 2013 Bb courses will run on a separate Bb server and be created by December 1, 2012</strong>. After the WT2013 semester is completed (and the SP2013 semester is started), Winter courses will be migrated to the new production Bb server.<div><br></div>
    <div>In addition to staying current with Bb's latest release which improves UMBC's support, the new version of Bb has a streamlined interface you can try out now:</div>
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    <li>Go to <a href="http://coursesites.blackboard.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">coursesites.blackboard.com</a> to create your own free course; or</li>
    <li>Go to this same site to view our <a href="https://www.coursesites.com/s/_umbcbbdemo" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Bb Demo</a> site and browse, self-enroll or login as a student. </li>
    <li>If you want instructor access to the <a href="https://www.coursesites.com/s/_umbcbbdemo" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Bb Demo</a> site, you can do so by submitting an "online learning" request via <a href="http://rt.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">rt.umbc.edu</a>.</li>
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    <div>Currently, we are running version 9.1.6 and plan to upgrade to version 9.1.10 (depending on what version is available in October when the Winter server is built). In addition to highlighting <a href="http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Learn/Products/Blackboard-Learn/Teaching-and-Learning/Feature-Showcase.aspx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">new features</a> that will be available, DoIT will attach or post a link to Blackboard's software "release notes" soon after they are available. </div>
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    <div>DoIT will announce face-to-face and online "Bb Drop In" sessions later in the semester, and will also provide cohort-based training for departments that can assure a minimum of four (4) faculty and/or staff will be present (dates &amp; times TBD). To request cohort training, submit an "online learning" request via <a href="http://rt.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">rt.umbc.edu</a>.</div>
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    <div>As always, for on-demand, video-demos, short text tips &amp; answers to UMBC's most frequently asked questions about Blackboard, click on the "Blackboard Help" tab inside UMBC's Blackboard system or visit <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help</a>, which is part of a larger FAQ knowledge base at <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/faq" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">www.umbc.edu/faq</a>.</div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="15957" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa/posts/15957">
<Title>Hybrid Course Redesign Workshop, January 18, 2013</Title>
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    <p><a href="http://umbc.edu/doit" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">DoIT</a> and the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/fdc/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Faculty Development Center</a> will be offering the Hybrid Course Redesign Workshop on January 18, 2013 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm in ENGR 023 on UMBC's Main Campus. In the morning participants will learn the principles of good course design, including designing assignments and assessments that help students achieve the goals for their learning. Lunch will be provided and participants will hear from a panel of faculty experienced in teaching hybrid courses. In the afternoon  faculty will apply the principles of good course design from the morning session to planning a hybrid course (part-online, part face-to face), and gain hands-on experience with some of the technology tools that are effective in online teaching. This workshop is open to all full or part time UMBC faculty and is limited to 14 participants. To register, please go to <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/training/events/12521" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">this event</a> on the <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/training" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">myUMBC Training site</a>.</p>
    
    <p>The workshop will also help meet the <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/doit-hybrid/documents/720" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">requirements</a> for a one-time course-redesign stipend through the Alternate Delivery program (ADP), which is sponsored by both the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/provost/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Office of the Provost</a>, and the Office of Summer, Winter and Special Programs (<a href="http://www.umbc.edu/summer/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">OSWSP</a>).</p>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="15938" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa/posts/15938">
<Title>FYI: Bb Courses Older Than FA2006 Will Be Deleted 8/24</Title>
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    <p>In accordance with the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2009/05/faculty_senate.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard Course Retention Policy</a>, all Blackboard courses <strong><em>older than</em></strong> <strong>Fall 2006</strong> will be deleted. DoIT has scheduled this removal for Friday, August 24, 2012. <br></p>
    
    <p>Instructors are encouraged to <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=24477807" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">download and keep a copy of the Grade Center</a> for any affected courses. Instructors may also <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=22708244" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">archive an entire course</a>, and keep a local copy for their records. Be aware though that only DoIT system administrators can "restore" an archived course on the <a href="http://blackboard.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC 
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<Summary>In accordance with the Blackboard Course Retention Policy, all Blackboard courses older than Fall 2006 will be deleted. DoIT has scheduled this removal for Friday, August 24, 2012....</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="15856" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa/posts/15856">
<Title>Blackboard Announces Safe Assign Downtime on 8/4</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>Blackboard has posted the following announcement regarding maintenance of  their plagiarism detection utility:
    
    The SafeAssign service will be unavailable on Saturday, August 4th, 2012 from 12:01 AM US Eastern (GMT-4) to 9:00 AM US Eastern. SafeAssign is being taken offline for capacity expansion and proactive maintenance in preparation for the upcoming academic term. End-users will not be able to submit papers through SafeAssign during the planned downtime and will receive an error message if they attempt to do so. SafeAssign Originality Reports will not be available to Instructors or Students during the planned downtime, nor will instructors be able to access SafeAssign DirectSubmit. Please make end-users aware of these limitations. Use of SafeAssign can continue as normal after the planned downtime is complete.</p></div>
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<Summary>Blackboard has posted the following announcement regarding maintenance of  their plagiarism detection utility:  The SafeAssign service will be unavailable on Saturday, August 4th, 2012 from 12:01...</Summary>
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<Title>FA2012 Bb Course Shells Created on 7/5</Title>
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    <h5>DoIT is offering Blackboard Drop-in Sessions to assist and help faculty prepare for fall courses.</h5>
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<Title>Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm Fri 6/29-1 am Sat 6/30</Title>
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