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Share your favorite technologies with the UMBC Community
Last year, the Instructional Technology team held UMBC’s first TechFest. TechFest is designed to bring together UMBC students, faculty, and staff to share their favorite technologies with the...
December 7, 2016
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12:34 PM
Track attendance in gradebook & send students absentee email
A popular request from faculty is a tool to track student attendance. Many instructors who teach large classes use clickers to assign points for student engagement as a proxy for attendance....
December 5, 2016
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4:02 PM
System-wide update planned
Blackboard engineers will perform a system upgrade and maintenance on Monday morning, December 26, 2016, from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. Blackboard will be offline during this period. The downtime...
December 2, 2016
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9:49 AM
Everything you need to know about Blackboard in 2 days!
Concerned about Mother Nature's icy influence this winter? New to UMBC or teaching with Blackboard? Need to refresh your skills? Interested in an existing technology or resource? The Skill...
December 1, 2016
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1:05 PM
Blackboard course shells for WT/SP2017 were created on November 29, 2016. Bb shells are available for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, field or discussion) listed in the UMBC Schedule of...
December 1, 2016
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12:55 PM
AY12-13 & AY13-14 Courses to be Retired
During the summer of 2016, Blackboard archived our complete site, which saved individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2016. As previously announced, courses from...
October 7, 2016
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12:23 PM
Learn new skills or refresh your Blackboard knowledge
Looking for workshops on how to use Blackboard and other instructional technologies at UMBC? Seeking to refresh your knowledge and skills? The Skill Builder series is here to help! Skill...
August 26, 2016
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8:17 AM
UMBC Blackboard 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 Help tab inside...
August 25, 2016
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12:55 PM
Two day comprehensive training for Blackboard & other tools
Introduced in early 2016, Skill Builder workshops are designed for faculty who need to learn how to use core components of Blackboard & other supporting instructional technologies at UMBC....
August 25, 2016
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9:17 AM
Join us for faculty led workshops this fall!
We are excited to announce that this fall's training schedule features four faculty led workshops! Topics that will be covered include Blackboard, Blackboard Collaborate, Online and Hybrid...
August 18, 2016
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10:27 AM