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<Title>Blackboard Offering 2 New Webinars on Gradecenter &amp; Rubrics</Title>
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    <a href="http://blackboard.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard</a> is offering two free, 1-hour webinars that may be of interest to UMBC faculty.  The first is titled "<a href="http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Learn/Resources/Webinars/Events/BITS/Meet-the-Grade-Center.aspx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Meet the Grade Center</a>" and will be held on Monday, Feb. 11 at 1 PM.  This will cover the basic functions of the grade center, including creating and managing columns and calculating a final grade. For more information or to register for this webinar, please click <a href="http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Learn/Resources/Webinars/Events/BITS/Meet-the-Grade-Center.aspx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.  The second webinar is titled "<a href="http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Learn/Resources/Webinars/Events/BITS/The-Rewards-of-Rubrics.aspx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The Rewards of Rubrics</a>" and will be held on Monday, Feb. 18 at 2 PM.<br>This session will start with a general discussion on rubrics and their purpose, and will include a demonstration of how to create an assignment with an attached rubric in a Bb course.  For more information or to register for this webinar, please click <a href="http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Learn/Resources/Webinars/Events/BITS/The-Rewards-of-Rubrics.aspx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.  A full listing of the upcoming webinars can be viewed on <a href="http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Learn/Resources/Webinars/Events.aspx?categoryType=BITS" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard's Innovative Teaching Series website</a>.<br><br><br>
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<Summary>Blackboard is offering two free, 1-hour webinars that may be of interest to UMBC faculty.  The first is titled "Meet the Grade Center" and will be held on Monday, Feb. 11 at 1 PM.  This will cover...</Summary>
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<Title>Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm- midnight, Mon 2/11</Title>
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<Summary>The UMBC Blackboard server will be down from 10 pm - midnight  Monday, Feb. 11.  This down time is outside the regularly scheduled maintenance window but is necessary in order to fix a known bug...</Summary>
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    <div class="html-content">Conflict can have many causes – disagreements about who does what, or about how things are done, as well as disagreements related to personality and style. And inevitably, conflicts will arise in the workplace, so it's critical to be able to deal with them successfully. If you avoid conflict that requires quick, decisive action, or if you take an aggressive approach when you need to gain the commitment of the other person, you may make the situation worse. Unresolved conflict can intensify and hinder your productivity as you spend more time worrying about the conflict than achieving your goals. And remember, the costs of prolonged conflict can be high – negative emotions, blocked communication, and stress. But choosing the appropriate response based on the type of conflict is important. When you address conflict properly, you will experience a number of benefits: it can enhance your creativity and it can strengthen your relationships, for example. These six videos cover confronting employees, understanding the five styles of personal conflict and how to resolve those conflicts. Materials designed to support blended learning activities aligned with this course are available from the Resources Page.<br><br>•    Confrontation: What’s the Best Approach: pc_bi_mgbi009<br>•    Personal Conflict Styles: pc_bi_pabi002<br>•    Coping with Accusations in the Workplace: pc_ch_lsch003<br>•    Managing Conflict: pc_ch_lach009<br>•    Manager to Manager Conflict: pc_ch_mgch003<br>•    Conflict: Avoid, Confront, or Delay?: pc_ch_pach004<br><br>Visit the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/skillsoft" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC SkillSoft website</a> for a Quick Start Guide, FAQ’s, and the link to log in to SkillPort. <br><br>For more information about SkillSoft and the Business Exploration Series courseware, click <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/hr/T&amp;OD/PDF%20flyers/SS_BizExplorFlyerCombined.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.<br><br>To schedule a department presentation about using SkillSoft for professional development, call ext. 5-6262 or e-mail <a href="mailto:hrtraining@umbc.edu">hrtraining@umbc.edu</a>. <br><br> </div>
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<Title>Blackboard Weekly Maintenance Schedule Reminder</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">This is just a friendly reminder to the UMBC campus community of the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2007/09/weekly_blackboa.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard weekly maintenance schedule window</a> from Friday 10 pm to Saturday 1 am. Although this maintenance window is not always utilized, DoIT Staff will now be regularly implementing server updates on the last Friday of each month, including January 25, 2013. Reminder notices about the downtime will be posted several days in advance. Blackboard instructors should take note of the weekly maintenance window, and as a general rule, refrain from assigning any work that is due on Blackboard during this time. Similarly students should understand that Blackboard may be unavailable each week from Friday 10 pm - Saturday 1 am.<br><br>We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we maintain these critical systems.</div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="22672" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/training/posts/22672">
<Title>Bb Collaborate Down for Maintenance 10 pm 1/26 - 2 am 1/27</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Blackboard Collaborate has published the following notice about their server maintenance scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 26 at 10 pm:<br><br>
    The North American Bb Collaborate servers will experience a brief service disruption during our scheduled maintenance window on Saturday, January 26, 2013.  The standard maintenance window runs from Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 22:00 to Sunday, January 27, 2013 02:00 US Eastern (UTC/GMT -5). During this time please expect the servers to be unavailable.</div>
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<Title>Blackboard Down for Maintenance 10 pm 1/25 to 1 am 1/26</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">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 <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/08/blackboard_week.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">regularly scheduled maintenance window</a> and is necessary for DoIT staff to perform routine maintenance. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience that this down time may cause.</div>
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<Title>Blackboard Upgrade Completed Ahead of Schedule</Title>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="22147" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/training/posts/22147">
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    <div class="html-content">UMBC Blackboard Update is provided by the <a href="http://umbc.edu/doit" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Division of Information Technology </a>for students, faculty and staff using Blackboard at UMBC. If you have questions or need help, please consult the <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/display/faq/Blackboard" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard Help tab</a> inside Blackboard or directly at <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help</a>.  You can also contact the Technology Support Center at 410.455.3838 or <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867859" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">submit an RT (Request Tracker) ticket</a> via the <a href="https://rt.umbc.edu/UMBC/RequestHelp.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">myUMBC Help Menu</a> or directly at <a href="http://rt.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://rt.umbc.edu</a>.<br><br><strong>HEADLINES</strong><br><br><ol>
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    <li><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/news/19940" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">SP2013 Bb Drop-in Sessions - F2F and Virtual Options</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/news/15957" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Hybrid Course Redesign Workshop, January 18, 2013</a></li>
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