The My Academic Progress (MAP) system served the needs of UMBC’s Advising Community for ~15 years. In the early 1990s, DoIT along with the Registrars Office sought to better meet the needs of the...
February 26, 2015
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3:47 PM
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The Campus Solutions-PeopleSoft system will be off-line for maintenance this Friday, February 27th from 5 pm - 7 pm.
February 25, 2015
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2:09 PM
Faculty who plan to use clickers for instruction during the Fall 2015 semester will need to have device order(s) submitted to the Bookstore no later than Friday, March 27, 2015. This deadline...
February 25, 2015
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10:05 AM
Blackboard Collaborate can help maintain academic continuity
After inclement weather canceled three morning classes, Dr. Anne Spence knew she had to find an alternate way to meet with her freshman engineering students before the next snow event. “I was...
February 20, 2015
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12:29 PM
Winterize your course for Mother Nature's drop-in visit
In the event of heavy snow or other emergency when classes cannot meet, UMBC faculty can choose from several tools and technologies to support teaching and learning. Online delivery methods offer...
February 16, 2015
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1:24 PM
Help Bring Weight Watchers Back to UMBC!
More than just a weight loss program, Weight Watchers provides you with the support, tools, and the most important thing - a community - to help you start or maintain healthy eating and an...
February 5, 2015
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10:04 AM
We love TechSmith Relay!
Sometimes it’s just easier to show than tell. Using TechSmith Relay, faculty can capture and narrate the content displayed on their computers and then publish an online “screencast” video tutorial...
February 2, 2015
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8:42 AM
Allows for complete control of a system with no credentials
Earlier this week a critical security flaw in the gethostbyname() function of glibc in Linux was exposed. This effects many major linux distributions including Redhat 5 and Redhat 6 Enterprise....
January 31, 2015
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10:59 AM
Consider SkillSoft Microsoft Office Specialist Certification
Are you looking for a way to increase your Microsoft office skills and add an industry certification credential to your resume? If so, consider using SkillSoft as your e-Learning partner to...
January 29, 2015
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1:56 PM
Students will need to re-register their devices
Since UMBC migrated to the new Blackboard managed hosting site, instructors who use clickers must now include https with the URL to access TurningPoint course participant lists. The full URL is...
January 29, 2015
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12:18 PM