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<Title>ResNet Blitz - August 27, 28, 30. Sign Up Now!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Welcome back! To make your transition easier, the Department of Information Technology has provided a simple form that you can use to request assistance, should you experience difficulty in connecting to the UMBC network. DoIt staff will be available at the residence halls and apartments on Friday, Saturday and Monday to resolve these issues. The forms to request assistance are available at every front desk of all residence halls, at the Help Desk front desk (ENGR building room 020), on <a href="http://my.umbc.edu">http://my.umbc.edu</a> and <a href="http://resnet.umbc.edu">http://resnet.umbc.edu</a>.</div>
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<Summary>Welcome back! To make your transition easier, the Department of Information Technology has provided a simple form that you can use to request assistance, should you experience difficulty in...</Summary>
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<Title>Changes in How Faculty Can Get Blackboard Help</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Starting today, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is directing faculty to the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">DoIT Help Desk</a> to resolve basic (tier 1) Blackboard issues or escalate to DoIT's Instructional Technology &amp; New Media <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/itnm" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">group</a>. Presidium Learning will continue to support basic (tier 1) student Blackboard issues, excluding DoIT's auto-enrollment and auto-course creation processes, which are unique to UMBC. 
    
    Generally speaking, tier 1 IT support refers to basic but frequent end user support (e.g., forgotten passwords), tier 2 refers to less frequent but more advanced application support (e.g., how to export/import a course or use the grade center), and tier 3 refers to a handful of back end, but high impact system administration issues (e.g., server is down).</div>
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<Summary>Starting today, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is directing faculty to the DoIT Help Desk to resolve basic (tier 1) Blackboard issues or escalate to DoIT's Instructional Technology...</Summary>
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<Title>Anecdotal Reports of System Slowness After Bb 9.1 Upgrade</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Early after the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/04/umbc_blackboard_3.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blackboard 9.1 upgrade at the end of May</a>, DoIT received a few anecdotal reports of slowness in the new version of Blackboard. While we've not been able to consistently replicate these issues for further analysis, we have been in frequent contact with Blackboard, which has inspected our system and found nothing out of the ordinary.</div>
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<Summary>Early after the Blackboard 9.1 upgrade at the end of May, DoIT received a few anecdotal reports of slowness in the new version of Blackboard. While we've not been able to consistently replicate...</Summary>
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<Title>Support for WT &amp; SP 2011 Hybrid Courses,...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Support for WT &amp; SP 2011 Hybrid Courses, Instructional ContinuityWhile the Fall semester starts next week, the Division of Information Technology (in partnership with the Provost's Office and Continuing &amp; Professional Studies), is providing support for hybrid learning and instructional continuity. Specifically, departmental course proposals are due to the Registrar's Office September 10 (for Winter), and October 1 (for Spring). Faculty who have support from a chair and meet Fall <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/oit/hybrid/requirements" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">requirements</a> of the Alternate Delivery Program (ADP) can receive a one-time, $2,500 course development stipend. Space in the ADP is limited, and DoIT encourages faculty to carefully consider how (and why) they are actively using instructional technologies now, but the following resources may be helpful in deciding whether to identify a Winter or Spring 2011 course proposal for "hybrid" or "online" delivery:</div>
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<Summary>Full Title: Support for WT &amp; SP 2011 Hybrid Courses, Instructional ContinuityWhile the Fall semester starts next week, the Division of Information Technology (in partnership with the Provost's...</Summary>
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<Title>Take a Two-Week, Online Course in "How to Teach an...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Take a Two-Week, Online Course in "How to Teach an Online Course"Since most faculty teach the way they were taught--and most weren't taught online--the best way to start is to first learn online, when someone else is driving the experience. In 2008 UMBC joined the <a href="http://www.sloan-c.org/index" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Sloan Consortium</a>, an institutional organization dedicated to promoting quality online education. As members UMBC faculty have access to Sloan-C's <a href="http://www.sloan-c.org/cp2010" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">"College Pass"</a> program, which allows them to register for <a href="http://www.sloan-c.org/2010_workshop_schedule" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">online courses</a> on topics ranging from delivering online content and fostering student engagement to podcasting and use of Second Life. Of particular interest is the two-week "<strong>Getting Started: First Step Toward Online Teaching</strong>" course that begins August 25 and is repeated on October 13 and November 3. During this course, faculty will be introduced to the fundamentals of online education, and gain practical “hands-on” experience with technology.  This is an ideal opportunity for faculty interested in exploring hybrid or online teaching.</div>
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<Summary>Full Title: Take a Two-Week, Online Course in "How to Teach an Online Course"Since most faculty teach the way they were taught--and most weren't taught online--the best way to start is to first...</Summary>
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<Title>Top 5 Start of Semester Blackboard Tips</Title>
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<Title>Blackboard Upgraded to Bb Learn 9.1; New Features and...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Blackboard Upgraded to Bb Learn 9.1; New Features and Known IssuesUMBC’s Blackboard Learning Management System was <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/04/major_blackboar.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">upgraded to Bb Learn 9.1 over Memorial Weekend.</a>   Approximately 300 faculty members successfully used this new system to teach their courses throughout summer, taking advantage of the many new features available.  These enhancements include the accessibility of the Control Panel, the new Course homepage, the Course Files feature, and drag and drop ability.  Highlights of these new features, as well as some of the known issues are detailed below.</div>
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<Summary>Full Title: Blackboard Upgraded to Bb Learn 9.1; New Features and Known IssuesUMBC’s Blackboard Learning Management System was upgraded to Bb Learn 9.1 over Memorial Weekend.   Approximately 300...</Summary>
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<Title>Fall Bb Course Shells Created on 7/15; Daily Updates...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Fall Bb Course Shells Created on 7/15; Daily Updates ContinueBb course shells for FA2010 were created on July 15, and continue to be automatically updated daily.  As <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2010/04/change_in_black.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">announced in April</a>, the course creation process has undergone a change.  Bb shells were created for all courses listed in the <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/registrar/schedule/index.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC)</a>, provided that there was an instructor of record listed. The addition of new course sections and instructors will result in new Bb shells being automatically generated each morning.    Student enrollment in Bb will continue to mirror the official registration in SA, and will update multiple times daily.</div>
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<Summary>Full Title: Fall Bb Course Shells Created on 7/15; Daily Updates ContinueBb course shells for FA2010 were created on July 15, and continue to be automatically updated daily.  As announced in...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="2102" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/veterans/posts/2102">
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    <div class="html-content">Due to circumstances beyond the control of DoIT, installation of computers as part of the Computer Replacement Initiative (CRI) has been delayed until the end of September. This deployment had been planned to begin at the end of July.
    
    The reason for the delay is that our vendor, Dell, has recently began offering to its corporate customers an "environmentally friendly" shipping option that avoids excessive use of non-biodegradable packing materials. DoIT, as a part of its commitment to sustainability, chose this optional shipping method when the order was placed. Unfortunately, Dell has experienced various difficulties in executing these orders, and has informed us that it will be some weeks before our computers arrive in their "eco-friendly" packing.
    
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<Title>Google Apps for UMBC is Here</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">We are excited to announce that beginning August 30th, faculty, staff and students can opt-in to the new Google@UMBC environment.
    
    Google Apps is a package of online applications that makes communicating and collaborating at UMBC easier and more efficient. The cornerstone of Google Apps is Gmail, Google’s web-based email program, which integrates with Google Docs, for creating and sharing documents, and Google Calendar, for coordinating schedules. All of these services are hosted online, so email, documents, and calendars are always accessible from any computer, anywhere.
    
    The Google contract was signed by the attorney general’s office in July 2010 under the Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium (MEEC) umbrella. UMBC was the first USM school to sign the new contract thus allowing UMBC to offer the Google collaborative tools to the UMBC community.
    
    A <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/umbc.edu/gmail-migration/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Google@UMBC Web Site</strong></a> has been setup to answer many of your questions.
    
    <strong><u>Timeline</u></strong>
    <strong>August 6th </strong>       All new student accounts will automatically be created on      Google@UMBC. This includes incoming Fall 2010 Freshmen.
    <strong>August 30th</strong>         Faculty, Staff and Students can opt-in, via NEW Web Interface, to migrate their mail to Google
    <strong>January 2011</strong>    Migrate remaining student accounts to Google</div>
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