On 3/12/2017, starting at 7am and expected to be completed before 9am, DoIT will be migrating the data and service from web-db1.core.umbc.edu and deptdb.core.umbc.edu to...
March 7, 2017
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9:49 AM
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Learning Analytics Research for LMS Course Design
Building on prior learning analytics research at UMBC, DoIT's John Fritz has co-authored "Learning Analytics Research for LMS Course Design: Two Studies" in the current issue of Educause Review...
March 1, 2017
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2:38 PM
Payroll & DoIT collaborate to digitize a paper process
In late January 2016, Lisa Drouillard, Director of Payroll, and Lance Rand, Manager and Software Developer for DoIT’s Business Service Group, began meeting to streamline and digitize the contract...
February 27, 2017
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10:53 AM
This morning around 9:10am we experienced a failure of several disk arrays on our central storage system. The arrays that failed affected several critical systems, including myUMBC and parts of...
February 20, 2017
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11:53 AM
New Turning Technologies Intern Hired
Sophia Haire has joined the Instructional Technology team as the new Turning Technologies Clicker Intern for the Spring 2017 semester. Sophia is a senior Center for Women in Technology (CWIT)...
February 15, 2017
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8:50 AM
Meet one of the many students working at the TSC
Located on the first floor of the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery, The Technology Support Center (TSC) is the first stop in assisting the UMBC community with technology questions and requests....
February 13, 2017
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10:07 AM
Personal Assistant Job Offer is a Fraudulent Check Scam
We have received complaints about people receiving fraudulent job offer emails from con-artists. In some of the job offers, the con-artist offers to pay $200 weekly for running errands,...
February 13, 2017
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8:57 AM
Importance of the Blackboard Grade Center
Update from 2/1/18 Blackboard Analytics Symposium: Using Bb Predict and UMBC's FYI alert program together is more accurate than using either service alone....
February 10, 2017
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4:08 PM
Study Abroad Office and DoIT Launch New Tool for Students
16 years ago, the Study Abroad Office (SAO) had a simple software tool called FileMaker Pro to track study abroad requests. However, many of the ‘features’ the tool could not adequately match the...
February 10, 2017
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6:54 AM
Project expands Maryland Open-Source Textbook initiative
The William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation is pleased to announce the High-impact OER Mini-Grant Program, a new funding program designed to strategically support Maryland public...
February 9, 2017
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9:40 AM