Fall 2013 Bb Course Shells Created 7/16/13 Bb course shells for FA 2013 were created on July 16, and will continue to be updated daily. Bb shells are available for all courses (designated as lecture, lab, or discussion) listed in the UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC), provided that there was an instructor of recordlisted. 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 hourly. If you are an instructor, and your name is not associated with the course you are teaching in the SOC, please see your departmental scheduling coordinator to get that issue resolved. Additionally in situations where one instructor is teaching multiple sections of the same course, by default all sections will be combined into one Bb course shell. If you want to have separate shells for different sections, or if you need a shell for for a research or independent study course, please submit a new course requestor submit an RT ticket with your request. As a reminder, all Bb course shells are initially unavailable to students until the instructor makes it available ]]> Bb course shells for FA 2013 were created on July 16, and will continue to be updated daily. 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Since the upgrade, the new version offers better overall integration with UMBC’s Blackboard system. Additionally, the latest software includes a number of enhancements from the previous version and is now available for download. Please reference the UMBC FAQ for further information. ]]> Turning Technologies’ student response system (a.k.a clickers) has been upgraded to version 5.2.1 this summer. 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In accordance with the Blackboard Course Retention Policy, all Blackboard courses older than  Fall 2007 will be deleted. DoIT has scheduled this removal for Friday, August 23, 2013. 

Instructors are encouraged to download and keep a copy of the Grade Center for any affected courses. Instructors may also archive an entire course, and keep a local copy for their records. Be aware though that only DoIT system administrators can "restore" an archived course on the UMBC Blackboard production server.

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Currently, we are running version 9.1.9 and plan to upgrade to version 9.1.13 (depending on what version is available in October when the Winter server is built). In addition to staying current with Bb's latest release, the latest version of Bb will give us access to several new features that include the following:



Before the upgrade, anyone can see how these features look and function now by trying out a demo instance on the free coursesites.blackboard.com:



After the upgrade, DoIT will provide face-to-face and online "Bb Drop In" sessions. We also are very willing to support cohort-based training for departments that can assure a minimum of four (4) faculty and/or staff will be present (dates & times TBD). To request cohort training, submit an "online learning" request via rt.umbc.edu. Please use “Bb Cohort Training Request” in the subject line.


As always, for on-demand video-demos, short text tips & answers to UMBC's most frequently asked questions about Blackboard, click on the "Blackboard Help" tab inside UMBC's Blackboard system or visit www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help, which is part of a larger FAQ knowledge base at www.umbc.edu/faq.
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Hello all.

On Tuesday, August 20th starting at 8am LDAP Master, Kerberos and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable.  Account authentication and logins will not be affected during this downtime.  

The maintenance window will allow staff to apply needed security and application updates.  The outage window is expected to last two hours with services being restored by 10am on Tuesday, August 20th.  

During the outage window account creations will be queued and then processed upon restoration of services.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Technology Support Center at x53838.

Thanks!
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EDUCAUSE® is a nonprofit association and the foremost community of IT leaders and professionals committed to advancing higher education.

The article explains how UMBC was able to use the RT (Request Tracker) Help System, REX (Report EXchange) Data Warehouse, and FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) Knowledge Base systems to achieve a comprehensive help desk solution for the entire university.

Laura joined the Business Systems Group (BSG) of Division of Information Technology (DoIT) in the summer of 2012 and has been invaluable getting the word out about some of the success stories involving DoIT and our campus partners.

Her ability to grasp the concepts of the various technologies used throughout DoIT and pull them together in a cohesive manner has been remarkable.

Laura is a recent UMBC graduate (Class of 2013), a member of the English Honors Society (Sigma Tau Delta), and a recipient of the Learning Resource Center's Outstanding Tutor Award.

I am also excited for Laura as she begins her new position as the Arts and Entertainment Coordinator at The Baltimore Sun starting August 19, 2013.




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Tony exemplifies team work and dedication. His attention to detail and commitment to resolving issues is remarkable.

In the last few months Tony has worked closely with UMBC's Procurement Office to support the annual PO Roll Over process and was instrumental in the success for the Grants Reconciliation project. It is common for leaders in both the Financial Services and Procurement departments to contact me and make sure I know how key Tony is to their success.

Thanks Tony!!

]]> Please join me in congratulating Tony Finneran of DoIT's Business Systems Group (BSG) for being selected as the July 2013 Exempt Employee of the Quarter. Tony exemplifies team work and... https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/32899/guest@my.umbc.edu/31b15ea149ba146bf6459b811b0f2d6c/api/pixel Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/899/db5cfc2cb39ac654a6a533f2f2611fb9/xxlarge.jpg?1374177078 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/899/db5cfc2cb39ac654a6a533f2f2611fb9/xlarge.jpg?1374177078 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/899/db5cfc2cb39ac654a6a533f2f2611fb9/large.jpg?1374177078 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/899/db5cfc2cb39ac654a6a533f2f2611fb9/medium.jpg?1374177078 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/899/db5cfc2cb39ac654a6a533f2f2611fb9/small.jpg?1374177078 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/899/db5cfc2cb39ac654a6a533f2f2611fb9/xsmall.jpg?1374177078 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/899/db5cfc2cb39ac654a6a533f2f2611fb9/xxsmall.jpg?1374177078 0 0 true Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:44:58 -0400 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:32:04 -0400 Patrick Simon to leave UMBC on August 15th

It is with mixed emotions I am writing to announce that Patrick Simon, Business Analyst/Developer in DoIT’s Business Systems Group, will be leaving UMBC to become a consultant with Accenture. His last day on campus will be Thursday, August 15th. 

Patrick has been with UMBC since 1998, starting as a student employee and then hired full-time as a programmer to assist with the Student Information Legacy system and Y2k efforts. In 2003 Patrick joined the BSG technical team supporting the PeopleSoft Finance system. After a very successful three-year tour he took his new skills and moved over to the technical team focused on the implementation for the PeopleSoft Student Administration system.

Patrick has been instrumental in the success of many projects at UMBC. Some recent projects include an automated process for Admissions Posting Decision, which he co-presented at the most recent Regional PeopleSoft Users Group in June 2013, Online Transcript Request system from AVOW, and web-based front-end solutions for UMBC’s Request Tracker (RT) system.

Patrick is another DoIT staff member with a UMBC success story. While working full-time he completed his Bachelors in Information Systems, got married and now has four beautiful daughters, and somehow managed to achieve an MBA from University of Maryland University College in 2011.

I have truly enjoyed watching him grow into the professional he has become. Please join me in congratulating Patrick on his past and future successes.

Sincerely,

Joe Kirby

Asst. VP, Business Systems Group

Division of Information Technology

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DoIT is offering Blackboard Drop-in Sessions to assist and help faculty prepare for Fall 2013 courses. Do you have questions about Blackboard? Stop in! 

Face to Face Sessions: 
The following F2F sessions will be held in ENGR 025. A DoIT staff member will be available to work one-on-one with users who show up during the designated times. Please note that this is not a formal Blackboard training class. Users may show up or leave at any point during these sessions. Additional dates and times may be added as demand warrants. 

Summer 2013: 
Day Date Time
Thursday July 18 1-2:30 PM
Friday July 26 12-1 PM
Thursday August 1 9:30-11:00 AM
Monday August 5 2-3:30 PM
Thursday August 8 9:30-11:00 AM
Thursday August 15 9:30-11:00 AM
Friday August 23 2-3:30 PM
Fall 2013:
Day Date Time
Tuesday August 27 2-3:30 PM
Thursday August 29 12-1 PM
Tuesday September 3 12-1 PM
Thursday September 5 12-1 PM
Tuesday September 10 12-1 PM
Thursday September 12 12-1 PM
Wednesdays September 18 - December 4 12-1 PM

Virtual Sessions:
In addition to the F2F sessions, DoIT will also offer virtual drop-in sessions using Bb Collaborate, a web-conferencing tool. Any faculty members with Bb questions may participate in these online sessions. Dates and times are listed below. For more information on accessing these online sessions please visit http://umbc.edu/go/bbdropin. 
Day Date Time Location
Thursday August 29 5:30-7:00 PM BB Collaborate
Wednesday September 4 5:30-7:00 PM BB Collaborate
Thursday September 12 5:30-7:00 PM BB Collaborate
]]> DoIT is offering Blackboard Drop-in Sessions to assist and help faculty prepare for Fall 2013 courses. Do you have questions about Blackboard? Stop in!  Face to Face Sessions:  The following... https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/32541/guest@my.umbc.edu/b85cc0cb937a9b2d0de0e15780e24fc2/api/pixel blackboard Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology 1 0 true Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:34:05 -0400 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:43:23 -0400 Staff Changes in Instructional Technology Welcome to Carlton Crabtree and Tom Penniston Fall 2014 Update: While Carlton Crabtree has moved on, Tom Penniston joined the Instructional Technology team full time this past spring. He also earned his Ph.D in Language, Literacy, and Culture from UMBC.

Tom's areas of expertise include learning analytics, TechRelay (formerly Camtasia Relay) screen casting, Box, Google Apps, Instructional Systems Design, iPads in the classroom, rubrics, Respondus Lockdown Browser and Blackboard. 

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Following Karin Readel's departure last month, we've added some new staff and reassigned others in DoIT's Instructional Technology & New Media (ITNM) group.

Specifically, I'm pleased to announce that Carlton Crabtree and Tom Penniston have joined DoIT as contractual support staff. Carlton earned his Ph.D in Information Systems from UMBC in 2010, and is an adjunct instructor who's Blackboard course was the 60th most active of all 1,400+ courses in Spring 2013. Tom is a Ph.D candidate in the Language, Literacy and Culture program, and has been providing instructional technology support to the Division of Professional Studies, including the E-Teacher Program. 

In addition, Anna Sniadach will be focusing more of her time on support of Blackboard integration with the Student Administration (SA) system, particularly course creation and enrollment. As such, we'll be shifting her responsibilities for the FAQ Knowledge Base to Andrea Mocko in the Technology Support Center (TSC). Finally, Joan Costello will be taking over responsibility for the Scantron test scoring process.

As we get closer to the start of the Fall 2013 semester, we'll announce a search for a new Director of Instructional Technology as well as some changes in how faculty can best get help. For now, join me in welcoming Carlton and Tom, and thanking Anna, Andrea and Joan for their flexibility and support.

Sincerely,

John Fritz
Asst. VP, Instructional Technology & New Media
UMBC Division of Information Technology (DoIT) 


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