Migration to TurningPoint Cloud Begins This Summer

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 13:17:54 -0400
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Starting this summer, the campus will transition from TurningPoint 5 to TurningPoint Cloud as our new clicker software. During this time, all Division of Information Technology controlled labs and lecture hall computers will be updated with the latest software. Turning Technologies, our current clicker vendor, announced in early 2015 that the TurningPoint 5 software would no longer be supported as of June 2016.

The Instructional Technology Team conducted a comparative analysis of clicker options available for the campus, and deployed a survey to the campus community last fall. In November, the results were shared at a Faculty Town Hall. Based on the feedback from both students and faculty, DoIT and the Instructional Technology team decided it was best to stay with our current clicker vendor, and migrate the campus to TurningPoint Cloud.

By the start of Summer Session I, Blackboard will also be updated with a new integration, which will allow students to create Turning Accounts and register their clicker information within the Learning Management System (LMS). This new integration requires that students have a license code in order to register their clicker information on Blackboard. Students who purchased a clicker prior to Summer 2016 will receive an email containing a license code. Students who have not yet purchased clickers will be able to choose from one of these bundle options in the UMBC Bookstore.

Faculty will also need to sign up for Turning Accounts in order to gain access to the TurningPoint Cloud download. To check system requirements for TurningPoint Cloud please view the PC or Mac release notes. If you have questions or concerns regarding the software download, please submit an RT ticket.

Drop-in Clicker Help Sessions have been scheduled for:
Tuesday, April 19-1:00 PM-1:30 PM
Wednesday, May 4-12:00 PM-12:30PM
Wednesday, May 18-12:00 PM-12:30 PM
All sessions will be held in ENG 025.

To receive updates regarding the campus clicker migration and/or learn about upcoming events, please follow our Instructional Technology group page and/or contact Holly Owens at holly3@umbc.edu with questions or concerns.