Tuesday,
June 10, 2025
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JUN17Learn how Quality Matters benefits student learning2:00 PM · OnlineExplore how integrating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) principles enhances the usability and effectiveness of online lectures, promoting inclusive and engaging...0 comments
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AUG5Part of the OLC Innovate 2025 Best-in-Track webinar series12:00 PM · OnlineAs online learning grows, educators face the ongoing challenge of fostering interactive, student-centered experiences, particularly for asynchronous learners. This challenge becomes especially...0 comments
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JUL24Part of the OLC Innovate 2025 Best-in-Track webinar series2:00 PM · OnlineToday’s undergraduate students experience high levels of anxiety, which can hinder their learning. Course policies grounded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles can help alleviate...0 comments
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JUL9Part of the OLC Innovate 2025 Best-in-Track webinar series1:00 PM · OnlineIn this webinar, the presenters propose a bold new model for course design that integrates Large Language Models (LLMs) directly into the curriculum. Breaking away from traditional limitations on...0 comments
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JUN25Sponsored by Anthology11:00 AM · OnlineThis webinar explores the grading process and the methods to make it easier than ever to grade learners’ work. In Blackboard, instructors can provide feedback, post grades, and check the...0 comments
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Improve accessibility in your CourseArc contentCourseArc offers new AI-powered features to make content creation smarter and faster. From generating alt text and long descriptions to transforming outlines into full lessons and creating quizzes...
Monday,
June 9, 2025
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UMBC users will use: voicethread.comPlease note that after June 30, 2025, your UMBC VoiceThread account may be accessed via: https://voicethread.com Currently UMBC users may access VoiceThread via: https://umbc.voicethread.com. ...
Friday,
June 6, 2025
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DoIT will power down the old Rolm based phone systemOn Monday, June 9th, DoIT will be permanently shutting down the retired Rolm based phone system. Now that the campus has been migrated to the Cisco VoIP phone system, no impact to services or...
Wednesday,
June 4, 2025
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You may have noticed something new in RT! Starting today, we're turning on the rich text editor by default. Many RT Power Users knew that you could turn this on in your profile settings, by...
Tuesday,
June 3, 2025
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Track unread discussions & student activityThe June 2025 update to Blackboard Ultra brings a fresh set of enhancements designed to support instructional efficiency, student engagement, and accessible course design. From new question types...
Monday,
June 2, 2025
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IT Security - DoIT Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust re-posted to Division of Information Technology (DoIT) · 12:32 PMOver the weekend, some members of the UMBC community may have received messages (via text or email) like the ones shown below, prompting users to renew their UMBC Alert account. These messages...
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DoIT has been working closely with Administration & Finance on the SAP Concur Travel System Implementation! We are excited to begin testing and change management planning. Please see the below...
Sunday,
June 1, 2025
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We want to let you know that our wiki (Atlassian Confluence Cloud) has been unexpectedly offline since Friday night due to a billing-related issue with our hosting vendor. Although we did pay our...
Thursday,
May 29, 2025
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Congratulations Roza, Jordan & JoshUMBC AV Team Shines at Maryland History Day UMBC’s AV student support team, Roza Zareidoodeji, Jordan Pierre-Scott and Josh Cheeks, delivered exceptional service during this year's Maryland...
Wednesday,
May 28, 2025
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Event Recap: Spring 2025 “Clinic of Clinics”By Tejas Ramlal Walke, Student, University of Maryland, Baltimore County | May 15, 2025 On April 24, 2025, the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics held the Spring 2025 “Clinic of Clinics”...
Tuesday,
May 27, 2025
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Congratulations Greg, Roy and Andy!The HPC team, down two staff, performed a large upgrade of the High Performance Computing (HPC) environment. Over $1.7 million in new hardware was purchased, including new HPC CPU nodes, new GPU...
Thursday,
May 22, 2025
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Earlier today, we experienced a technical issue with legacy RT forms in which submissions were not resulting in a ticket. We believe this issue started within the past day. Modern RT forms built...
Wednesday,
May 21, 2025
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The Internet2 NET+ Program is pleased to announce that Jack Suess, vice president of information technology and chief information officer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is the...
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Congratulations to DoIT's graduating student employees! We are so proud of all of your accomplishments and can't wait to see what amazing adventures you will have in the future! Anna...
Tuesday,
May 20, 2025
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Career Growth & Cybersecurity Journey in Desktop SupportCourtney shares her 8-year journey in desktop support at UMBC, highlighting career growth, technical skills, and future goals in cybersecurity. Navigating a Career in IT Support: Lessons from...