News

Blackboard Down for Cloud Migration June 30 - July 8

Summer courses remain ONLINE during this period

click here to access summer courses Per DoIT’s March 8 and April 28 announcements, Blackboard engineers will migrate the primary UMBC Blackboard site (blackboard.umbc.edu) beginning at 12:01...

Posted: June 7, 2017, 3:28 PM

Student Bb Activity Shining Light on Effective Course Design

The 20 Most Active Undergraduate Bb Courses of Spring 2017

As campus technology adoption by students continues to expand, DoIT is able to gather data that might inform effective course design practices, including Blackboard interactions (i.e., clicks on...

Posted: May 23, 2017, 2:58 PM

UMBC Blackboard Update: SP/SU2017

UMBC Blackboard Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard Help tab inside...

Posted: May 9, 2017, 11:30 AM

Blackboard Mobile Apps Available for Free Download

Existing Bb Mobile Learn app discontinued in August 2017

With the upcoming retirement of the Bb Learn mobile app in August 2017, we encourage UMBC students who wish to access their Blackboard courses via mobile device to download and use the Blackboard...

Posted: May 8, 2017, 11:55 AM

7 Things to Remember During the Bb Cloud Migration

Essential tips for summer faculty

This summer, UMBC takes Blackboard to the cloud. Summer courses will be hosted in a separate environment while we prepare for the migration of our main site. Here are seven important things to...

Posted: May 5, 2017, 10:59 AM