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Fall 2007
1. Fall 2007 Blackboard Course Shells Have Been Created
2. Audience Response "Clickers" on Campus
3. New Report Lists Most Active Blackboard Courses and Communities
4. OIT Seeks Faculty to Pilot New Version of Blackboard
5. Blackboard Training Workshops
6. 8/22 Hybrid Training Workshop
7. Reminder: Classroom Technology Requests Deadline 8/17 for Mobile Carts
8. FYI: Call for Presentations: 10/2 MDBUG Conf. @ UMBC Tech Center
Spring 2007
1. New Report Lists Most Active Blackboard Courses and Communities
2. UMBC Blackboard User Survey Now Available
3. How to Add Non-UMBC Users to a Bb Course or Community
4. Solution to Blackboard Login "Redirecting" Problem
5. OIT Downtime Notices (Including Blackboard) Available on Blog
6. "Scholar" Tab Added to Blackboard
7. Reminder: Make SP2007 Courses Unavailable or Delete Students
8. Reminder: SP2007 Course Shells Expire on 6/15
10. FYI: Goucher to Host 5/30 TLT Conference
11. FYI: UMBC Launches Maryland Blackboard Users Group
12. FYI: BbWorld'07 World Conference is July 10-12 in Boston
Winter 2007
1. Reminder: End of Semester Checklist
2. Fall 2006 Courses Expire on 1/15
3. Spring 2007 Course Shells Created on 11/30
4. Auto Course Enrollment Now Includes Add AND Drop Changes
5. Blackboard Down for Upgrade 1/12-13 & 1/19-20
6. Winter 2007 Courses to Operate on Alternate Server
7. Reminder: Courses Prior to Fall 2002 Moved to Archive Server
8. Reminder: Instructional Technology Faculty Survey
9. Reminder: Reserving Mobile AV Equipment for Spring 2007
10. New Discussion Board in Version 7.1
11. Learning Objects' Blackboard Wiki and Blog Tool Update
12. FYI: Summer '07 "Hybrid/Online" Courses RFP (Due: 12/8)
13. FYI: USM Sponsors Exploration of QualityMatters Rubric (or checklist) for Quality Online Learning
Fall 20061. FA2006 Course Shells Created on 8/3 & "Self Enrollment" Turned Off
2. Reminder: Faculty Must Turn On Course Shells for Students to See Them
3. Tip: Students Can "Hide" Old Courses on MyBlackboard Tab
4. Blackboard Course Archiving to Begin 8/7
5. OIT Units Merge to Become Instructional Technology & New Media
6. Instructional Technology Faculty Survey
7. Reserving V Equipment for Fall 2006
8. Summer 2006 Courses Expire on 9/20
9. Problem Sending Bulk Emails in Blackboard
10. FYI: 9/15 Educause Learning Initiative "Webinar" on Assessment
11. FYI: Upcoming Blackboard Workshops
12. FYI: Welcome to Jeffrey Berman
Spring 20061. Reminder: End of Semester Checklist
2. Spring 2006 Courses Expire on 6/15
3. Summer 2006 Course Shells Created on 5/18
4. Digital Drop Box to be Discontinued on 6/30
5. OIT Seeks Faculty Volunteers for Bb Version 7.1 Summer Pilot
6. Alternate Delivery Program Winter 2007 RFPs (deadline 5/19) <
7. Wimba Tools Pilot Extended One Year; Live Classroom Ends December 2006
8. Growth of Blackboard Research Communities
9. Bb Courses Older than One Year to be Archived this Summer
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