New Classroom Feature Coming Fall 2025: Automated Classroom Recordings
Instructors assigned to teach in the 48 General Purpose Classrooms during the Fall 2025 semester will be able to pre-schedule classroom Panopto recordings in ELMS-Canvas.
AI at the University of Maryland
UMD leaders announced several updates related to AI at UMD, including new guidelines, a new tool, and a commission's final report.
UMD Zoom Cloud Recordings Older Than 180 Days Are Automatically Deleted
Starting January 1, 2025, all UMD Zoom recordings older than 180 days are automatically deleted on a continuous basis.
Canva Now Available to UMD Students
All UMD undergraduate and graduate students now have access to Canva’s premium visual design tools at no cost to students! Canva’s online graphic design tools can help to create beautiful presentations for class, snazzy social media graphics to market a club or organization, a great-looking resume for that coveted job, and more.Discounted yearly licenses are also available for UMD use for faculty and staff.
Overleaf Collaborative Writing and Publishing Tool Now Available
Overleaf professional collaborative writing and publishing features are now available to all UMD faculty, staff, students, and affiliates through a new UMD Overleaf portal.
UMD URL Shortener Service Update
The go.umd.edu URL shortener service for UMD faculty, staff, and students transitioned from Bit.ly to a UMD-hosted service in May 2024.
Terrapin Tech Has a New Location
Beginning August 20, 2024, UMD community members can get in-person customer support services in 0100 Patuxent Building.
Academic Technology Tool Changes
Service offerings for several academic technologies are changing before the Fall 2024 semester.
Changes to Repair Services for Institutional Devices
Terrapin Tech no longer provides repair services for institutionally owned Dell and Apple devices as of July 1, 2024.