Thursday,
September 18, 2025
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Three ways to leverage Ally’s alt formats for all learnersIn today's diverse college classrooms, providing students with options for how they engage with course materials is not just a convenience - it's a critical component of effective teaching. By...
Wednesday,
September 17, 2025
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NOV13Come together for a day of learning & sharing best practices8:00 AM · OnlineThe ninth Digital Teaching Symposium, hosted by Anthology, brings educators together to share and discover innovative uses of technology in an ever-changing teaching environment. To keep learners...
Tuesday,
September 16, 2025
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SEP24If you can click it, you can fix it.12:00 PM · Engineering : 102This drop-in session provides time for questions, live demos, and individual support for faculty navigating digital accessibility in their courses. Get targeted help with digital accessibility in...0 comments -
OCT7Create. Check. Share. Accessibility Made Simple12:00 PM · OnlineNew to Creating Accessible Content with Microsoft Office Tools? Join this workshop session to learn how to create accessible content using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. This workshop...1 Going · 0 comments
Monday,
September 15, 2025
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$2k professional awards renewable annuallyOnce again, the Provost's Office has provided funding through the Learning Analytics Fellowship program to faculty and staff for the 2025-26 academic year. Details of the new fellows’ proposals... -
A general overview of where to find information on myUMBCWelcome to myUMBC! Here is a brief overview of what and where to find information as a UMBC student. What's new this fall? Search / Ask Bar This is a useful research tool for finding what...
Wednesday,
September 10, 2025
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Declutter your cloud storage and make room for new projectsIs your Google Drive running out of space? Don't worry, you're not alone. With a few simple steps, you can free up valuable storage and get organized for future documents and projects. These tips...
Tuesday,
September 9, 2025
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IT Security - DoIT Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust re-posted to Division of Information Technology (DoIT) · 4:34 PMDear UMBC Community, DoIT has recently been made aware of a new phishing campaign through Google Calendar. In this scheme, attackers send fraudulent calendar invites that automatically appear on... -
Fix titles, language, OCR issues, right inside BlackboardImagine encountering a PDF flagged in Ally for having no embedded title, missing language metadata, or being a scanned-only image. Ally’s latest update brings a trio of PDF "quick fixes" that turn... -
Learn how to apply the QM Rubric to online course design in Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR) WorkshopOnline workshop offered Oct. 7-28 by Salisbury and UMBCFaculty or staff interested in learning about the underlying principles behind the QM Rubric may be enrolled into QM’s flagship workshop, Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR), that will be offered... -
SEP30Remediate in real-time: Fix images, PDFs, offer alt formats12:00 PM · OnlineLearn about Ally, a tool in Blackboard Ultra that scans content created in a course and offers instructors remediation options in real-time to improve accessibility. In this session we highlight...3 Going
Monday,
September 8, 2025
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Join us for our virtual series this fall!The original post can be found on myumbc at Announcing the 2025 AI Symposium! On the heels of the successful “AI, Privacy, and Ethics Symposium” of April 2024, we’re back with a new iteration!... -
SEP25Discover faster ways to deliver better feedback12:00 PM · OnlineLooking for a faster, easier way to provide meaningful student feedback? Join us for a 30-minute overview and live demo of the AVA Feedback Assistant, a new, AI-powered tool now available in...15 Going · 0 comments
Friday,
September 5, 2025
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SEP1912:00 PM · Engineering : 102These are drop-in office hours where you can work with a member of our user-support team to work on an issue. You do NOT need to have an open rt ticket with us to join these. These are first come,...0 comments
Thursday,
September 4, 2025
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To all HPC users, Based on guidance provided by the Shared Infrastructure Governance subcommittee on advanced GPU resources, the DoIT Research Computing Team has made some changes to the Slurm...
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To all HPC users, We wanted to remind all users that the change to redundant login nodes may cause some one-time issues for returning users to the chip HPC. Due to the additional login...
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Use Ally to find and fix course issues in minutesNeed to boost your course accessibility but short on time? Blackboard’s Ally tool is built right into your course and gives you instant feedback on how to improve content for all students —...
Wednesday,
September 3, 2025
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To all HPC users, The DoIT Research Computing Team has completed the downtime scheduled for today. Over the course of the downtime, the team was able to accomplish the following: Created...
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SEP17Learn more about digital accessibility and faculty engagemen1:00 PM · OnlineAddressing issues within online learning is crucial because inaccessible content excludes learners, hindering their educational experience. Explore how a digital escape room (DER) about...0 comments -
Discover new AI tools, question titles, block stylingThe September Ultra release introduces improvements to assessment creation, content formatting and an optional AI-powered virtual assistant. These enhancements are designed to help instructors...
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