Training Opportunities

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 5, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

As online learning grows, educators face the ongoing challenge of fostering interactive, student-centered experiences, particularly for asynchronous learners. This challenge becomes especially...

View Event Details for Free Webinar: Using Custom GPTs to Facilitate Interactive Learning Experiences

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 7, 2025, 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Description

Starting Summer 2025, DoIT introduced a new Blackboard course creation and enrollment process designed to improve roster accuracy, streamline course management, and lay the groundwork for future...

View Event Details for What’s New About UMBC’s Blackboard Course Creation & Enrollment Process?

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 8, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Join our workshop as we explore Microsoft Teams and learn how to communicate, collaborate, and utilize our integration with Blackboard to create a seamless and interactive learning environment for...

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View Event Details for Getting Started with Microsoft Teams

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 11, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Description

What is digital accessibility, and why does it matter in your course? If a student couldn’t access your materials, would you know what to do -- or how to fix it? Join this 30-minute overview...

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View Event Details for Digital Accessibility 101: Principles and Practices

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 12, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Description

Join this 45 minute session with live demo to review Ultra tools to prepare your course, including the following topics: Copy and reuse content from prior courses Create new content with Ultra...

View Event Details for Blackboard Essentials: Content, Organization, and Accessibility

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 12, 2025, 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Description

For faculty who are new to teaching with Blackboard Ultra, getting started may feel overwhelming. During this webinar, Instructional Technology staff will review the basics of Ultra to ensure your...

View Event Details for New Faculty Orientation to Blackboard Ultra

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 13, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Description

How has the digital learning landscape of U.S. higher education evolved over the last decade? What are the opinions of current students and faculty on their digital course materials? This...

View Event Details for Free Webinar: What the Data Tells Us About the Current and Future of Adoption of Digital Learning

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 13, 2025, 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Description

Are you new to Google Meet? Join this session to learn how to get started with this video conferencing tool for teaching, office hours, or meetings. The following topics will be covered:...

View Event Details for Getting Started with Google Meet

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 14, 2025, 10:00 am – 10:30 am

Description

In this 30-minute Quick Start session, participants will learn strategies and effective practices for migrating course materials to Ultra. This session is primarily designed for faculty who are...

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View Event Details for Ultra Quick Start: Copy Content into Blackboard Ultra

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 14, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Ultra offers a new, refreshed teaching and learning experience for Blackboard courses. Redesigned from the ground up, Ultra is responsive, mobile-friendly, and student-centered. Join this...

What's new in Ultra for teaching and learning

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Training Opportunities

Free Webinar: Using Custom GPTs to Facilitate Interactive Learning Experiences

Part of the OLC Innovate 2025 Best-in-Track webinar series

What’s New About UMBC’s Blackboard Course Creation & Enrollment Process?

Learn what’s changing -- and why it matters

Getting Started with Microsoft Teams

Explore this exciting session on MS Teams

Digital Accessibility 101: Principles and Practices

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Blackboard Essentials: Content, Organization, and Accessibility

Create Documents, Organize with Modules, & Design for Access

New Faculty Orientation to Blackboard Ultra

New to Ultra? No problem! Get your course ready for day 1

Free Webinar: What the Data Tells Us About the Current and Future of Adoption of Digital Learning

Latest trends in Open Educational Resources (OER) awareness

Getting Started with Google Meet

Learn how to create meetings and support student engagement

Ultra Quick Start: Copy Content into Blackboard Ultra

Explore strategies to move Original content to Ultra

What's New in Ultra Courses for Teaching & Learning FA2025

Learn about the latest updates & features in Ultra courses

Part of the OLC Innovate 2025 Best-in-Track webinar series

Learn what’s changing -- and why it matters

Explore this exciting session on MS Teams

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Create Documents, Organize with Modules, & Design for Access

New to Ultra? No problem! Get your course ready for day 1

Latest trends in Open Educational Resources (OER) awareness

Learn how to create meetings and support student engagement

Explore strategies to move Original content to Ultra

Learn about the latest updates & features in Ultra courses

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