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Surviving to Thriving: Rocking the New Normal of e-Learning
One in four students take some of their courses online, and two-thirds do so at a public institution in the same state where they live (Allen, Seaman, Pouline, & Straut, 2016; Allen &...
October 13, 2020
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5:48 PM
Ultra adoption continues to grow as UMBC faculty shifted to online learning in response to COVID-19 safety precautions. More than 40% of all active Blackboard courses are now using Ultra in the...
October 9, 2020
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1:33 PM
Explore how adaptive tools can support online learning!
USM OnTrack will be offering two additional free professional development workshops this month that will explore the ways adaptive learning tools can support online learning, particularly in...
October 2, 2020
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2:52 PM
Add media-rich, asynchronous engagement in your courses
VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in several ways – text, voice, audio file, or...
September 30, 2020
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1:58 PM
Attend Live Demos for Faculty of the Virtual Lab Platform
As a reminder, the USM OnTrack initiative is covering the costs of using Labster this year as part of their commitment to supporting faculty. There is no cost to UMBC or to students to use...
September 29, 2020
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7:31 PM
Currently supports Original courses only
The beta release of a new Chromebook extension for Respondus LockDown Browser is currently available for assessments in Original Blackboard courses. This version of the Chromebook extension also...
September 25, 2020
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10:23 AM
Custom solution works in both Ultra & Original courses
Group management is one of the most important tools in a Blackboard course. For large courses, group management is a critical component of assigning students to groups and managing engagement or...
September 18, 2020
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12:25 PM
Attend a product overview and demo on 9/30 from 2 - 3 p.m.
Overview and Demo: Using Ally to Provide Accessible Content Wednesday, September 30 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Please attend an overview of Ally, Blackboard’s accessibility software...
September 14, 2020
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4:07 PM
Recommendations for enhancing traditionally taught courses
USM OnTrack is continuing to support adoption of Labster for online courses. Please see below recommended resources for enhancing traditionally taught courses with Labster below: A...
September 8, 2020
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7:06 PM
New online resources to help identify and address challenges
USM OnTrack WEBSITE New Online Resources: Understanding Students’ Readiness to Learn Last spring’s move to emergency remote teaching may impact how ready students are to learn coming into...
September 8, 2020
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6:59 PM