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HEADLINES
What's New
- Yuja Migration Delayed to Mid-January
- Blackboard News
- Blackboard courses created on Nov 21, 2025
- Blackboard to Launch New FAQs in mid-December
- Blackboard Revamps Course Navigation to Streamline Workflows by Jan 9
- Three Faculty Named 2025-26 UMBC LA Fellows
- Instructional Technology team earns the Job Well Done 2025 Award
- Congratulations to Dr. Josh Abrams! New Doctoral Research on Digital Accessibility Solutions
Digital Accessibility
- A Commitment to Inclusion: UMBC's Digital Accessibility Initiative
- UMBC Faculty receive course accessibility mini-grants from Kirwan Center
- The Three-Step Framework for Accessible Documents: Reduce, Remake, Remediate
- 5 Ways to Create "Born Accessible" Course Materials
- Free Digital Accessibility Workshops from Blackboard
- The Art of the Description: How to Write Alt Text for Everyone
- Make Your Course Media Accessible: Video Captions and Audio Descriptions Support Every Learner
Training & Professional Development (recording archive | view upcoming events)
- Improve Your Blackboard Course Accessibility Score with Ally(01.08)
- Digital Accessibility Winter Camp (01.09)
- What's New in Ultra Courses for Teaching & Learning SP2026(01.13)
- Ultra Essentials: Blackboard Content, Organization, and Accessibility (01.14)
- YuJa Video Production Lab (hands-on) (01.20)
- Ultra Essentials: Create Assessments in Blackboard Ultra (01.21)
- YuJa Video Production Lab (virtual) (01.22)
In Case You Missed It: Recordings & Tips
- YuJa Migration Videos
- Course Prep Checklists
Other DoIT & UMBC News
- Important Update: Legacy Travel System Pre-Approvals Ending December 12
- Sherman Hall's Phase 1 renovation is complete, creating space for creative collaboration
- Tech Boost: Major AV Upgrades Enhance Teaching & Learning
- Tips and Best Practices for Managing Your Cloud Storage
- Declutter Your Inbox: A Guide to Cleaning Up Your Email
- Graduating Students' Access to UMBC Cloud Storage Services
- Google Career Certificates Available to Help You Gain In-Demand Skills
- Security Updates:
- Congratulations to the 2025 DoIT Service Award Recipients