Upcoming Events
Apr 15
12 PM
Building interactive, accessible, & engaging online content
Online ·
CourseArc is a digital content creation tool that encourages the design of interactive, accessible, and engaging online content. CourseArc is available to UMBC faculty for the ability to integrate...
Apr 22
2 PM
Find or fix content and offer students alternative formats
Online ·
Learn about Ally, a tool in Blackboard Ultra that scans content created in the course and offers instructors remediation support to improve accessibility. In this session we highlight Ally’s...
Apr 24
2 PM
Featuring PowerPoint, Google Slides, Adobe Acrobat
Online ·
Are you new to creating accessible presentations? Join this session to learn how to get started with creating accessible presentations using MS PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Adobe Acrobat. In...
May 1
2 PM
Learn what’s changing -- and why it matters
Engineering : 102 ·
Starting Summer 2025, DoIT is introducing a new Blackboard course creation and enrollment process designed to improve roster accuracy, streamline course management, and lay the groundwork for...
May 2
12 PM
Engineering : 102 ·
In this presentation, Rebecca Williams (CSEE) shares results and insights from ongoing work initiated through the 2023 LA Fellowship. Her project addresses persistent student misconceptions in...
May 5
12 PM
Create gradebook categories, calculate grades, drop scores
Online ·
Are you ready to supercharge your gradebook management before final exams begin? Join us in this 45-minute Ultra webinar, where we’ll dive into the key aspects of the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook ...
May 8
10 AM
Create accessible video screencasts
Online ·
Are you interested in learning how to create video screencasts? Using Panopto, faculty can capture and narrate anything they see on their computers, and then publish an online screencast video...
May 12
12 PM
Learn about the latest updates & features in Ultra courses
Online ·
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...