What can I say, it’s 2020. I’m writing to announce that Sherri Braxton, Senior Director of Instructional Technology in the Division of Information Technology, has accepted a new position as Senior...
Create HTML content & provide activity logs to support
Four exciting updates come to Ultra for winter courses. Grading enhancements for journals, test feedback release settings, an updated content editor, and support for HTML content are new features...
Support for up to 1,000 attendees in supersized session
In any online learning experience, it's important for students to be able to engage socially and collaboratively. Interactions with peers and instructors can lead to greater student success....
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...
Learn about a homework system to support OER resources
Hello! I want to make sure you’re aware of next week’s webinar about a unique professional development opportunity for Maryland faculty using Lumen’s Waymaker or OHM courseware. Here are the...
Mark your calendars! The PIVOT Special Topics pathway is designed to supplement existing PIVOT resources and enhance the instructor’s online teaching toolkit. Dates: January 11-14, 2021 Time:...
M.O.S.T. OER Workshop Series We are excited to offer you the opportunity to register for an upcoming series of webinars on high-demand topics in OER, hosted by the Maryland Open Source Textbook...
Blackboard course shells for WT2021 and SP2021 were created on November 30, 2020. NOTE: In recognition of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing social distancing practices, UMBC’s spring session will...
An invitation from USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation
As the fall semester winds down and you begin turning your attention to spring 2021, I would like to encourage you to think about adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) for your spring...
USM M.O.S.T. initiative highlights advantages for students
As the fall semester winds down and you begin turning your attention to spring 2021, I would like to encourage you to think about adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) for your spring...