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As a reminder to all leave eligible employees, a maximum of 50 days of annual leave (see page 27 and 28 of Employee Handbook) may be carried into a new calendar year.  Even though many of us are currently working remotely, the University continues to encourage employees to consider planning for and using leave time.  While we may have had travel plans cancelled, research shows that taking time away from the job can have both physical and psychological health benefits.  People who take time off have lower stress, less risk of heart disease, a better outlook on life, and more motivation to achieve goals.  Consider planning for time away from your home work space - leave the computer off, take a day (or two) away from email, and enjoy the down time to recharge and come back to work reenergized and refreshed! ]]> As a reminder to all leave eligible employees, a maximum of 50 days of annual leave (see page 27 and 28 of Employee Handbook) may be carried into a new calendar year.  Even though many of us are... https://hr.umbc.edu/ https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/92961/guest@my.umbc.edu/5f37a1557e21791ff7cb3b5b9e38f2a3/api/pixel annualleave Department of Human Resources & Strategic Talent Management https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/hr https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/534/093fcb36a960fb0375d1705c87cdb84f/xsmall.png?1744142011 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/534/093fcb36a960fb0375d1705c87cdb84f/original.png?1744142011 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/534/093fcb36a960fb0375d1705c87cdb84f/xxlarge.png?1744142011 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/534/093fcb36a960fb0375d1705c87cdb84f/xlarge.png?1744142011 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/534/093fcb36a960fb0375d1705c87cdb84f/large.png?1744142011 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/534/093fcb36a960fb0375d1705c87cdb84f/medium.png?1744142011 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/534/093fcb36a960fb0375d1705c87cdb84f/small.png?1744142011 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/534/093fcb36a960fb0375d1705c87cdb84f/xsmall.png?1744142011 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/534/093fcb36a960fb0375d1705c87cdb84f/xxsmall.png?1744142011 Department of Human Resources https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/092/961/f4874f4fb472d4722b519d08e1325589/xxlarge.jpg?1588869737 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/092/961/f4874f4fb472d4722b519d08e1325589/xlarge.jpg?1588869737 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/092/961/f4874f4fb472d4722b519d08e1325589/large.jpg?1588869737 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/092/961/f4874f4fb472d4722b519d08e1325589/medium.jpg?1588869737 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/092/961/f4874f4fb472d4722b519d08e1325589/small.jpg?1588869737 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/092/961/f4874f4fb472d4722b519d08e1325589/xsmall.jpg?1588869737 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/092/961/f4874f4fb472d4722b519d08e1325589/xxsmall.jpg?1588869737 4 0 false Thu, 07 May 2020 12:50:57 -0400 2020-2021 Inclusion Imperative Visiting Faculty Fellows Announcing next year's Fellows

Please welcome our 2020-2021 
Inclusion Imperative Visiting Faculty Fellows!


Krista Johnson, Associate Professor, African Studies, Howard University 

Project: "Theorizing Racial Segregation and Imperialism in South Africa: The Travel Notes of Two African American Scholars - Ralph Bunche and Merze Tate"

UMBC Faculty Collaborator: Derek Musgrove, Associate Professor, History

Fall 2020

Gina Lewis, Associate Professor, Fine and Performing Arts, Bowie State University

Project: "Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park Ethnohistory: African American Communities in Context"

UMBC Faculty Collaborator: Denise Meringolo, Associate Professor and Director of Public History, History


Fall 2020

Chisu Teresa Ko, Associate Professor, Modern Languages and Latin American Studies, Ursinus College


Project: "Argentina: Race in a Raceless Nation" 

UMBC Faculty Collaborator: Fan Yang, Associate Professor, Media and Communication Studies
Spring 2021

William Youmans, Associate Professor, Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University 

Project: "Murder, Media & Memory: An Unsolved 1985 Assassination and the Arab-American Community Today" 

UMBC Faculty Collaborator: Rebecca Adelman, Associate Professor, Media and Communication Studies

Spring 2021

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For the most updated information and more information on actions to reduce COVID-19 risks in our community, please visit covid19.umbc.edu. If you have questions or concerns, please email covid19@umbc.edu.

Student Services and Support

Academic Continuity

Help us stay connected and celebrate our community at our UMBCtogether website!**
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We have gathered together a list of campus resources that can help you do just that. Under 'files' check out the links for Well-Being and Development!

In this folder you can find information about:
  • Fitness classes and challenges;
  • Employee Assistance Program webinars;
  • Wellness inspired content - recipes, mindfulness events and activities, Wellness Wednesday events and other curated content;
  • Professional development content - interactive webinars, book discussions, curated TEDx talks, SkillSoft courses, etc.
  • Wellness related services - Counseling Center appointments, services available remotely through UHS, etc.
Specific content is also available under the 'Posts' and 'Events' - we invite you to check out all of this and more. 

No matter our situation, we can always change the way we look at it and often times this simple shift allows us to see things differently. Let's not forget grit and greatness...this is how we identify ourselves collectively. How might this mantra serve us now? Keep hanging in there...we will move through this together!



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Students interested in K-12 education--or working beyond the traditional classroom as a naturalist, outdoor instructor, or environmental interpreter--may want to check out the M.Ed. in Science Education at the University of Lynchburg. Questions can be directed to:

David Perault, Director

M.Ed. in Science Education

University of Lynchburg

1501 Lakeside Drive Lynchburg, VA 24501

434.544.8370    

perault@lynchburg.edu


Website:

www.lynchburg.edu/graduate/master-of-education-in-science-education






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VoiceThread is a learning tool for enhancing student engagement and online presence. With VoiceThread, instructors and/or students can create, share, and comment on images, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, videos, audio files, documents, and PDFs, using microphone, webcam, text, phone, and audio-file upload. 

VoiceThread is offering the following training sessions:

Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread

When: May 19, 2020 1:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time)

Register here

Creating engaging online courses is not easy. In many discussion-board based courses, students feel isolated and disconnected from their instructors and classmates. VoiceThread bridges the gaps in social presence typically found in online courses. In this workshop, educators will learn how to establish a social presence and connect with their students using VoiceThread to improve course satisfaction and student learning.

VoiceThread Basics 1: Upload, Comment, and Share

When: May 26, 2020 1:00 pm (Eastern Time)

Register here

Participants will learn how to upload media, comment and annotate on that media, and share it with others. This will be a slow paced, step-by-step, hands-on workshop. It is open to both VoiceThread license holders and free accounts.

Using VoiceThread in Blackboard

When: June 2, 2020 1:00 pm (Eastern Time)

Register here

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to create VoiceThreads and then add them to your Blackboard course as lessons or assessments.

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Campus Status: The University is open, with employees working remotely. Facilities will remain closed. Maryland is currently under a Stay at Home Order.

For the most updated information and more information on actions to reduce COVID-19 risks in our community, please visit covid19.umbc.edu. If you have questions or concerns, please email covid19@umbc.edu.

Student Services and Support

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Blackboard has announced a webinar series to help faculty transition to remote instruction. Click here to sign up for the options described below.

Who are these webinars for?

This webinar series is designed for Instructors who are just getting started with teaching using Blackboard Learn and Blackboard Collaborate, as well as those who have started to transition to deliver instruction remotely and are looking to make some improvements.


About the webinar series

Many of you had to quickly transition to remote teaching in response to growing concerns on the spread of the coronavirus. The journey to teaching remotely is a process, and we want to ensure you have the tools you need to be successful for both you and your students.

Whether you are brand new to teaching online or looking to make some improvements to what you have started, we designed a set of webinars from basic topics to advanced. We added more topics to help you as you prepare for your next semester.

Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Original Course Experience - Do I have Learn Original?

This webinar is designed to provide you easy step-by-step instructions on how to upload course content, create discussion boards for students to communicate, and provide an overview on the types of online assessments available in Blackboard Learn’s ORIGINAL course experience.

Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Ultra Course Experience - Do I have Learn Ultra?

This webinar is designed to provide you easy step-by-step instructions on how to upload course content, create discussion boards for students to communicate, and provide an overview on the types of online assessments available in Blackboard Learn’s ULTRA course experience.

Getting Started with  Blackboard Collaborate

Moving from in-classroom instruction to the virtual classroom does not have to be difficult or stressful. Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a web-based communication tool that allows you to continue to engage with your students in real time or even to record sessions for students to watch at a later time. In this 30-minute session, we will review the Collaborate interface and tools that support engaging teaching online.

Getting Started with Bb Annotate: Inline Assignment Grading in Blackboard Learn

Blackboard Learn’s inline assignment grading functionality, currently delivered through a technology called New Box View, will be replaced over the next few months with a new tool called Bb Annotate. Created in partnership with clients around the globe, Bb Annotate will offer a more robust feature set to provide customizable feedback to learners, including a sidebar summary view, freehand drawing tools, various color selections, and much more. Join this webinar to see a demonstration of the new tool and get your questions answered by Blackboard experts.

OFFICE HOURS: Ask the Experts About Blackboard Learn and Collaborate

Have a question on how to do something in Blackboard Learn or Blackboard Collaborate? Join this live Office Hours session where Blackboard experts will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate workflows and provide guidance on teaching remotely.

Intermediate/Advanced Topics

Assessment & Assignments in Blackboard Learn (Original Course Experience)

This intermediate session will provide a deeper dive into setting up assessments, utilizing different types of assessments and creating gradable assignments within a Blackboard Learn Original experience course. 

Guide to Building Mobile Content (Original & Ultra Course Experiences)

Many students prefer to consume course content on their mobile phone. This webinar is designed to provide you with basic fundamentals for preparing online course content for mobile delivery. Additionally, we will review Blackboard mobile apps and provide you with a helpful worksheet on mobile content development. 

Improving Student Engagement (Original Course Experience)

In the new world of social distancing and limited interaction with others, instructors and students may be missing some accustomed modes of interpersonal communication in courses.  Join a team of Blackboard experts who understand first-hand the demands of a fully online teaching environment—we are eager to help you discover how utilizing tools within Blackboard Learn can encourage meaningful engagement among students and between your students and you!  Effectively use discussion boards, engage students with interactive lectures and quizzes and challenge them to collaborate together in teams and then present their work back to the larger class.  Blackboard’s team of academic professionals have plenty of ideas to share with you and are eager to support you as you consider different ways to promote communication, get your students involved, and to keep them engaged in online classes. 

Setting up the Gradebook  (Original Course Experience)

As you prepare (or continue) to deliver instruction remotely this summer, empower yourself to do so with maximum efficiency by understanding Blackboard Learn’s powerful Grade Center. The Grade Center is more than just a location to record students' grades--it is an interactive tool that allows faculty to filter, sort, and access data , calculate grades, and monitor student progress. Join this session to learn the basics of efficiently managing your students’ work and grades. 

Grading Workflows for Discussions, Assessment & Assignments  (Original Course Experience)

Let’s face it – grading is possibly one of the least ‘fun’ parts of teaching.  However, now that you’ve created assessments, assignments, and quizzes in Blackboard Learn, the grading process can be easier than ever.  In Blackboard, instructors can provide feedback, post grades, and check the originality of student work with ease.  Discover how much easier it can be to grade papers when you can annotate right within the online course.  You can even provide audio feedback to the student, helping them understand areas of the paper that may need some attention.  Want to set up a quiz to be automatically graded?  You can do that too!  Join us in this informative session on how to use Blackboard’s course tools to make your online teaching experience more efficient, more engaged and less time consuming!


Click here to register for any of the sessions.


Session Dates

Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Original Course Experience - Do I have Learn Original?

·       Monday, May 4 | 9:00–9:30 am ET

·       Monday, May 11 | 1:00–1:30 pm ET

Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Ultra Course Experience - Do I have Learn Ultra?

·       Monday, May 4 | 10:00–10:30 am ET

·       Monday, May 11 | 2:00–2:30 pm ET

Getting Started with Blackboard Collaborate

·       Monday, May 4 | 11:00–11:30 am ET

·       Monday, May 11 | 3:00–3:30 pm ET

Getting Started with Bb Annotate: Inline Assignment Grading in Blackboard Learn

·       Tuesday, May 12 | 2:00–3:00 pm ET

·       Wednesday, May 13 | 9:00-10:00 pm ET / Thursday, May 14 | 11:00 am–12:00 pm AEST

·       Thursday, May 14 | 9:00–10:00 am ET

OFFICE HOURS: Ask the Experts about Blackboard Learn & Collaborate

·       Thursday, May 14 | 11:00 am–12:00 pm ET

·       Thursday, May 28 | 11:00 am–12:00 pm ET

Assessment & Assignments in Blackboard Learn (Original Course Experience)

·       Tuesday, May 5 | 9:00–9:45 am ET

·       Tuesday, May 19 | 2:00–2:45 pm ET

Guide to Building Mobile Content (Original & Ultra Course Experiences)

·       Wednesday, May 6 | 9:00am - 9:45am ET

·       Wednesday, May 20 | 2:00pm - 2:45pm ET

Improving Student Engagement (Original Course Experience)

·       Friday, May 8 | 9:00am - 9:45am ET

·       Thursday, May 21 | 3:00pm - 3:45pm ET

Setting up the Gradebook (Original Course Experience)

·       Thursday, May 7 | 9:00am - 9:45am ET

·       Thursday, May 21 | 2:00pm - 2:45pm ET

Grading Workflows for Discussions, Assessment & Assignments (Original Course Experience)

·       Wednesday, May 13 | 9:00am - 9:45am ET

·       Wednesday, May 27 | 2:00pm - 2:45pm ET


Click here to register for any of these sessions.


Looking for recordings?
Click here to watch past webinar sessions.

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Campus Status: The University is open, with employees working remotely. Facilities will remain closed. Maryland is currently under a Stay at Home Order.

For the most updated information and more information on actions to reduce COVID-19 risks in our community, please visit covid19.umbc.edu. 

Help us stay connected and celebrate our community at our UMBCtogether website!

Student Services and Support

Academic Continuity

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Facilities

  • Please note that during the student move-out process, other campus buildings will remain closed and students will be unable to access labs or other spaces.
  • Only employees with a letter from their supervisor or students that are approved for late stay should be on campus. If you have an emergency need to visit campus, call UMBC Police Deputy Chief Bruce Perry at 443-677-2195 or Lieutenant Derrick Johns at 410-207-0850.
If you have questions or concerns, please email covid19@umbc.edu.


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