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5 Tips for Creating Clear and Accessible Links

“Click here” doesn’t tell anyone where they’re going.

Links are everywhere -- in syllabi, announcements, email, assignments, websites, and Blackboard pages. They’re one of the most useful tools for connecting students to resources and one of the most...

Posted: June 9, 2026, 1:20 PM

A human figure with outstretched arms inside a circle of two curved arrows, suggesting movement. Below the figure are two words: digital accessibility.

Service Disruption: Webex

Updated 6/3/26, 3:48 PM: Webex features restored

Update:  June 3, 2026 3:48 PM Issue: The majority of the Webex features have been restored. For more information on the status, please click here to visit the Webex status dashboard.  ...

Posted: June 3, 2026, 10:01 AM

Webex logo with the phrase "Webex Service Disruption."

Downtime Complete

To all users, The downtime scheduled for today has been completed.  Outcomes of Today’s Downtime Based on the recommendation of SIG-CPU, DoIT RCD Staff have deployed a new “develop”...

Posted: June 2, 2026, 5:12 PM

UMBC Faculty & Staff Co-author Article on AI in Teaching & Learning

Case study explores using AI to nudge student practice

Yesterday, the Online Learning Consortium published its June 2026 issue of the Online Learning Journal, featuring a special focus on Higher Education in an AI-Transformed World. The issue includes...

Posted: June 2, 2026, 1:36 PM

A UMBC Gemini AI-created image depicting a virtual student learning space for practice, reflection, and collaboration. This supports the recent reflective case study, "Asked & Answered: Using AI to Nudge Student Metacognition and Responsibility for Learning," published in the June 2026 Issue of the Online Learning Journal (OLJ).

USM Accessibility in Action - June 2026 Issue

Repost from the USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation

June 2026 Issue Brought to you by the USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation and the USM Digital Accessibility Work Group   Building Momentum: Faculty Leadership and Summer...

Posted: June 2, 2026, 10:04 AM