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Make Your Course Media Accessible: Video Captions and Audio Descriptions Support Every Learner
Captioning & Audio Description Tips for Every Instructor
Video can be one of the most effective teaching tools you use, especially when every student can access the content. Captions and audio descriptions boost clarity, reinforce key ideas, and...
Posted: December 8, 2025, 12:56 PM
Reminder: One Date. Important Changes.
Dear UMBC Community, This is a reminder that starting Friday, December 12, UMBC will disable the ability to create new Pre-Approvals in the Legacy Travel System. All new travel pre-approvals must...
Posted: December 8, 2025, 12:10 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Josh Abrams!
New Doctoral Research: Digital Accessibility Solutions
The Division of Information Technology celebrates Dr. Josh Abrams as he graduates this December with a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership with a specialization in Adult and Professional...
Posted: December 8, 2025, 9:34 AM
USM Accessibility in Action December Newsletter
Accessible by Design. Inclusive for All.
December 2025 Issue Brought to you by the USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation and the USM Digital Accessibility Work Group Accessibility At-a-Glance Alternative text (alt text)...
Posted: December 5, 2025, 11:56 AM
November DoIT Gritty Award Winner: Bill Mehrz Elevates Cybersecurity Awareness at UMBC
Security Awareness MVP
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is thrilled to announce that Bill Mehrz has been awarded the November DoIT Gritty Award! This recognition celebrates Bill's outstanding contributions...
Posted: December 5, 2025, 11:02 AM
The Three-Step Framework for Accessible Documents: Reduce, Remake, Remediate
If you can click it, you can fix it.
When it comes to improving digital accessibility, documents and PDFs are often the biggest barrier -- and the biggest opportunity. Whether you're uploading files to Blackboard, sharing materials...
Posted: December 4, 2025, 3:42 PM
Congratulations to the Instructional Technology team for earning the Job Well Done 2025 Award
UMBC Service Award Highlight
The Blackboard Ultra Migration efforts by DoIT's Instructional Technology Team received the Job Well Done 2025 Employee Excellence Award during today's UMBC Service Awards Celebration! ...
Posted: December 4, 2025, 1:20 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 DoIT Service Award Recipients
Today's 2025 Service Award Celebration is an opportunity to pause and take a moment to thank those award recipients for their service. In doing that, I wanted to thank everyone in DoIT for all you...
Posted: December 4, 2025, 9:14 AM
Profile Sharing on myUMBC
How to safely share your academic information with others
Did you know that you can share your myUMBC profile with your parent, guardian, or whomever you wish without having to give out your password or login credentials? Profile sharing allows them...
Posted: December 3, 2025, 10:25 AM
Set Clear Expectations for Discussions in the December Ultra Update
New options for releasing content
What if your discussion assignments could set clear expectations up front? Could your students benefit if your course could respond to their questions before you checked your inbox? The December...
Posted: December 2, 2025, 2:57 PM
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