Events

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 20, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Description

Have you ever wondered what makes an image accessible -- or when an image doesn’t need a description at all? Are your course graphics helping all students engage with your content? Learn the...

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View Event Details for Accessible Images: Basics of Alt Text & Decorative Images

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 19, 2025, 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Description

Starting Summer 2025, DoIT introduced a new Blackboard course creation and enrollment process designed to improve roster accuracy, streamline course management, and lay the groundwork for future...

View Event Details for What’s New About UMBC’s Blackboard Course Creation & Enrollment Process?

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 19, 2025, 10:00 am – 10:45 am

Description

Learn about Ally, a tool in Blackboard Ultra that scans content created in a course and offers instructors remediation options in real-time to improve accessibility. In this session we highlight...

View Event Details for Use Ally Reporting to Prioritize and Improve Course Accessibility for All Learners

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 18, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Description

Examine ways that VoiceThread can serve as an AI-resistant tool for online courses. From low-stakes activities to audio-visual summative assessments, VoiceThread offers a platform that can...

View Event Details for Using VoiceThread for AI Resistant Assessments in Asynchronous Online Language Courses

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 18, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Description

New to Creating Accessible Content with Google Office Tools? Join this session to learn how to create accessible content using Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets. We’ll walk you through essential...

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View Event Details for Create Accessible Content with Google Office Tools

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 14, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

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...

What's new in Ultra for teaching and learning

View Event Details for What's New in Ultra Courses for Teaching & Learning FA2025

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 14, 2025, 10:00 am – 10:30 am

Description

In this 30-minute Quick Start session, participants will learn strategies and effective practices for migrating course materials to Ultra. This session is primarily designed for faculty who are...

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View Event Details for Ultra Quick Start: Copy Content into Blackboard Ultra

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 13, 2025, 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Description

Are you new to Google Meet? Join this session to learn how to get started with this video conferencing tool for teaching, office hours, or meetings. The following topics will be covered:...

View Event Details for Getting Started with Google Meet

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 12, 2025, 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Description

For faculty who are new to teaching with Blackboard Ultra, getting started may feel overwhelming. During this webinar, Instructional Technology staff will review the basics of Ultra to ensure your...

View Event Details for New Faculty Orientation to Blackboard Ultra

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 12, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Description

Join this 45 minute session with live demo to review Ultra tools to prepare your course, including the following topics: Copy and reuse content from prior courses Create new content with Ultra...

View Event Details for Blackboard Essentials: Content, Organization, and Accessibility

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Events

Accessible Images: Basics of Alt Text & Decorative Images

If you can click it, you can fix it.

What’s New About UMBC’s Blackboard Course Creation & Enrollment Process?

Learn what’s changing -- and why it matters

Use Ally Reporting to Prioritize and Improve Course Accessibility for All Learners

Remediate content, fix images, offer alternative formats

Using VoiceThread for AI Resistant Assessments in Asynchronous Online Language Courses

Simpler, More Accessible, and More Powerful

Create Accessible Content with Google Office Tools

Featuring Google Docs, Slides, and Sheet

What's New in Ultra Courses for Teaching & Learning FA2025

Learn about the latest updates & features in Ultra courses

Ultra Quick Start: Copy Content into Blackboard Ultra

Explore strategies to move Original content to Ultra

Getting Started with Google Meet

Learn how to create meetings and support student engagement

New Faculty Orientation to Blackboard Ultra

New to Ultra? No problem! Get your course ready for day 1

Blackboard Essentials: Content, Organization, and Accessibility

Create Documents, Organize with Modules, & Design for Access

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Learn what’s changing -- and why it matters

Remediate content, fix images, offer alternative formats

Simpler, More Accessible, and More Powerful

Featuring Google Docs, Slides, and Sheet

Learn about the latest updates & features in Ultra courses

Explore strategies to move Original content to Ultra

Learn how to create meetings and support student engagement

New to Ultra? No problem! Get your course ready for day 1

Create Documents, Organize with Modules, & Design for Access

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