What’s New

At UMBC, courses are created in Blackboard about four weeks before a new semester begins, providing time for faculty to transition instructional materials and assessments into a new site for...

In Spring 2022, a new immersive, 10-week course launches for faculty and staff, designed to create and improve intentionally inclusive and equitable courses. Using conversation and reflection, the...

Join an upcoming training webinar from Respondus to see the latest features and integrations for LockDown Browser and Monitor. Learn how these applications are used with a range of online testing...

The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2022 OER Grant Program. For 2022, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant...

The Maryland Open Source Textbook Initiative (M.O.S.T.) invites faculty from two-year and four-year colleges and universities to apply for a Spring 2022 Lumen Circles Fellowship focused on...

As originally announced November 17, our Panopto cloud site will be updated with the latest features and improvements on Saturday, Jan 8th 2022. We expect up to 4 hours of downtime, with a start...

See information below about Lumen Circles OER Fellowship: Apply now for a Spring 2022 Lumen Circles Fellowship focused on Effective Teaching Using OER Be part of an OER-focused virtual...

Since Fall 2018, the default Blackboard course template has had the Ultra Course Preview setting enabled, which allows faculty to convert a new Original course to see what it looks like in Ultra...

See below for registration links and details about OER workshop offerings: M.O.S.T. OER Workshop Series  We are excited to offer you again this year the opportunity to register for an upcoming...

See below for information about upcoming 2022 grant funding for OER projects! The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the...