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Faculty and student satisfaction with Ultra exceeds 85%
Consistent praise for Ultra's clean interface, ease of use
In a recent survey of faculty who used Ultra during the FA2022 semester, 86.5% of faculty who responded said they would use Ultra again, citing its ease of use and consistent experience for...
Posted: January 19, 2023, 11:44 AM
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Three Faculty Earn Quality Matters Certification in FA2022
12 of 17 USM’s QM certified courses are from UMBC
Three additional UMBC faculty have earned Quality Matters (QM) certification of their online or hybrid courses in the Fall 2022 semester following rigorous peer reviews as part of the Quality...
Posted: December 21, 2022, 10:07 AM
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Quality Matters Impact Program - Call to Participate
Faculty invited to apply for AY23-24 cohorts
The Quality Matters Impact program formally recognizes courses that meet Quality Matters (QM) standards and demonstrate exemplary online/hybrid course design. An extension of the award-winning...
Posted: December 20, 2022, 9:47 AM
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Better Tests & Grading Lead New Bb Ultra Changes
Ultra to reach 95% feature parity with Original by SP2023
After extensive updates to assessments and grading, Ultra is expected to reach 95% feature parity by the end of spring 2023, allowing faculty to migrate their Original courses into the most...
Posted: August 23, 2022, 1:43 PM
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Four More Faculty Earn Quality Matters Certification
Nine of 14 USM’s QM certified courses are from UMBC
After participating in rigorous peer reviews of their online and hybrid courses, four additional UMBC faculty have earned Quality Matters certification as part of the campus’ Quality Matters...
Posted: August 11, 2022, 8:31 AM
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Instructional Technology Certified as QM Master Reviewers
Certification facilitates Quality Matters reviews at UMBC
As part of UMBC's effort to recognize exemplary course design through the Quality Matters Impact (QMI) pilot, a partnership with the Provost's Office launched in FA2021 as an extension of the...
Posted: May 18, 2022, 9:13 AM
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5 Faculty Earn QM Certification for Course Design
More than half of USM's QM certified courses are from UMBC
After participating in rigorous peer reviews of their online and hybrid courses, five UMBC faculty have earned Quality Matters certification as part of the campus’ Quality Matters Impact (QMI)...
Posted: February 14, 2022, 9:39 AM
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5 reasons you should open your Blackboard course early
Benefits help students and instructors
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...
Posted: January 20, 2022, 11:01 AM
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Creating Consistency in Course Sections with Ultra Templates
Templates available for course or department Ultra adoption
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...
Posted: December 15, 2021, 1:55 PM
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7 Tips to Wrap Up Your Blackboard Course for the Semester
Checklist to close out your course as the semester ends
Ease stress during the final weeks of your semester with our closing checklist. Leverage these Blackboard course tools to complete helpful and simple tasks for a successful semester conclusion....
Posted: December 7, 2021, 9:46 AM
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