August Ultra update delivers smarter image descriptions, captioned video announcements, and table of contents for learning modules
Get back-to-school ready with new Ultra design features
This month’s Ultra update makes it easier than to generate meaningful descriptions for complex images. August also brings new tools for recording video announcements, styling course materials, and...
Posted: August 6, 2025, 11:10 AM
FA2025 Courses Created in Blackboard on July 16, 2025
Reminder: New Course Creation & Student Enrollment Process
Blackboard course shells for Fall 2025 were created on July 16, 2025. All Fall 2025 courses listed in the UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC), regardless of designation as lecture, lab, etc, or...
Posted: July 17, 2025, 7:37 AM
Tom Penniston selected for prestigious Fulbright Award to advance learning analytics
Coordinator of Learning Analytics heads to Croatia this fall
Tom Penniston, Ph.D., has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to advance learning-analytics projects in Croatia during the 2025–26 academic year. As UMBC DoIT’s Coordinator of Learning...
Posted: July 10, 2025, 2:22 PM
Anthology announces retirement date for Blackboard Original Courses & Organizations
Original content will become read-only after Dec 31, 2026
Anthology, the parent company of Blackboard, has announced that they will retire Original courses and organizations on December 31, 2026. At this point, all Original content in courses and...
Posted: June 30, 2025, 8:26 AM
Improve Course Accessibility with Image Captions & MathJax Formulas in July's Ultra Update
Track who's reading your announcements and more
How do you know if students actually read that important course announcement? What if you could make your content more accessible by adding image captions or rendering complex math more clearly...
Posted: June 24, 2025, 1:11 PM
CourseArc offers new AI-supported features including image descriptions
Improve accessibility in your CourseArc content
CourseArc offers new AI-powered features to make content creation smarter and faster. From generating alt text and long descriptions to transforming outlines into full lessons and creating quizzes...
Posted: June 10, 2025, 8:41 AM
New Voicethread URL starting June 30
UMBC users will use: voicethread.com
Please note that after June 30, 2025, your UMBC VoiceThread account may be accessed via: https://voicethread.com Currently UMBC users may access VoiceThread via: https://umbc.voicethread.com. ...
Posted: June 9, 2025, 1:16 PM
Explore Jumbled Sentences and Gradebook Tools in Ultra’s June Release
Track unread discussions & student activity
The June 2025 update to Blackboard Ultra brings a fresh set of enhancements designed to support instructional efficiency, student engagement, and accessible course design. From new question types...
Posted: June 3, 2025, 12:56 PM
Using Google Doc "Versions" to Detect Student Originality vs. AI Abuse
Note: The following tip was shared as part of a 2/18/25 Faculty Development Center workshop, "Encouraging Academic Integrity in the Era of AI." Please feel free to adapt and make it your own....
Posted: May 14, 2025, 2:25 PM
Why & How to Explore Analytics@UMBC
A brief (8 min) orientation and refresher
As part of UMBC’s data warehouse migration to HelioCampus, the Data Management Committee’s “Training & Outreach” working group has published a brief (8 min) video orientation on why and how to...
Posted: May 14, 2025, 1:44 PM
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