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Beyond Alt Text: Using AI to Design More Accessible Visual Learning

Make the meaning of your visuals available to every learner.

Location

Online

Date & Time

September 30, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Images can explain a difficult concept, reveal patterns in data, provide evidence for analysis, establish context, or simply make a course more visually engaging. But adding an image to a course...
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New Media Studio Open House

Tour the new digs, tech and set, grab a bite

Location

Sherman Hall : 204

Date & Time

October 7, 2026, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Description

As announced last month, DoIT's New Media Studio has returned to its permanent location in Sherman Hall 204. To help us celebrate and show off our newly renovated space, updated technology and new...
UMBC Women's Soccer (WSOC) "Media Day" in the NEW New Media Studio main set.

Make STEM Learning More Accessible: Designing Multiple Ways Into Complex Content

A workshop to make complex STEM content accessible

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 7, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

What happens when the concept you need students to understand is embedded in an equation, graph, molecular structure, diagram, simulation, or laboratory demonstration? STEM courses depend on...
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Expand Access to Evidence and Inquiry: Designing Accessible Social Science Learning

Preserve analytical challenge while reducing barriers

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 14, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Description

How can students analyze evidence, interpret data, evaluate competing perspectives, and investigate complex social questions when the materials or activities themselves create barriers to...
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AI as a Design Thinking Partner: Enhancing Empathy and Customer Discovery in Business and Information Systems Education

an AI Amplified showcase spotlight from the Kirwan Center

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 19, 2026, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

AI Amplified: Showcase Spotlights explores innovative applications of generative AI in teaching and learning. Each session features educators pioneering thoughtful, pedagogically-grounded...
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Amplify Access to Creative Learning: Designing Accessible Fine Arts Experiences

A workshop to open inclusive pathways to the arts

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 21, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

How do you make a work of art, performance, studio demonstration, or creative assignment accessible when seeing, hearing, movement, or physical interaction may be central to the experience? Fine...
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Remove Barriers, Not Complexity: Designing Accessible Humanities Learning

A workshop to new pathways for reading and discussion

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 28, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

What happens when the text, image, or primary source that makes a humanities course intellectually rich also creates barriers for students trying to access and interpret it? Humanities courses...
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