Training Opportunities

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 10, 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

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 13, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

The success of students in a Blackboard course is often dependent on their level of engagement and their ability to stay on track with course content and assignments. As an instructor, it's...

View Event Details for Track Student Progress & Elevate Learner Outreach

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 15, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

As higher education institutions prepare for accessibility compliance as required by the Department of Justice's rule updated regulations for Title II of the ADA, higher education professionals...

View Event Details for Free Webinar - Making AI Work for All: Enhancing Accessibility for Students in Higher Education

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 16, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

As previously announced, UMBC is upgrading its video capture and media management tools and now has begun transitioning from Panopto to YuJa. Please join this information session to learn more...

View Event Details for Yuja Information Session (Oct. 16)

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 16, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

The Digital Accessibility Community of Practice (CoP) is a cross-functional group of faculty, staff, and students who are actively engaged in improving digital access in teaching, learning, and...

View Event Details for Digital Accessibility Community of Practice Monthly Meeting

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 20, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

As previously announced, UMBC is upgrading its video capture and media management tools and now has begun transitioning from Panopto to YuJa. Please join this information session to learn more...

View Event Details for Yuja Information Session (Oct. 20)

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 24, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

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 Review & Improve Your Blackboard Course Accessibility Score with Ally

Nov

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 13, 2025, 8:00 am – 9:00 pm

Description

The ninth Digital Teaching Symposium, hosted by Anthology, brings educators together to share and discover innovative uses of technology in an ever-changing teaching environment. To keep learners...

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View Event Details for Blackboard's Fall 2025 Digital Teaching Symposium

Nov

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 14, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

How confident are you that your students can access, understand, and act on your assessment feedback? Do you ever wonder whether students are reviewing the feedback you provide? Feedback is...

A cyclical diagram depicting a feedback loop. Starting from the top left, an icon of a clipboard with a checklist represents assessment. An arrow leads to a thought bubble with a lightbulb, symbolizing new ideas or understanding. The next icon is a magnifying glass over an envelope, representing feedback delivery. An arrow then points to a bar chart with an upward trend, signifying improvement. The final icon is a star inside a circle, suggesting positive outcomes or goals. The entire diagram is contained within a stylized speech bubble, indicating that the process is a form of communication.

View Event Details for Closing the Loop: Designing Accessible Feedback for All Learners

Dec

Location

Online

Date & Time

December 8, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Are you wondering how to calculate final grades using the Blackboard Gradbook? Join us in this 45-minute Ultra webinar, where we’ll dive into the key aspects of the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook....

View Event Details for Blackboard Ultra Gradebook Essentials & Calculating Overall Grades

Division of Information Technology

Division of Information Technology

Training Opportunities

Accessible Images: Basics of Alt Text & Decorative Images

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Track Student Progress & Elevate Learner Outreach

Use Blackboard Ultra Progress Tracking & Communication Tools

Free Webinar - Making AI Work for All: Enhancing Accessibility for Students in Higher Education

Sponsored by Northwest Higher Ed Accessible Technology

Yuja Information Session (Oct. 16)

Learn about UMBC's new video capture platform

Digital Accessibility Community of Practice Monthly Meeting

Yuja Information Session (Oct. 20)

Learn about UMBC's new video capture platform

Review & Improve Your Blackboard Course Accessibility Score with Ally

Remediate content, fix images, offer alternative formats

Blackboard's Fall 2025 Digital Teaching Symposium

Come together for a day of learning & sharing best practices

Closing the Loop: Designing Accessible Feedback for All Learners

Turn your feedback into a powerful tool for mastery

Blackboard Ultra Gradebook Essentials & Calculating Overall Grades

Create gradebook categories, calculate grades, drop scores

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Use Blackboard Ultra Progress Tracking & Communication Tools

Sponsored by Northwest Higher Ed Accessible Technology

Learn about UMBC's new video capture platform

Learn about UMBC's new video capture platform

Remediate content, fix images, offer alternative formats

Come together for a day of learning & sharing best practices

Turn your feedback into a powerful tool for mastery

Create gradebook categories, calculate grades, drop scores

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