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National Distance Learning Week 2021 Lunchtime Series
Nov. 8-12, 2021: Teaching & Learning in a Hybrid World
One in four students take some of their courses online, and two-thirds do so at a public institution in the same state where they live (Allen, Seaman, Pouline, & Straut, 2016; Allen &...
Posted: October 28, 2021, 1:13 PM
Synchronize Bb groups in Collab breakout groups coming soon!
Maintain student learning between course & live sessions
Breakout groups are a powerful engagement tool for active learning in a synchronous session, providing private audio, video, whiteboard, application sharing, and chat for small group...
Posted: September 7, 2021, 11:59 AM
FA2021 UMBC Instructional Technology Update
The UMBC Instructional Technology Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard...
Posted: August 24, 2021, 8:42 PM
Enhanced whiteboard tools coming to Collaborate in August
Draw freehand customize text & retain session annotations
A whiteboard is an important pedagogical tool to support handwritten expression and annotation, especially in a virtual classroom. Over the last year, Blackboard has been redesigning the...
Posted: August 2, 2021, 10:30 AM
FA2021 Courses Created in Blackboard on July 26, 2021
Blackboard course shells for FA2021 were created on July 26, 2021. The Ultra Course Preview setting is again enabled in FA2021 courses, which allows faculty to convert a new Original course to...
Posted: July 27, 2021, 10:06 AM
