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Ultra Adoption by Faculty Eclipses Original for SP2024
Instructional Technology ready for Ultra migration support
In the final nine months of UMBC's Ultra migration, the overall faculty adoption rate continues to grow. For the spring 2024 term, Original course usage decreased by 33% between fall 23 and spring...
Posted: March 12, 2024, 2:43 PM

Select Course Materials and Tech Tools For Upcoming Terms
Leverage CMI, OER, and available technologies for Fall 2024
Instructors have many options available when they select course materials each term. As you select materials for the upcoming term, will you participate in the Course Materials Initiative (CMI),...
Posted: March 11, 2024, 8:36 AM

Ultra Courses to Support Additional Level of Nested Folders
Availability to begin after spring break
Designed for mobility, Ultra supports a condensed hierarchy for content nesting on the main course content page. Student preference and support were the primary purpose for Blackboard to reduce...
Posted: March 7, 2024, 9:19 AM

First Course Earns QM Certification with 7th Ed. Rubric
Eileen O'Brien Among 19 Faculty to Satisfy Peer Review
The first faculty member from UMBC has earned Quality Matters (QM) certification for an online course utilizing the new 7th Edition Higher Education Rubric as part of the Quality Matters Impact...
Posted: March 4, 2024, 9:13 AM

Deadline Extended! M.O.S.T. 2024 OER Grant Program
Proposals now due on Friday, March 8th
The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2024 OER Grant Program. For 2024, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant...
Posted: February 29, 2024, 11:11 AM

Gradebook statistics coming to Ultra courses in March
Additional features include AI enhancements, new settings
In continuous effort to improve the digital learning environment for both faculty and students, the March update to Ultra features several improvements designed to streamline course management,...
Posted: February 27, 2024, 3:02 PM

Call for Proposals for USM 2024 OER Grant Program
Proposals due Friday, March 1st
The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2024 OER Grant Program. For 2024, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant...
Posted: February 27, 2024, 11:32 AM

Summer 2024 Open Education Publishing Institute
Application due Friday, March 1st
Summer 2024 Open Education Publishing Institute The Graduate Center of the City University of New York is pleased to announce a call for participants for the Summer 2024 Open Education Publishing...
Posted: February 27, 2024, 11:07 AM

HPCF Research Storage Update
To all HPCF Users, The storage server that serves a number of the PI group research storage volume has been repaired. If you have any further questions about this, please submit a...
Posted: February 27, 2024, 8:43 AM
Some HPCF Tasks Running Slowly
To all HPCF Users, We have discovered a piece of failed hardware on one of our older storage systems that is impacting the performance of tasks that rely on that system. We are working to...
Posted: February 23, 2024, 7:40 PM
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