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Panopto Blackboard Integration Updates in December

Instructors are encouraged to copy courses after update

Panopto tool integrations in Blackboard will be updated in late December, as Blackboard support is ending for the current tool integrations. On December 21st, existing Panopto links in Original...

Posted: November 27, 2023, 9:05 AM

Chem Prof, DoIT Staff Co-author Chapter in Analytics Book

UMBC case study focuses on "spaced practice" in Gen Chem

Earlier this semester, Taylor & Francis published Data Analytics & Adaptive Learning: Research Perspectives (2023), which includes a UMBC case study about Dr. Tara Carpenter's use of...

Posted: November 21, 2023, 7:16 AM

Transition for Confluence (wiki.umbc.edu)

Changes to wiki.umbc.edu, migration plan to Confluence Cloud

Atlassian, the maker of the Confluence software platform, is ending support for its server products in February 2024. Due to this change, we are migrating Confluence, our campus wiki...

Posted: November 14, 2023, 10:49 AM

Test Drive New Blackboard Faculty AI Course Design Tools

Discover how AI can support your course design process

The U.S. Distance Learning Association (USDLA)'s National Distance Learning Week focuses on how artificial intelligence (AI) impacts education and training.  Instructional Technology invites...

Posted: November 10, 2023, 8:24 AM

AI and Accessible Images for Inclusive Courses

National Distance Learning Week 2023

Providing accessible images is a crucial step to ensure inclusivity and equal access to learning. When images are properly described, students using screen readers are able to access an equitable...

Posted: November 8, 2023, 6:46 AM

Apply for the Teach Access Fellowship Program

Apply for the Teach Access Fellowship Program See below for information on the Teach Access Fellowship Program. As part of the program, Fellows will be creating curricular materials to teach...

Posted: November 7, 2023, 4:56 PM

Quarterly patching downtime - 11/17 & 11/18

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, November 17th and Saturday, November 18th.  While many...

Posted: November 6, 2023, 10:52 AM

Join free virtual events for National Distance Learning Week

This year’s theme focuses on AI & distance learning

The sixteenth annual National Distance Learning Week offers many virtual sessions focused on how artificial intelligence (AI) impacts education and training. The U.S. Distance Learning Association...

Posted: November 6, 2023, 6:46 AM

Quality Matters Releases 7th Edition Rubric

Focus on accessibility, inclusive design, faculty engagement

After extensive peer feedback from a global community of faculty and instructional designers, the Seventh Edition of the Quality Matters Higher Education Rubric was released earlier this summer,...

Posted: October 31, 2023, 9:14 AM

Unscheduled Downtime of taki cluster: Resume Operation

To all taki users, Starting at around 0345 this morning, portions of the taki cluster environment became unresponsive. System administrators have been able to bring the cluster back online....

Posted: October 24, 2023, 12:30 PM