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From Syllabi to Textbooks - Accessibility in OER

Apply as a team by May 1st to participate

From Syllabi to Textbooks - Accessibility in Open Educational Resources for Institutions of Higher Education A series of 3 no-cost intensives designed to build capacity in IHE teams...

Posted: April 25, 2023, 4:38 PM

Unscheduled Downtime for taki-usr1

To all taki users, At 12:10PM taki-usr1.rs.umbc.edu of the taki cluster environment became unavailable for a few minutes. This login node was available again at 12:16PM. Any running sessions...

Posted: April 13, 2023, 12:34 PM

DoIT to retain Collaborate recordings for 12 months

Recordings made before July 1, 2023 to be retired

Synchronous engagement tools provide platforms for instructors and students to meet during online, hybrid, and hyflex class sessions. Many courses record these live sessions to provide a lecture...

Posted: April 11, 2023, 11:13 AM

Call for Participation: M.O.S.T. OER Virtual Showcase

Submit a proposal by Friday, April 14th at 11:59pm

Faculty, staff, and students who have created openly licensed instructional and learning materials are invited to propose sessions for the M.O.S.T. OER Creation Virtual Showcase, taking place via...

Posted: April 10, 2023, 4:57 PM

Respondus Helps Curtail Cheating while Protecting Privacy

Supported tools to address your high stakes assessment needs

As technology continues to advance, traditional classroom practices are enhanced with technologies. In-class assessments that used to take up valuable time are often administered through...

Posted: April 10, 2023, 8:57 AM

Search Ultra content & set up multiple grade schema in April

Updated functionality supports improved grading workflows

A grading schema provides a way for an instructor to establish how a grade is calculated and appears to learners. A schema takes points scored on an assessment and compares it to the chart, which...

Posted: March 30, 2023, 3:17 PM

Course Accessibility to Support All Learners

Technologies to support equitable access to course content

DoIT and Student Disability Services hosted a "Candid Conversation on Enhancing Accessibility" on March 15th. The session highlighted ways that course accessibility benefits all students and...

Posted: March 27, 2023, 9:17 AM

REX Downtime Saturday, March 25, 2023

REX will be unavailable on Saturday, March 25, 2023 from 2-4pm for maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Posted: March 22, 2023, 1:37 PM

March streamlines multiple-attempts for ease of grading

New functionality enhances Ultra courses in time for SP2023

The March update to Ultra streamlines the grading interface for multiple attempts in a student's submission. This update reduces the number of clicks and pages, allowing instructors to quickly...

Posted: March 6, 2023, 11:40 AM

Updated REX Report: Graduation Application Status

Modified REX Report:Graduation Application Status Folder: Student Records and Enrollment / Degrees / Details A new 'Plan Reporting Org' parameter has been added to the Graduation Application...

Posted: March 3, 2023, 10:30 AM