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USM OnTrack is continuing to support adoption of Labster for online courses and is providing access to Labster for no cost for institutions or students this year.    December Demos: Intro...

Over 1,100 universities use LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor to prevent cheating during online exams. Hear how the University of Alabama at Birmingham uses these applications to proctor tens...

USM OnTrack has added additional Quality Matters workshops in high-demand topics for the January 2021!  Quality Matters January 2021 Workshops  Registration Now Open!      Registration is...

USM OnTrack is continuing to support adoption of Labster for online courses. New simulations available    Labster is pleased to announce the release of brand-new, technique-based Organic...

Designed to complement the mobile experience for online learning, the upcoming Blackboard watchOS app provides students a brand new way to experience and access the latest updates in their...

Update: Bass, Carpenter and Fritz have recently presented this effective practice at the following conferences: 10/27/21 Educause Poster | presentation file (UMBC login req'd) 10/12/21 UMBC...

In the coming weeks all UMBC faculty, staff and students will have Webex Assistant enabled by default for all Webex Meetings. Webex Assistant is a suite of features that improves meeting...

In the inaugural episode of the Educause Exchange Podcast, Associate Provost and Deputy CIO Bob Carpenter contributes his views on how UMBC should use analytics and predictive models to support...

Usability and a few gradebook improvements come to Ultra in November. New, larger icons with thicker line strokes and blue backgrounds improve accessibility and better support quick scanning of...

Last week, we welcomed Sherri Braxton, Senior Director of Instructional Technology, as our inaugural guest on GO Chat to talk about her work on campus and beyond the loop for badging and...