Events

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Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 7, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Description

New to Creating Accessible Content with Microsoft Office Tools? Join this workshop session to learn how to create accessible content using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. This workshop...

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View Event Details for Practice & Share: Accessible Content with Microsoft Office Tools

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 9, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Description

What is digital accessibility, and why does it matter in your course? If a student couldn’t access your materials, would you know what to do -- or how to fix it? Join this 30-minute overview...

A human figure with outstretched arms inside a circle of two curved arrows, suggesting movement. Below the figure are two words: digital accessibility.

View Event Details for Digital Accessibility 101: Principles and Practices

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 10, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Description

Have you ever wondered what makes an image accessible -- or when an image doesn’t need a description at all? Are your course graphics helping all students engage with your content? Learn the...

View Event Details for Accessible Images: Basics of Alt Text & Decorative Images

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 13, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

The success of students in a Blackboard course is often dependent on their level of engagement and their ability to stay on track with course content and assignments. As an instructor, it's...

View Event Details for Track Student Progress & Elevate Learner Outreach

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 16, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

As previously announced, UMBC is upgrading its video capture and media management tools and now has begun transitioning from Panopto to YuJa. Please join this information session to learn more...

View Event Details for Yuja Information Session (Oct. 16)

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 16, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

The Digital Accessibility Community of Practice (CoP) is a cross-functional group of faculty, staff, and students who are actively engaged in improving digital access in teaching, learning, and...

View Event Details for Digital Accessibility Community of Practice Monthly Meeting

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 20, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

As previously announced, UMBC is upgrading its video capture and media management tools and now has begun transitioning from Panopto to YuJa. Please join this information session to learn more...

View Event Details for Yuja Information Session (Oct. 20)

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 24, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Description

Learn about Ally, a tool in Blackboard Ultra that scans content created in a course and offers instructors remediation options in real-time to improve accessibility. In this session we highlight...

View Event Details for Review & Improve Your Blackboard Course Accessibility Score with Ally

Nov

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 14, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

How confident are you that your students can access, understand, and act on your assessment feedback? Do you ever wonder whether students are reviewing the feedback you provide? Feedback is...

A cyclical diagram depicting a feedback loop. Starting from the top left, an icon of a clipboard with a checklist represents assessment. An arrow leads to a thought bubble with a lightbulb, symbolizing new ideas or understanding. The next icon is a magnifying glass over an envelope, representing feedback delivery. An arrow then points to a bar chart with an upward trend, signifying improvement. The final icon is a star inside a circle, suggesting positive outcomes or goals. The entire diagram is contained within a stylized speech bubble, indicating that the process is a form of communication.

View Event Details for Closing the Loop: Designing Accessible Feedback for All Learners

Dec

Location

Online

Date & Time

December 8, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Are you wondering how to calculate final grades using the Blackboard Gradbook? Join us in this 45-minute Ultra webinar, where we’ll dive into the key aspects of the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook....

View Event Details for Blackboard Ultra Gradebook Essentials & Calculating Overall Grades

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Practice & Share: Accessible Content with Microsoft Office Tools

Create. Check. Share. Accessibility Made Simple

Digital Accessibility 101: Principles and Practices

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Accessible Images: Basics of Alt Text & Decorative Images

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Track Student Progress & Elevate Learner Outreach

Use Blackboard Ultra Progress Tracking & Communication Tools

Yuja Information Session (Oct. 16)

Learn about UMBC's new video capture platform

Digital Accessibility Community of Practice Monthly Meeting

Yuja Information Session (Oct. 20)

Learn about UMBC's new video capture platform

Review & Improve Your Blackboard Course Accessibility Score with Ally

Remediate content, fix images, offer alternative formats

Closing the Loop: Designing Accessible Feedback for All Learners

Turn your feedback into a powerful tool for mastery

Blackboard Ultra Gradebook Essentials & Calculating Overall Grades

Create gradebook categories, calculate grades, drop scores

Create. Check. Share. Accessibility Made Simple

If you can click it, you can fix it.

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Use Blackboard Ultra Progress Tracking & Communication Tools

Learn about UMBC's new video capture platform

Learn about UMBC's new video capture platform

Remediate content, fix images, offer alternative formats

Turn your feedback into a powerful tool for mastery

Create gradebook categories, calculate grades, drop scores

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