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Mar

Location

Engineering : 102

Date & Time

March 14, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Resources: Webex recording (UMBC login req'd) Presentation slides Anonymous feedback form This talk by Emily Passera and Tom Penniston is based on their recent conference presentation and...

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Mar

Location

Online

Date & Time

March 4, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Are you curious which web conferencing tool to use with Collaborate sunsetting this summer? Would you like to learn more about other virtual classroom tools? Join us to explore UMBC’s supported...

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Feb

Location

Online

Date & Time

February 13, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Meeting Resources Webex Recording Anonymous Feedback Form Teamwork skills are crucial for college students, both for their learning while at university and for their success afterwards. The...

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Feb

Location

Engineering : 102

Date & Time

February 12, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

CANCELLED Join UMBC colleagues for a "joint viewing" (and lunch) of this talk that is part of an "AI in Practice" webinar series by the University of Baltimore's Center for Excellence in...

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Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 24, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Description

Learn about Ally, a tool in Blackboard Ultra that scans content created in the course and offers instructors remediation support to improve accessibility. In this session we highlight Ally’s...

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Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 22, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

This event is hosted by Poll Everywhere for UMBC users. Join this interactive training session to preview the new Poll Everywhere course management features, available starting on Jan. 6th....

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Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 21, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Are you new to Blackboard Ultra or need a refresher? Join this 60 minute session to review Ultra assessment tools to prepare your course, including the following topics: Create and Customize...

View Event Details for Ultra Essentials: Create Assessments in Blackboard Ultra

Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 21, 2025, 10:00 am – 10:45 am

Description

Are you wondering how to make the Blackboard Gradebook work with the grading plan in your syllabus? Join us in this 45-minute Ultra webinar, where we’ll dive into the key aspects of the Blackboard...

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Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 17, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Ultra offers a new, refreshed teaching and learning experience for Blackboard courses. Redesigned from the ground up, Ultra is responsive, mobile-friendly, and student-centered. Join this...

View Event Details for What's New in Ultra Courses for Teaching & Learning SP2025

Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 14, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Description

In this 30-minute Quick Start session, participants will learn strategies and effective practices for migrating course materials to Ultra. This session is primarily designed for faculty who are...

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Events

From Service to Success: Scaling Outcomes with Learning Analytics

Explore & Choose Your Next Virtual Classroom Tool: Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or Webex (Rescheduled)

Support for Collaborate ends this summer

What are students really doing in team projects?

How can we make them better?

CANCELLED: Joint Webinar Viewing: AI and the Metabolism of Knowledge

Lunch provided for registered participants (up to 20)

Improve Course Accessibility with Ally's Remediation Tools

Find or fix content and offer students alternative formats

Poll Everywhere New Course Management Features Training

Hosted by Poll Everywhere for UMBC users

Ultra Essentials: Create Assessments in Blackboard Ultra

Get started with tests, assignments, rubrics, and more

Blackboard Ultra Gradebook: Semester-Start Gradebook Management

Create gradebook categories, calculate grades, drop scores

What's New in Ultra Courses for Teaching & Learning SP2025

Learn about the latest updates & features in Ultra courses

Ultra Quick Start: Copy Content into Blackboard Ultra

Explore strategies to move Original content to Ultra

Support for Collaborate ends this summer

How can we make them better?

Lunch provided for registered participants (up to 20)

Find or fix content and offer students alternative formats

Hosted by Poll Everywhere for UMBC users

Get started with tests, assignments, rubrics, and more

Create gradebook categories, calculate grades, drop scores

Learn about the latest updates & features in Ultra courses

Explore strategies to move Original content to Ultra

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