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Effective course design helps welcome and orient students

Course Design Best Practices in Ultra - Part 1 of 2

This article focuses on ways to leverage features in Ultra to ensure your course is designed to optimize student learning and ensure students feel welcome and prepared, especially at the start of...

Posted: September 11, 2024, 4:37 PM

DoIT’s Susan Biro Selected to QM Academic Advisory Council

QMAAC provides guidance to QM direction, initiatives

DoIT's Manager of Online Learning, Dr. Susan Biro, has been selected to serve on the Quality Matters Academic Advisory Council (QMAAC) for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2024. The Council...

Posted: February 7, 2024, 2:37 PM

Accessible Course Design Supports Diverse Learning Styles

Save the dates! Accessibility Workshop and Bb Ally Webinar

Creating accessible courses requires thoughtful consideration of diverse learning styles and strategies that result in fostering engaging learning experiences for all students. These strategies...

Posted: December 12, 2023, 10:04 AM

NDLW recap: Faculty, Staff, Students Discuss Online Learning

Join us for monthly candid conversations starting SP23

This year's National Distance Learning Week 2022 Lunchtime Series (November 7-11) at UMBC created space for candid conversations about online learning. These conversations featured 11 panelists...

Posted: November 14, 2022, 5:04 PM

Free Half-Day Virtual Conference on Quality Matters on Feb 9

Gain insight into Active/Applied Research on Online Learning

Quality Matters is offering a free half-day conference on February 9, 2021, focused on research-supported best practices with takeaways to apply in your own work. Listen to experts from the QM...

Posted: February 1, 2021, 8:37 AM

USM OnTrack: New Quality Matters January Workshops Added!

Sign up now for these newly added workshops for 2021!

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...

Posted: November 2, 2020, 5:20 PM

USM OnTrack: New Quality Matters Fall Workshops Added!

Sign up now for these newly added Fall workshops!

USM OnTrack has added additional Quality Matters workshops in high-demand topics for the Fall term!  NEW - Quality Matters Fall Workshops   We are excited to announce that we have added a...

Posted: August 24, 2020, 5:14 PM

USM OnTrack: New Quality Matters Workshops Added!

Sign up now for these August workshops!

USM OnTrack has added additional Quality Matters workshops in high-demand topics for the coming weeks.  Upcoming Quality Matters Workshops   USM OnTrack has pre-purchased a pool of online...

Posted: August 17, 2020, 9:20 PM

USM OnTrack: New Quality Matters Workshops Added!

Sign up now for workshops in July and August!

USM OnTrack has added additional Quality Matters workshops in high-demand topics for the coming weeks.  New sessions added as of July 15, 2020 Friday, July 31, 2020 9:00-11:00 Measurable,...

Posted: July 16, 2020, 12:24 AM

USM Sponsoring Online Teaching Professional Development

Sign up now for Quality Matters workshops in July!

USM OnTrack has pre-purchased a pool of online teaching professional development workshops from Quality Matters (QM) on beginning to advanced topics, including designing for learner engagement,...

Posted: June 23, 2020, 10:49 AM