FA2025 Instructional Technology Update
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HEADLINES
What’s New
- Anthology announces retirement date for Blackboard Original Courses & Organizations
- FA2025 Courses Created in Blackboard on July 16, 2025
- UMBC to migrate from Panopto to YuJa by March 2026
- Meet AVA: Blackboard’s AI-Powered Virtual Assistant for Faculty
- CourseArc offers new AI-supported features including image descriptions
- New Voicethread login for campus access
Training & Professional Development (recording archive | view upcoming events)
- New Faculty Orientation to Blackboard Ultra (8.12)
- Getting Started with Google Meet (8.13)
- Ultra Quick Start: Copy Content into Blackboard Ultra (8.14)
- What's New in Ultra Courses for Teaching & Learning FA2025 (8.14)
- Create Accessible Content with Google Office Tools (8.18)
- Ally Course Reporting to Improve Accessibility (8.19)
- What’s New About UMBC’s Blackboard Course Creation & Enrollment Process? (8.19)
- Accessible Images: Basics of Alt Text & Decorative Images (8.20)
- Poll Everywhere Course Management Features Training (8.20)
- Create Accessible Content with Microsoft Office Tools (8.21)
- New Faculty Orientation to Blackboard Ultra (8.21)
- Ultra Essentials: Create Assessments in Blackboard Ultra (8.25)
In Case You Missed It: Recordings & Tips
- Creating Accessible Content Series
- Course Prep Checklists
Other DoIT & UMBC News
Posted: August 12, 2025, 12:46 PM