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Poll Everywhere Pilot Continues for SP2023

Supporting Engagement with New Audience Response System

DoIT is pleased to announce the availability of Poll Everywhere, which now includes the ability of students, faculty and staff to login with their UMBC credentials. Many UMBC faculty are already...

Posted: December 13, 2022, 3:33 PM

Poll Everywhere Pilot Adds myUMBC login

Use mobile devices to participate in live polls

At the end of Spring 2022, DoIT announced an intention to pilot Poll Everywhere as an alternative to clickers. After much anticipation, DoIT is pleased to announce the launch of our Poll...

Posted: September 21, 2022, 2:17 PM

DoIT Pilots Poll Everywhere as BYOD Clickers

Use mobile devices to participate in live polls

10/6/22 Update:  To clarify, during the 2022-23 academic year, while DoIT pilots the Poll Everywhere institutional license, we will continue to also support Point Solutions (formerly Turning...

Posted: May 18, 2022, 12:08 PM

Gain insights on student engagement during Collab session

Also discover student views of Collab recordings

While teaching a synchronous session using web conferencing tools, instructors juggle content, conversation, and context. Engaging participants and maintaining a high level of interaction is an...

Posted: April 11, 2022, 3:30 PM

Synchronize Bb groups in Collab breakout groups coming soon!

Maintain student learning between course & live sessions

Breakout groups are a powerful engagement tool for active learning in a synchronous session, providing private audio, video, whiteboard, application sharing, and chat for small group...

Posted: September 7, 2021, 11:59 AM