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USM announces Statewide Summit on Open Educational Resources

Register now to attend on Friday, December 8, 2017

Register now to attend Advancing Postsecondary Student Success Through OER: A Statewide Summit on Open Educational Resources in Higher Education.   Date: Friday, December 8, 2017   Location:...

Posted: October 20, 2017, 2:19 PM

Quality Matters Regional Conference Call for Proposals

Share your ideas & best practices with the QM community

The Quality Matters Regional Conference East is currently accepting proposals for its spring conference, which will be held at Towson University on March 22-23, 2018.  The conference theme is...

Posted: September 21, 2017, 9:40 AM

UMBC Blackboard Update: FA2017

UMBC Blackboard Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard Help tab inside...

Posted: August 25, 2017, 3:37 PM

Blackboard Instructor Mobile App Now Available

Connect with students on the go

A new Bb Instructor mobile app was released for iOS and Android devices last month, just before the annual Blackboard World conference. Designed to simplify the teaching experience, the Bb...

Posted: August 24, 2017, 10:08 AM

FA17 Courses Created in Blackboard on 07/18/2017

Blackboard cloud migration completed on 07/07/2017

Blackboard course shells for FA2017 were created on July 18, 2017 after the completion of the cloud migration. Summer 2017 courses will be archived from the separate cloud environment and...

Posted: July 20, 2017, 8:56 AM