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Call for Submissions: Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository

Share your online teaching practices with the world!

The Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR) announced a call for submissions for new entries from now until September 15, 2018.  Sponsored by University of Central Florida's (UCF) Center...

Posted: September 4, 2018, 11:57 AM

New Applying the Quality Matters Rubric Workshops Scheduled

Towson and Salisbury extend invitations to other USM Schools

Salisbury and Towson invite USM faculty and staff to join them for an Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) workshop.  In this workshop attendees will learn to use the nationally...

Posted: August 30, 2018, 11:31 AM

Grade Anywhere with Blackboard Instructor Mobile App

Save time & stay connect with students!

Escape your office, save some trees, and head to the coffee shop for a nice latte. Then pull out your iPad because mobile grading for Blackboard assignments is here!  If you have a virtual pile...

Posted: August 27, 2018, 3:28 PM

Boot Camps Prepare Faculty for New Bb Course Interface

Almost everything needed to know about the new Blackboard!

About thirty faculty and staff attended two boot camps focused on the new Blackboard course interface before the FA2018 semester started. Informed by a SP18 Ultra experience faculty pilot, the...

Posted: August 27, 2018, 3:28 PM

Where's my Blackboard course? Tour the New Dashboard

Review enhancements & features in the Ultra Experience

If you’ve been away all summer, you might notice there’s something very different about Blackboard. UMBC’s learning management system was updated in late May to the Ultra Experience featuring a...

Posted: August 22, 2018, 8:07 AM