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Faculty to Pilot Blackboard’s Ultra Experience in SP2018

Learn more about the redesigned next generation Blackboard

Four faculty will redesign and teach courses using Blackboard’s Ultra Experience, the next generation of Blackboard’s learning management system during the SP2018 semester. As part of a unique...

Posted: December 18, 2017, 10:12 AM

MD Open Source Textbook Initiative Mini-Grants Announced

Begin your OER Mini-Grant proposal today!

Today the University System of Maryland 's William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation announced the Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) 2018 High-impact OER Mini-Grant Program.  Learn...

Posted: December 12, 2017, 12:01 PM

Quality Matters Eastern Regional Conference Reminder

Call for Proposals Ends 11/22/17

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: November 15, 2017, 10:58 AM

USM Statewide Summit on Open Educational Resources - 12/8/17

Registration Re-Opened Due to High Demand

Due to high demand, we have increased capacity for the Maryland OER Summit and have re-opened registration.  This day-long summit will bring together faculty, instructional designers, librarians,...

Posted: November 15, 2017, 10:28 AM

DoIT Benchmarks Faculty/Student IT Trends

Key Findings: Leveraging Online Learning & Smartphones

UMBC has participated in the Educause Center for Applied Research (ECAR) student survey for 11 of the past 12 years, and taken part in  the Faculty survey on its bi-annual deployments....

Posted: November 14, 2017, 4:52 PM