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Quality Matters Releases 7th Edition Rubric

Focus on accessibility, inclusive design, faculty engagement

After extensive peer feedback from a global community of faculty and instructional designers, the Seventh Edition of the Quality Matters Higher Education Rubric was released earlier this summer,...

Posted: October 31, 2023, 9:14 AM

New Report Can Help Faculty Visualize Student Engagement

"Waterfall" course dashboard leverages student use of Bb LMS

DoIT has a new addition to our suite of data visualizations supporting course engagement/instruction and teaching: The Blackboard course "waterfall" report (UMBC vpn req'd if using off-campus). ...

Posted: October 23, 2023, 2:37 PM

Sorting & submission enhancements for Ultra gradebook in Nov

Search & use stock images in Ultra docs, discussions, etc.

Continued enhancements to the Ultra gradebook provide greater flexibility and usability. In the November update to Ultra courses, additional sorting controls allow instructors to sort grade...

Posted: October 23, 2023, 12:56 PM

Inclusive by Design Summit

Register now for this summit, hosted by Montgomery CC

Register Now! Fall 2023 Inclusive by Design Summit Friday, November 3, 2023 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST via Zoom Hosted by Montgomery College Navigating the Future of Inclusive Education at the...

Posted: October 20, 2023, 3:24 PM

"Finish Line" Featured in UK Online Learning Journal

UMBC case study title: "Inclusive excellence online"

The current issue of Advances in Online Learning: A Peer-reviewed Journal (Vol 2. 2023-2024, Number 1) has recently published a case study about UMBC's Finish Line program, entitled "Inclusive...

Posted: October 18, 2023, 9:49 AM