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Using AI to Nudge Students to Study Groups and Tutoring

Spring StudyTree Pilot Continues in 2018-19

UMBC's Division of Information Technology (DoIT) partnered with the Learning Resource Center (LRC) and several faculty members during the Spring 2018 term to pilot an artificial intelligence (AI),...

Posted: May 11, 2018, 12:20 PM

Blackboard Ultra Experience Pilot Wraps Up

Preparing UMBC for the Road to Ultra

Four faculty and more than 100 students are wrapping up a semester-long pilot of Blackboard’s new Ultra Experience. The pilot was designed to support faculty as they explore, design, and teach...

Posted: May 10, 2018, 9:26 AM

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

Reminder: VoiceThread Call for Participation SP2016 Pilot

Test drive interactive tools for online discussions

DoIT is looking for faculty volunteers to pilot VoiceThread (VT), a cloud-based application that takes an audio/visual approach to online discussions and presentations. VT also includes a...

Posted: November 24, 2015, 5:45 PM

DoIT Announces VoiceThread CFP

Test drive interactive tools for online discussions

If you want to move beyond the traditional text-based discussion board, DoIT is looking for faculty volunteers to pilot VoiceThread (VT), a cloud-based application that takes an audio/visual...

Posted: October 30, 2015, 2:31 PM