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Meet the 2026–27 UMBC Analytics Mini Grant Recipients

Six projects turning UMBC data into action

To help UMBC turn data into action across teaching, faculty support, and administrative operations, the Division of Information Technology and Office of the Provost have selected six projects for...

Posted: August 25, 2026, 12:55 PM

[Online Insights] 4 Strategies to Reduce Student Anxiety at the Start

The first five minutes matter in your online course

Picture a student logging into your course for the first time. They see a homepage with six modules, a syllabus buried two folders deep, and no indication of where to start. So they click around....

Posted: August 20, 2026, 2:30 PM

An open book connected with a virtual network.

Digital Credentials and Maryland's Workforce Future

UMBC has spent a decade building building this work.

This is the sixth post in our series on the new LER briefs. Catch the intro post here if you missed it. Over the last several posts, we've looked at microcredentials from the vantage point of...

Posted: August 19, 2026, 8:35 AM

Stack of institutional records supporting a verified digital credential, illustrating how evidence and validation build credential trust.

Mind the Gap: 6 Accessibility Features to Improve Your Ally Score

How to scan, fix, and improve your Blackboard files easily.

You just finished uploading a PDF - a syllabus, lecture notes, or a set of slides exported for printing. It looks fine to you, but how does it perform for a student relying on a screen reader?...

Posted: August 18, 2026, 1:28 PM

A human figure with outstretched arms inside a circle of two curved arrows, suggesting movement. Below the figure are two words: digital accessibility.