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Check your course materials for accessibility with Ally

New course report available in Blackboard for FA2019

Are your course materials accessible? Where would you go to check? Could you easily remediate your files for your current or future students? Meet Ally, an accessibility tool that automatically...

Posted: August 13, 2019, 1:36 PM

DoIT Expands Ultra Faculty Ambassador Program

Nominate a peer expert today!

Are you passionate about teaching with technology? Do you have an Ultra course adoption story to share with other faculty? Would you like to be part of a growing community of Blackboard...

Posted: August 13, 2019, 9:54 AM

DoIT Welcomes 3 New Staff to Instructional Technology

It is my pleasure to both introduce and welcome the three newest members of the Instructional Technology team in DoIT: Chimaobi (Mobie) Nwaokomah (pictured at left), Laura Wyatt, and Collin...

Posted: August 12, 2019, 11:06 AM

Join the M.O.S.T. Regional Open Educational Resource Forum

Discuss OER accessibility, quality, student success

Are you new to open educational resources (OER) and interested in learning how to adopt or scale OER in your course or across your institution? Register to join the Maryland Open Source...

Posted: August 12, 2019, 10:01 AM

Submit your Bb class to the Ultra Course Redesign Challenge

Win a Kindle Fire!

The Ultra Course Redesign Challenge offers faculty an opportunity to share their redesigned courses using the new Ultra interface for a chance to win a Kindle Fire.  The challenge is open to any...

Posted: August 9, 2019, 1:58 PM