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Free Webinar on Accessibility of Course Materials

Thursday, May 9, 2019 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET

The National Center on Accessible Education at CAST, Inc. is sponsoring a free webinar on accessibility. Free Webinar: Accessibility of Course Materials & Your University Thursday, May...

Posted: May 1, 2019, 9:59 PM

DoIT Welcomes Susan Biro as Online Learning Coordinator

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Susan Biro has accepted UMBC’s Online Learning Coordinator position in the Division of Information Technology (DoIT). She will start full-time on Wednesday, May...

Posted: May 1, 2019, 8:19 PM

UMBC Makes Major Investment in Instructional Technology

Phased rollout of Bb Ultra better supports campus e-Learning

Earlier this week the Provost and Deans agreed to a DoIT proposal to go forward with a broad investment in instructional technology support staff, software tools and training stipends for faculty....

Posted: April 4, 2019, 8:06 AM

Free Course on Web Accessibility beginning April 8, 2019

Learn first-hand how to remove the barriers to web content

Interested in web accessibility and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)? Here's a good opportunity to participate in a MOOC: Introduction...

Posted: March 15, 2019, 1:28 PM

Deadline Extended - M.O.S.T. High-impact OER Grant Program

Mini-Grant Program Call for Proposals - Submit by 3/22/19

The deadline to submit a proposal for the Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative 2019 High-impact OER Mini-Grant Program has been extended by one week to Friday, March 22,...

Posted: March 15, 2019, 1:17 PM