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VoiceThread is offering free interactive, hands-on workshops

Extend your asynchronous discussions beyond text!

VoiceThread allows you to integrate digital media such as images, videos, and documents into asynchronous discussions. Faculty and students can contribute to discussions using a keyboard,...

Posted: February 21, 2019, 1:09 PM

Ultra Faculty Ambassadors Share Best Practices & Resources

Ask questions, get help, share feedback with your peers

DoIT believes faculty are important partners and will play an essential role during the Ultra migration. The new Blackboard course interface is significantly different from the Original course...

Posted: February 21, 2019, 11:49 AM

The TechFest 2019 Schedule Now Available!

Plan Your Day and Reserve a Time in the Escape Room!

On Friday, March 1, 2019, DoIT's Instructional Technology Team will hold its 4th annual TechFest.  TechFest traditionally brings the campus community together to share and demonstrate ways...

Posted: February 13, 2019, 1:29 PM

Roddy Named Manager of DoIT's New Media Studio

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is pleased to announce that Dustin Roddy has been named manager of its New Media Studio (NMS). A 2014 graduate of the Media & Communications...

Posted: February 11, 2019, 5:02 PM

Save the Date: USM Events on Open Education Resources

Learn more about in HED

Mark your calendar to attend one of FOUR upcoming events across Maryland on the topic of open educational resources (OER) in higher education, hosted by the Maryland Open Source Textbook...

Posted: February 4, 2019, 3:21 PM