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Maryland Open Source Textbook Initiative CFP Released

Participate in the 2019 High-impact OER Mini-Grant Program

The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2019 High-impact OER Mini-Grant Program to strategically support Maryland public higher...

Posted: February 1, 2019, 9:40 AM

Welcome to 2019 - A New Year to Try These Tech Tools

Enhance your teaching toolbox with instructional technology!

It’s no secret that teaching and learning has been expanded to include technology beyond a slide show presentation.  As a matter of fact, today’s students expect it! But do you know what...

Posted: January 28, 2019, 10:43 AM

TECHFEST ’19 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED!

You still have time - new closing date is Friday, February 8

The Instructional Technology Team will celebrate its 4th Annual TechFest on March 1, 2019 and is looking for presenters!  TechFest is designed to bring together UMBC students, faculty, and staff...

Posted: January 18, 2019, 3:35 PM

Webinar: Getting Started with Accessible Math

From the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials

MathML is a markup language used to display equations and other mathematical expressions on the web and in other formats such as ePub and NIMAS. MathML is important for accessibility because it...

Posted: January 18, 2019, 8:18 AM

Instructor Training for Respondus 4 & the Test Bank Network

Learn how to quickly create and manage online exams!

Quickly Create Online Exams: Respondus 4 and the Test Bank Network Respondus is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard....

Posted: January 17, 2019, 3:33 PM