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5 Tips for Creating Clear and Accessible Links

“Click here” doesn’t tell anyone where they’re going.

Links are everywhere -- in syllabi, announcements, email, assignments, websites, and Blackboard pages. They’re one of the most useful tools for connecting students to resources and one of the most...

Posted: June 9, 2026, 1:20 PM

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

UMBC Faculty & Staff Co-author Article on AI in Teaching & Learning

Case study explores using AI to nudge student practice

Yesterday, the Online Learning Consortium published its June 2026 issue of the Online Learning Journal, featuring a special focus on Higher Education in an AI-Transformed World. The issue includes...

Posted: June 2, 2026, 1:36 PM

A UMBC Gemini AI-created image depicting a virtual student learning space for practice, reflection, and collaboration. This supports the recent reflective case study, "Asked & Answered: Using AI to Nudge Student Metacognition and Responsibility for Learning," published in the June 2026 Issue of the Online Learning Journal (OLJ).