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Winter Faculty Bootcamp: Microcredential Mapping

Empower learners by connecting outcomes and skills

UMBC continues to lead nationally in digital credentialing, granting over 3,500 microcredentials annually to more than 1,500 learners. These microcredentials allow students to demonstrate mastery...

Posted: September 8, 2025, 10:12 AM

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Fix This Fast! How to Use Ally to Instantly Improve Your Course

Use Ally to find and fix course issues in minutes

Need to boost your course accessibility but short on time? Blackboard’s Ally tool is built right into your course and gives you instant feedback on how to improve content for all students —...

Posted: September 4, 2025, 8:05 AM

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