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Make STEM Learning More Accessible: Designing Multiple Ways Into Complex Content

A workshop to make complex STEM content accessible

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 7, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

What happens when the concept you need students to understand is embedded in an equation, graph, molecular structure, diagram, simulation, or laboratory demonstration? STEM courses depend on...
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New Media Studio Open House

Tour the new digs, tech and set, grab a bite

Location

Sherman Hall : 204

Date & Time

October 7, 2026, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Description

As announced last month, DoIT's New Media Studio has returned to its permanent location in Sherman Hall 204. To help us celebrate and show off our newly renovated space, updated technology and new...
UMBC Women's Soccer (WSOC) "Media Day" in the NEW New Media Studio main set.

Free Webinar: Thinking Out Loud with VoiceThread: Assessment That Can't Be Faked

Simpler, More Accessible, and More Powerful

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 6, 2026, 1:00 pm – Oct 27, 2026 2:00 pm

Description

Explore how VoiceThread can bring some of the best parts of an oral exam into an asynchronous, scalable format. Faculty are turning to oral assessment to get beyond AI-generated work and hear how...
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MAC Subcommittee: Employer Engagement & Economic Mobility — Meeting #1

Shaping the future of UMBC's microcredentials

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 5, 2026, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Description

The Microcredential Advisory Committee (MAC) brings together faculty, staff, and campus partners to help shape the future of UMBC's digital credential ecosystem. The MAC's work is organized around...
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Free Webinar: Similarities and divisions in AI use and perceptions among faculty & students

Sponsored by the Online Learning Consortium

Location

Online

Date & Time

September 30, 2026, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Description

AI is already here and being used, and more AI tools and adoption are coming. The impact on higher education has been and will be substantial. This presentation examines multiple years of Bay View...
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Beyond Alt Text: Using AI to Design More Accessible Visual Learning

Make the meaning of your visuals available to every learner.

Location

Online

Date & Time

September 30, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Images can explain a difficult concept, reveal patterns in data, provide evidence for analysis, establish context, or simply make a course more visually engaging. But adding an image to a course...
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