Instructional technologies provide many opportunities to support assessment and track student performance in Blackboard.
The following articles provide details describing the best practices we regularly publish to support our pedagogical community of practice.
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Yuja Migration Delayed to Mid-January
Blackboard Panopto access remains through Spring Break
As we prepare for Winter 2026, we need to update the campus on our transition from Panopto to YuJa as UMBC's new video capture and hosting platform. While you can begin using YuJa for recording...
Posted: December 9, 2025, 5:07 PM
Chem Prof, DoIT Staff Co-author Chapter in Analytics Book
UMBC case study focuses on "spaced practice" in Gen Chem
Earlier this semester, Taylor & Francis published Data Analytics & Adaptive Learning: Research Perspectives (2023), which includes a UMBC case study about Dr. Tara Carpenter's use of...
Posted: November 21, 2023, 7:16 AM
New Report Can Help Faculty Visualize Student Engagement
"Waterfall" course dashboard leverages student use of Bb LMS
DoIT has a new addition to our suite of data visualizations supporting course engagement/instruction and teaching: The Blackboard course "waterfall" report (UMBC vpn req'd if using off-campus). ...
Posted: October 23, 2023, 2:37 PM
6 Faculty, 2 Staff Receive 2023-24 LA Mini Grants
$2k professional development awards renewable annually
To encourage, identify, and share effective practices in the use of data to inform teaching and learning, the Provost's Office has once again awarded learning analytics mini grants to six faculty...
Posted: September 29, 2023, 2:15 PM
UMBC to Complete Bb Ultra Migration by Start of SP2025
FA2024 to be last term DoIT supports Bb Original
In support of a common learning experience for students and faculty, and in consultation with the Faculty Senate Computer Policy Committee (CPC) last semester, UMBC will complete the Blackboard...
Posted: February 17, 2023, 12:20 PM
Five Faculty Complete “Equity & Digital Learning” Grant
Every Learner Everywhere projects show positive outcomes
To promote student success in gateway courses, five UMBC faculty recently concluded an 18-month Every Learner Everywhere grant, which was designed to enhance digital learning & equity. The...
Posted: February 10, 2023, 3:00 PM
2022-23 Learning Analytics Mini Grant Recipients Announced
$2k professional development awards renewable annually
To encourage, identify, and exchange effective practice in the use of data to inform teaching and learning, the Provost's Office has once again awarded learning analytics mini grants to three...
Posted: October 21, 2022, 3:40 PM
FA22 Data Science & Learning Analytics Workshops
For the Fall 2022 semester, DoIT's Analytics & Instructional Technology groups will continue to offer student success and learning analytics-related workshops for the UMBC community. All...
Posted: September 23, 2022, 10:08 AM
Four Biology Faculty Give 1st Exam In-class AND Online
WiFi & student laptops turn UC into a "testing center"
Before the Spring 22 semester started, four Biological Sciences professors -- David Eisenmann, Hua Lu, Jeffrey Leips, and Kevin Omland -- reached out to DoIT to see if they could (and should) try...
Posted: March 3, 2022, 4:16 PM
SP22 Data Science & Learning Analytics Workshops Schedule
Noon series will feature plenty of show & tell demos
For the Spring 22 semester, DoIT's Analytics & Instructional Technology groups will continue to offer student success and learning analytics-related workshops for the UMBC community. All...
Posted: January 31, 2022, 2:33 PM
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