Instructional technologies provide many opportunities to support assessment and track student performance in Blackboard.
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Tom Penniston selected for prestigious Fulbright Award to advance learning analytics
Coordinator of Learning Analytics heads to Croatia this fall
Tom Penniston, Ph.D., has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to advance learning-analytics projects in Croatia during the 2025–26 academic year. As UMBC DoIT’s Coordinator of Learning...
Posted: July 10, 2025, 2:22 PM
Ada Crutchfield joins Instructional Technology team
Diverse backround in design, active learning, accessibility
We are pleased to introduce the newest member of the Instructional Technology team: Ada Crutchfield. Joining our team as an Instructional Design Specialist, Ada brings over a decade of...
Posted: June 17, 2024, 7:41 PM
Accessing a Blackboard course to fulfill an incomplete
Steps to reopening a course for one or few students
When instructors have determined that a student needs extended time to access a Blackboard course for reasons related to illness, to submit work for an Incomplete, prepare for exams, or gather...
Posted: June 20, 2023, 11:12 AM
Instructional Technology Welcomes Ben Amudzi to Team
I am pleased to introduce and welcome the newest member of the Instructional Technology team: Mr. Benedictus (Ben) Amudzi. Ben joins the team as an Instructional Technology Specialist. He is...
Posted: January 23, 2023, 9:54 AM
Instructional Technology Essentials for June 2022
Select from a menu of trainings
Interested in attending an Instructional Technology Essentials session but unsure when it will be? Sign up for one of our sessions by May 20, 2022. Interested participants will be sent a Doodle...
Posted: April 21, 2022, 12:54 PM
Sign Up for Free Training on Respondus Tools in February
LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor
Respondus is offering free training webinars on the following tools: LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor.See the dates, times and descriptions for each event below: Instructor...
Posted: February 3, 2020, 10:40 AM
Sign Up for Free Training on Respondus Tools in September
LockDown Browser, Monitor and Respondus 4.0 Exam Creation
Respondus is offering free training webinars on the following tools: LockDown Browser, Respondus Monitor, and Respondus 4.See the dates, times and descriptions for each event below:...
Posted: August 27, 2019, 12:16 PM
DoIT Welcomes 3 New Staff to Instructional Technology
It is my pleasure to both introduce and welcome the three newest members of the Instructional Technology team in DoIT: Chimaobi (Mobie) Nwaokomah (pictured at left), Laura Wyatt, and Collin...
Posted: August 12, 2019, 11:06 AM
DoIT Welcomes Susan Biro as Online Learning Coordinator
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Susan Biro has accepted UMBC’s Online Learning Coordinator position in the Division of Information Technology (DoIT). She will start full-time on Wednesday, May...
Posted: May 1, 2019, 8:19 PM
Deadline Extended - M.O.S.T. High-impact OER Grant Program
Mini-Grant Program Call for Proposals - Submit by 3/22/19
The deadline to submit a proposal for the Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative 2019 High-impact OER Mini-Grant Program has been extended by one week to Friday, March 22,...
Posted: March 15, 2019, 1:17 PM
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