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When Good Design Is Invisible: Four UMBC Faculty Share How UDL Supports Student Learning
Small design choices make learning more accessible for all.
Students in Sarah Bass’s chemistry courses who use the course-grounded AI assistant say it feels like talking to their professor. Many of their classmates, though, don’t know the assistant exists...
Posted: November 3, 2026, 2:30 PM
Support student success with Ultra’s progress tracking tools
Discover how and when students engage with course content
The success of students in a Blackboard course is often dependent on their level of engagement and their ability to stay on track with course content and assignments. As an instructor, it's...
Posted: August 30, 2023, 9:11 AM
5 reasons you should open your Blackboard course early
Benefits help students and instructors
At UMBC, courses are created in Blackboard about four weeks before a new semester begins, providing time for faculty to transition instructional materials and assessments into a new site for...
Posted: January 20, 2022, 11:01 AM