Assessment

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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UMBC to pilot Collaborate automated transcription recording

Pilot will take place during summer session through 9/15

Update @ 10/1: The pilot has concluded. In partnership with Blackboard, UMBC will pilot a recording transcription feature in the Collaborate web conferencing platform this summer. This feature...

Posted: July 12, 2021, 8:09 AM

End of Semester Sprint Offers Customized Consults to Faculty

Two Sprints. One Day. Choose your time & topic.

The end of semester is a busy time of year for everyone, especially faculty. Instructional Technology will host two 2-hour sprint sessions on Thursday, May 13, 2021 for faculty to virtually...

Posted: April 27, 2021, 11:37 AM

Free Virtual Conference: UMD Disability Summit, April 12-14

Access and Crisis: Disability and the Collapse of Everything

In the wake of the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act many are questioning how to continue to carry this energy forward. How can we foreground access in crisis? There are many...

Posted: February 25, 2021, 1:28 PM

New Content Editor Coming for Original Courses on November 6

Improved support for accessibility, file sharing, and coding

An updated, easier-to-use, more powerful Content Editor is coming to Original courses on November 6. There are lots of great reasons to like the updated Content Editor. Adding content has been...

Posted: October 16, 2020, 8:47 AM

Use Blackboard's Ally Tool to Provide Accessible Content

Attend a product overview and demo on 9/30 from 2 - 3 p.m.

Overview and Demo: Using Ally to Provide Accessible Content Wednesday, September 30 from 2:00 p.m.  - 3:00 p.m. Please attend an overview of Ally, Blackboard’s accessibility software...

Posted: September 14, 2020, 4:07 PM

Create a +1 strategy and support diverse learning styles

Find, fix, or create accessible content for all learners

Does your course offer students multiple ways to consume content, complete activities, and demonstrate learning? Accessible course content is good content, as the saying goes, but how can you...

Posted: August 18, 2020, 12:01 PM

End of Semester Sprint Offers Customized Consults to Faculty

Three Sprints. One Day. Choose your time & topic.

The end of semester is a busy time of year for everyone, especially faculty. Instructional Technology will host three 90-minute sprint sessions on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 for faculty to...

Posted: November 11, 2019, 2:46 PM

Sign Up for Free Accessibility Workshop in October

Bring Your Own Course (BYOC) and Find, Fix, or Swap Content

MarylandOnline and the Maryland Distance Learning Association are co-hosting this free day-long workshop devoted to making your course content accessible to all students.  Two Dates: Friday,...

Posted: September 12, 2019, 1:51 PM

Check your course materials for accessibility with Ally

New course report available in Blackboard for FA2019

Are your course materials accessible? Where would you go to check? Could you easily remediate your files for your current or future students? Meet Ally, an accessibility tool that automatically...

Posted: August 13, 2019, 1:36 PM

"Follow-the-Sun" Webinar Series for Global Accessibility Day

Learn more about inclusive education & digital access

Founded in 2012, Global Accessibility Awareness Day is dedicated to driving conversations and building awareness on the importance of accessibility. The seventh annual Global Accessibility...

Posted: May 6, 2019, 1:48 PM