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October Disability Awareness Month Fosters Inclusion in Higher Education
Focus on digital accessibility ensures access, equity to all
In 2019-20, approximately 21 percent of undergraduate students and 11 percent of post baccalaureate students reported having a disability (National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Facts,...
Posted: October 2, 2024, 9:47 AM
Ultra's Progress Tracking Tools Help Instructors Identify, Connect, and Support Learners
Create Your Strategy to Monitor and Reach Out to Students
This article focuses on Ultra's progress tracking tools and strategies for student identification, outreach, and support. It follows Part 1 - Course Design Best Practices in Ultra, which showcased...
Posted: September 23, 2024, 2:48 PM
Effective course design helps welcome and orient students
Course Design Best Practices in Ultra - Part 1 of 2
This article focuses on ways to leverage features in Ultra to ensure your course is designed to optimize student learning and ensure students feel welcome and prepared, especially at the start of...
Posted: September 11, 2024, 4:37 PM
Vasbinder Creates OER Course from 2023 M.O.S.T. Faculty Grant
Dance History course offers inclusive, equitable curriculum
Jill Vasbinder, adjunct faculty, Department of Dance (Dance Appreciation, Dance History) has created an Open Educational Resource (OER) dance history course as a recipient of the 2023 Maryland...
Posted: September 9, 2024, 10:58 AM
Ally Now Supports AI-Generated Descriptions for Images
Leverage AI to provide inclusive resources for students
Recent updates to federal guidelines for digital accessibility underscore the critical need for educators to ensure that all course materials are accessible to every student. One of the most...
Posted: August 13, 2024, 9:26 AM
First Course Earns QM Certification with 7th Ed. Rubric
Eileen O'Brien Among 19 Faculty to Satisfy Peer Review
The first faculty member from UMBC has earned Quality Matters (QM) certification for an online course utilizing the new 7th Edition Higher Education Rubric as part of the Quality Matters Impact...
Posted: March 4, 2024, 9:13 AM
DoIT’s Susan Biro Selected to QM Academic Advisory Council
QMAAC provides guidance to QM direction, initiatives
DoIT's Manager of Online Learning, Dr. Susan Biro, has been selected to serve on the Quality Matters Academic Advisory Council (QMAAC) for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2024. The Council...
Posted: February 7, 2024, 2:37 PM
Quality Matters Releases 7th Edition Rubric
Focus on accessibility, inclusive design, faculty engagement
After extensive peer feedback from a global community of faculty and instructional designers, the Seventh Edition of the Quality Matters Higher Education Rubric was released earlier this summer,...
Posted: October 31, 2023, 9:14 AM
18 UMBC Courses Now Meet Quality Matters Certification
Four more faculty satisfy rigorous peer review process
Four additional faculty have earned Quality Matters (QM) certification of their online or hybrid courses during the Spring and Summer 2023 semesters following peer reviews as part of the Quality...
Posted: October 2, 2023, 2:28 PM
Fourteen UMBC Courses Now Meet Quality Matters Certification
Two more faculty satisfy rigorous peer review process
Two additional faculty have earned Quality Matters (QM) certification of their online or hybrid courses during the Spring 2023 semester following peer reviews as part of theQuality Matters Impact...
Posted: May 16, 2023, 10:53 AM
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