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Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 18, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Description

New to Creating Accessible Content with Google Office Tools? Join this session to learn how to create accessible content using Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets. We’ll walk you through essential...

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Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 19, 2025, 10:00 am – 10:45 am

Description

Learn about Ally, a tool in Blackboard Ultra that scans content created in a course and offers instructors remediation options in real-time to improve accessibility. In this session we highlight...

View Event Details for Use Ally Reporting to Prioritize and Improve Course Accessibility for All Learners

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 19, 2025, 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Description

Starting Summer 2025, DoIT introduced a new Blackboard course creation and enrollment process designed to improve roster accuracy, streamline course management, and lay the groundwork for future...

View Event Details for What’s New About UMBC’s Blackboard Course Creation & Enrollment Process?

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 20, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Description

Have you ever wondered what makes an image accessible -- or when an image doesn’t need a description at all? Are your course graphics helping all students engage with your content? Learn the...

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View Event Details for Accessible Images: Basics of Alt Text & Decorative Images

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 21, 2025, 10:00 am – 10:45 am

Description

New to Creating Accessible Content with Microsoft Office Tools? Join this session to learn how to create accessible content using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. We’ll walk you through...

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Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 21, 2025, 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Description

For faculty who are new to teaching with Blackboard Ultra, getting started may feel overwhelming. During this webinar, Instructional Technology staff will review the basics of Ultra to ensure your...

View Event Details for New Faculty Orientation to Blackboard Ultra

Aug

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 25, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Join this 45 minute session to review Ultra assessment tools to prepare your course, including the following topics: Create and Customize Tests Set Up Assignments with New Features Build...

View Event Details for Ultra Essentials: Create Assessments in Blackboard Ultra

Sep

Location

Online

Date & Time

September 18, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Description

Have you ever wondered what makes an image accessible -- or when an image doesn’t need a description at all? Are your course graphics helping all students engage with your content? Learn the...

View Event Details for Accessible Images: Basics of Alt Text & Decorative Images

Sep

Location

Online

Date & Time

September 26, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Description

How do you make a graph meaningful to someone who can’t see it? What makes an infographic accessible beyond just alt text? Take your image descriptions to the next level. This session explores...

View Event Details for Accessible Complex Images: Charts, Diagrams, and Infographics

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Upcoming Events

Create Accessible Content with Google Office Tools

Featuring Google Docs, Slides, and Sheet

Use Ally Reporting to Prioritize and Improve Course Accessibility for All Learners

Remediate content, fix images, offer alternative formats

What’s New About UMBC’s Blackboard Course Creation & Enrollment Process?

Learn what’s changing -- and why it matters

Accessible Images: Basics of Alt Text & Decorative Images

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Create Accessible Content with Microsoft Office Tools

New Faculty Orientation to Blackboard Ultra

New to Ultra? No problem! Get your course ready for day 1

Ultra Essentials: Create Assessments in Blackboard Ultra

Get started with tests, assignments, rubrics, and more

Accessible Images: Basics of Alt Text & Decorative Images

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Accessible Complex Images: Charts, Diagrams, and Infographics

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Featuring Google Docs, Slides, and Sheet

Remediate content, fix images, offer alternative formats

Learn what’s changing -- and why it matters

If you can click it, you can fix it.

New to Ultra? No problem! Get your course ready for day 1

Get started with tests, assignments, rubrics, and more

If you can click it, you can fix it.

If you can click it, you can fix it.

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