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2026-27 Analytics Mini Grant Proposals Due 6/5/26

Focus now includes administrative efficiency & effectiveness

Once again, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT), in partnership with the Office of the Provost, invites UMBC faculty and staff to submit analytics proposals for the 2026-27 academic...

Posted: May 12, 2026, 4:54 PM

A flat-style digital illustration shows four diverse individuals sitting around a table with laptops, engaged in discussion. A cartoon Chesapeake Bay Retriever playfully sits behind a central laptop displaying a bar graph. Surrounding them are various icons representing data, including pie charts, line graphs, and data points, symbolizing collaboration and analytics.

UMBC REX Analytics Adds New Portal & Hub

New ‘Front Door’ Streamlines Access to Campus Reports

DoIT is pleased to announce the official launch of the new REX Analytics Portal (REX 2.0), our comprehensive campus reporting portal at rexanalytics.umbc.edu, also accessible at umbc.edu/go/rex20....

Posted: May 6, 2026, 10:00 AM

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Three Faculty Named 2025-26 UMBC LA Fellows

$2k professional awards renewable annually

Once again, the Provost's Office has provided funding through the Learning Analytics Fellowship program to faculty and staff for the 2025-26 academic year. Details of the new fellows’ proposals...

Posted: September 15, 2025, 7:30 PM

2025-26 UMBC Learning Analytics Fellows Sarah Bass, Neha Raikar, and Liang Zhu

Why & How to Explore Analytics@UMBC

A brief (8 min) orientation and refresher

As part of UMBC’s data warehouse migration to HelioCampus, the Data Management Committee’s “Training & Outreach” working group has published a brief (8 min) video orientation on why and how to...

Posted: May 14, 2025, 1:44 PM

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2025-26 Learning Analytics Mini Grant Proposals Due 6/6/25

All faculty and staff are eligible

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT), in partnership with the Office of the Provost, invites UMBC faculty members to submit proposals for the 2025 Learning Analytics (LA) Mini Grants....

Posted: May 14, 2025, 11:56 AM

A flat-style digital illustration shows four diverse individuals sitting around a table with laptops, engaged in discussion. A cartoon Chesapeake Bay Retriever playfully sits behind a central laptop displaying a bar graph. Surrounding them are various icons representing data, including pie charts, line graphs, and data points, symbolizing collaboration and analytics.

4 Faculty, 2 Staff Named 2024-25 LA Fellows

$2k professional development awards renewable annually

To continue our commitment to fostering and sharing effective data-informed teaching and learning practices, the Provost's Office has provided funding through the Learning Analytics Fellowship...

Posted: November 14, 2024, 10:22 AM

Learning Analytics Mini Grants CFP Due 6/7/24

Prior LA workshops may help inform proposals

UMBC’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT), in partnership with the Office of the Provost, is pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2024 Learning Analytics (LA) Mini Grants....

Posted: May 2, 2024, 9:00 AM

Chem Prof, DoIT Staff Co-author Chapter in Analytics Book

UMBC case study focuses on "spaced practice" in Gen Chem

Earlier this semester, Taylor & Francis published Data Analytics & Adaptive Learning: Research Perspectives (2023), which includes a UMBC case study about Dr. Tara Carpenter's use of...

Posted: November 21, 2023, 7:16 AM

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New Report Can Help Faculty Visualize Student Engagement

"Waterfall" course dashboard leverages student use of Bb LMS

DoIT has a new addition to our suite of data visualizations supporting course engagement/instruction and teaching: The Blackboard course "waterfall" report (UMBC vpn req'd if using off-campus). ...

Posted: October 23, 2023, 2:37 PM