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3 Tips for Making Your Synchronous Meetings Accessible

Accessible meetings benefit every participant involved.

Let’s enhance meeting productivity for all attendees! Whether you are hosting a departmental meeting, conducting a 1:1 check-in, or moderating a large-scale event, the organization and execution...

Posted: June 30, 2026, 12:00 PM

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Service Disruption: Webex

Updated 6/3/26, 3:48 PM: Webex features restored

Update: June 3, 2026 3:48 PM Issue: The majority of the Webex features have been restored. For more information on the status, please click here to visit the Webex status dashboard. ...

Posted: June 3, 2026, 10:01 AM

Resolving Google Calendar Add-in Issues (Webex, Teams, etc.)

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has identified an issue affecting Google Calendar add-ins (such as Webex, Microsoft Teams, and others). A recent update starting on or around May...

Posted: May 28, 2026, 10:04 AM

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DoIT Support for Collaborate Will End Next Summer, 2025

Alternate synchronous tools include Google, Microsoft, Webex

After many years of use, UMBC’s license for Class Collaborate (formerly Blackboard Collaborate) will end on July 31, 2025. As one of our longest licensed tools, Collaborate provided synchronous...

Posted: August 15, 2024, 11:32 AM

Event Reminder: WebExing Your Class!

Our Feature a Teacher & Tool Series continues Tuesday, 06/08

Don't forget to register and mark your calendars for this coming Tuesday, June 8th, at 12:00 PM to hear Professor Jamie Gurganus discuss her use of WebEx for some really exceptional instructional...

Posted: June 4, 2021, 11:42 AM

Using WebEx for Live Instruction and Collaborative Learning

One Instructor’s Use Case and Lessons Learned

It’s a cliche at this point for one to state that this past year has presented many complexities for all of us to adapt to. Not the least daunting of these adversities has been connecting...

Posted: April 19, 2021, 11:07 AM

Effective practices for managing the live virtual classroom

Promoting positive engagement in Collaborate and Webex

Keeping your classroom on topic and safe from trolling shouldn't be something you have to worry about when teaching. Unfortunately, misbehavior can and does happen. These tips should help you keep...

Posted: March 27, 2020, 10:53 AM

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