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Call for Applications: USM Faculty Mini-Grant to Boost Course Accessibility

Deadline: September 12, 2025

The USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Boosting Course Accessibility mini-grant program. This initiative will support 12 USM faculty...

Posted: August 18, 2025, 8:07 AM

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July Gritty Award Winners: Dhaval Gandhi and Chris Sutherin

Division of Information Technology Outstanding Staff Members

Collaborative Impact The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) at UMBC has honored two of its exceptional team members, Dhaval Gandhi and Chris Sutherin, with the July Gritty Award for their...

Posted: August 12, 2025, 3:52 PM

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FA2025 Instructional Technology Update

The UMBC Instructional Technology Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard...

Posted: August 12, 2025, 12:46 PM

Meet AVA: Blackboard’s AI-Powered Virtual Assistant for Faculty

AVA supports feedback and frequently asked student questions

This fall, UMBC faculty will have the opportunity to test Blackboard’s new AI Virtual Assistant (AVA), a suite of tools designed to support common teaching tasks. AVA Feedback Assistant will...

Posted: August 12, 2025, 12:29 PM

New Online Form Available to Request Merge of Blackboard Course Shells

Improved Process Supports Instructor Course Management

DoIT is pleased to announce a new form to help faculty manage their Blackboard course shells with greater efficiency. As part of our ongoing updates to the course creation and enrollment process,...

Posted: August 11, 2025, 4:47 PM

UMBC to Migrate from Panopto to YuJa by March 2026

New video platform offers captioning, quizzing, analytics

As part of a campus-wide upgrade to its video capture and media management tools, UMBC will begin transitioning from Panopto to YuJa starting this fall. The migration will run through March 25,...

Posted: August 11, 2025, 3:41 PM

Quarterly Patching Downtimes - 8/15 & 9/13

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, August 15th and Saturday, September 13th. While many of...

Posted: August 11, 2025, 11:00 AM

Technology Support Center To Be Closed August 15 9AM-2:30PM

DoIT's Technology Support Center will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday, August 15th to allow our staff to attend a division wide event. If you need assistance during this time, we...

Posted: August 8, 2025, 10:04 AM

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Reminder: New Webex site URL for Students

The site URL for students within Webex will change on 8/11

Effective 8/11/2025, all students will transition to a new site for Webex meetings: umbc-students.webex.com The functionalities and features of this new site URL will remain consistent with...

Posted: August 7, 2025, 9:50 AM

August Ultra update delivers smarter image descriptions, captioned video announcements, and table of contents for learning modules

Get back-to-school ready with new Ultra design features

This month’s Ultra update makes it easier than to generate meaningful descriptions for complex images. August also brings new tools for recording video announcements, styling course materials, and...

Posted: August 6, 2025, 11:10 AM

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