Tom Penniston selected for prestigious Fulbright Award to advance learning analytics Coordinator of Learning Analytics heads to Croatia this fall

Tom Penniston, Ph.D., has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to advance learning-analytics projects in Croatia during the 2025–26 academic year. As UMBC DoIT’s Coordinator of Learning Analytics, he helps faculty translate data into inclusive, effective teaching practices. On September 1, he will take that expertise with him as he begins a six-month residency with the University of Zagreb’s Learning Analytics Laboratory at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics in Varaždin, and will remain working remotely in Croatia until August 2026.

During the fellowship, Penniston will test ways to scale course redesign around national and institutional competencies, map how analytics tools are adopted within and between universities, and embed empirically-based approaches in a new international setting. Working alongside Croatian colleagues, he also hopes to deepen his understanding of European Union education policy and seed partnerships that will ultimately benefit UMBC students and faculty.

“I’m humbled, excited, and admittedly a bit anxious,” he says, “but being part of a campus that prizes data-informed teaching makes the leap easier.” He credits CIO Jack Suess, AVP John Fritz, Director Mariann Hawken, and an “exceptionally talented” DoIT team for making this opportunity possible, and notes that his hosts have already “gone out of their way” to welcome his family, which is a kindness that has eased much of his initial anxiety.

“We’re all pleased for and proud of Tom’s selection to serve as a Fulbright Fellow,” says John Fritz, Associate Vice President for Instructional Technology. “He truly is a global citizen with an impressive, eclectic skill set and mindset focused on the value of education to change the trajectory of people’s lives. He will make a wonderful ambassador for what’s best about UMBC and the United States.” 

Penniston and his wife, Erin, previously served together in the Peace Corps in Moldova, yet the Fulbright will give their three children their first extended taste of life abroad. “I can’t wait to dive into the data, share what I learn, and bring fresh insights home,” he says, aiming to turn analysis into action on both sides of the Atlantic.


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We are proud to announce thatmembers of the DoIT Instructional Technology team: Josh Abrams, Ben Amudzi, Peter Ariev, Susan Biro, Ada Crutchfield, Mariann Hawken, Collin Sullivan, and Tom Penniston have been awarded the April 2025 DoIT Gritty Awardfor their critical support of the Blackboard migration from Original or Classic to Ultra. This project significantly impacted faculty and students. The team did a great job and has earned a reputation for helping all faculty through the efficient and effective use of technology in teaching and learning. They are well-respected on campus, regionally, and nationally. They represent what's best about UMBC's can-do grit and grace. In addition to the April Gritty Award, the team is a nominee for a 2025 Catalyst Award in theLeading Changecategory.

The Gritty Award is in recognition of outstanding work within the Division. Full-time DoIT employees, DoIT student employees, and teams are eligible to be nominated for going above and beyond! Anyone in DoIT can nominate someone for the Gritty by completing this short Gritty Nomination Form. 

The team of seven staff members is sitting on steps in matching UMBC apparel with the logo of the DoIT Gritty award to the left and a brief description of their contributions to the right.

Image: The Instructional Team sitting on the steps on UMBC’s beautiful campus. Next to the group picture is the image of the DoIT Gritty Award dog trophy. The trophy states, “The Gritty Award, for outstanding contributions to the Division of Information Technology at UMBC”.


Outstanding Contributions

The entire Instructional Technology team provided extensive training and support to the campus community throughout the Ultra migration. However, we want to acknowledge and thank each of you for your extraordinary contributions to the success of this project!

Josh Abrams, Instructional Design Specialist, led the team’s Blackboard management, including critical systems, core third-party integrations, and digital accessibility, ensuring users were provided with high-touch service and detailed documentation.

Dr. Ben Amudzi, Instructional Technology Specialist, provided users with professional service in support of Ultra tools and third-party systems such as Microsoft Teams, CourseArc, Collaborate, and others.

Dr. Peter Ariev, Instructional Design Specialist, provided key support for VoiceThread and Panopto as well as course development and migration feedback to faculty as they transferred content to Ultra.

Dr. Susan Biro, Manager of Online Learning, planned and delivered faculty training about course migration pathways, leveraging Quality Matters Standards, and promoted digital accessibility with tools such as Ally to create or remediate content and presentations.

Ada Crutchfield, Instructional Design Specialist, developed digital accessibility resources and provided personalized support to faculty for Ultra migration and related third-party tools, including Google Meet and CourseArc.

Dr. Mariann Hawken, Director, coordinated the Ultra migration’s communication and engaged Anthology and Ultra developers to relay and prioritize UMBC faculty technical and pedagogical needs.

Dr. Tom Penniston, Coordinator of Learning Analytics, provided extensive data analysis on course archetypes, learner engagement, and training to better inform the team on current practices or next steps.

DoIT also thanks Collin Sullivan (Program Director, Digital Credential Innovation, DPS) for his contributions and support during his tenure as an Instructional Technology Specialist with the team.

The Blackboard Ultra Migration

The Blackboard Ultra migration was one of UMBC’s most significant instructional technology transformations, requiring a seamless transition for thousands of students and faculty. The project successfully balanced pedagogical, technical, and institutional needs while prioritizing the faculty and student experience.

Rather than mandate an abrupt change, Instructional Technology designed a phased, faculty-centered approach that empowered faculty to adopt Ultra on their own timeline while receiving comprehensive training and support. Despite significant challenges -- including initial faculty skepticism about Ultra’s readiness and migration disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- their methodical approach resulted in a 99.5% adoption by the end of 2024. The pace was intentionally slow, allowing faculty the time and space to fully explore and become familiar with the new Blackboard. Learn more about how UMBC reached 99.6% Ultra adoption for Fall 2024 term

Celebrating Success Beyond UMBC: A Catalyst Award Nominee!

In addition to recognizing their work at UMBC, the Instructional Technology Team is officially a nominee for a 2025 Catalyst Award in the Leading Changecategory. Learn more about the Catalyst Awards here.

For all of your exceptional efforts and commitment to excellence, we are proud to present you all with the April DoIT Gritty Award. Congratulations! 

Thank you, Ada, Ben, Collin, Josh, Peter, Mariann, Susan, and Tom, for your dedication to academic success!


The DoIT Community & The DoIT Gritty Committee


Erica D’Eramo

Ally Hepp

Carlos McKinney

David Toothe

Dondre Hatef

Kashka Donaldson

Mariann Hawken (recused herself from voting) 

Nick Beech

Tony Finneran

Roy Prouty


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We are pleased to introduce the newest member of the Instructional Technology team: Ada Crutchfield.

Joining our team as an Instructional Design Specialist, Ada brings over a decade of experience in the edtech field spanning both K-12 and higher education. She has held various roles, including instructional designer, administrative and learning technology coordinator, IT support specialist, and curriculum designer. 

As an instructional designer, Ada engages a high-touch approach to working with faculty for support and outreach, utilizes active learning strategies for training, and prioritizes accessibility. She is committed to leveraging technology to enhance teaching and learning with a blend of patience, expertise, creativity, and enthusiasm.

Most recently, Ada served as an Instructional Designer in the Office of Digital Learning at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park.

Ada holds an M.S. in Educational Technology from California State University, Fullerton, and a B.A. in Child & Adolescent Development from San Jose State University. Additionally, she is a Certified Scrum Master in Agile Coaching and a Quality Matters Peer Reviewer. 

Named after the pioneering computer programmer Ada Augusta Lovelace, Ada’s extensive experience and credentials make her a valuable addition to the team, where she will support our mission to enhance instructional technology across the university.

Please join us in welcoming Ada into the UMBC family. We look forward to her contributions to our community.

By Susan Biro, with initial edits by ChatGPT.


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When instructors have determined that a student needs extended time to access a Blackboard course for reasons related to illness, to submit work for an Incomplete, prepare for exams, or gather evidence for a portfolio or interview, they may request a course availability override for that student.

For example, here's a possible scenario. Emily was recently in a car accident, causing her to miss the last three weeks of class. She received an incomplete and needs to record a presentation and take the final exam. Unfortunately, her Blackboard course is closed and she can't get in to do the work. What can her instructor do?

If the course has not been retired from the Blackboard site, this exclusive access can be provided through a special override setting in the Blackboard admin panel. Instructors can request a course to be re-opened only for the student who needs access (e.g., John Smith) and specify when that access should expire (e.g., end of May). If an instructor has multiple students requiring extended access, they only need to submit one RT and must specify expiration dates for each individual student.

How to request a course availability override:

  1. Go to this FAQ and review the steps
  2. Open the RT form and choose option #9
  3. Specify CourseID, term, student(s), and expiration date(s)
  4. Modify the due dates, release conditions, etc. in the Blackboard shell

Once the override is set, the course will appear in the course list for the semester in which the student was officially registered (e.g., Fall 2022). NOTE: A course availability override does not automatically change due dates or release conditions in a course.

Since many students rely on Blackboard's course list to confirm their course registration, when courses are left open or have end dates modified, they are often confused to see older courses left as current. A course availability override is a valuable option for faculty and students, allowing singular access to a course without compromising overall enrollment. For consistency and to prevent confusion, changing start and end dates is no longer available. This ensures all courses accurately reflect the correct term and improve the overall navigation experience for students.

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UMBC is committed to providing a consistent learning experience for everyone. The last day we will support Blackboard Original is December 31, 2024. Please check out our training and support: https://umbc.edu/go/ultra.


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I am pleased to introduce and welcome the newest member of the Instructional Technology team: Mr. Benedictus (Ben) Amudzi. 

Ben joins the team as an Instructional Technology Specialist. He is finalizing his doctoral studies at Ohio University in Innovative Learning Design and Technology; his dissertation will focus on how multimedia is used for assessment in an online environment to support student learning. He also earned a Master of Arts in International Studies from Ohio University and holds a Master of Arts in Adult Education from the University of Ghana. 

In joining the Instructional Technology team at UMBC, Ben brings prior experiences as an instructional technologist at Ohio University and an instructional designer at non-profit and corporate organizations. 

Ben will contribute to support and training on a wide range of instructional technologies in use at UMBC, including Ultra and synchronous tools. His experience with multimedia, accessibility, active learning, and transitioning faculty and courses during the pandemic are also an asset to the UMBC community.

Please join us in welcoming Ben into the UMBC family. We look forward to his future contributions to our community!


Kind regards,
Mariann Hawken, D.M.
Director, Instructional Technology
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Interested in attending an Instructional Technology Essentials session but unsure when it will be? Sign up for one of our sessions by May 20, 2022. Interested participants will be sent a Doodle poll on May 23rd to determine a time when all participants can attend. 

The Essential tools that will be offered in June include: 


Ultra Essentials I - Content & Engagement | 60 minutes | Sign up here
New to Ultra or need a refresher? This hands-on overview focuses on the essentials of using the Ultra Experience Blackboard course interface for communication and content creation. Topics include:
  • Create and organize folders
  • Upload files & link to Google Drive
  • Post announcements & send messages
  • Create discussions forums
  • Access Collaborate for virtual web conferencing


Ultra Essentials II - Assessment & Grading | 60 minutes | Sign up here
New to Ultra or need a refresher? This hands-on overview focuses on the essentials of using the Ultra Experience Blackboard course interface for tests, assignments, and grading. Topics include:
  • Creating assignments and tests
  • Using the new inline grading tools
  • Entering grades in the Ultra grade center


Collaborate Essentials | 60 minutes | Sign up here
New to Blackboard Collaborate or need a refresher? This overview focuses on the essentials of using Blackboard Collaborate in your courses. Topics include:
  • Using the Sharing Content Tools 
  • Examine active learning strategies to get participants involved in the sessions
  • Create breakout rooms and polls
  • Identify Collaborate features that support the needs of users with disabilities
  • Describe how gallery view can be used for live remote proctoring


VoiceThread Essentials | 60 minutes | Sign up here
VoiceThread is a learning tool for enhancing student engagement and online presence. Instructors and/or students can create, share, and comment on images, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, videos, audio files, documents, and PDFs, using microphone, webcam, text, phone, and audio-file upload. Session topics include: 
  • Upload media, comment and annotate on that media, and share it with others
  • Create graded VoiceThread assignments in Blackboard
  • Use comment moderation to formatively assess student work, give private feedback, and use threaded commenting
  • Use VoiceThread as a catalyst for class discussions


Panopto Essentials | 60 minutes | Sign up here 
Are you interested in learning how to create video screencasts? Using Panopto, faculty can capture and narrate anything they see on their computers, and then publish an online screencast video tutorial or mini-lecture for students to watch and replay on their own time. Panopto provides multiple recording and editing options for video and audio output and a cloud-based video storage platform for new and pre-existing media content. It is available for both Blackboard Original and Ultra courses. Session topics include: 
  • Getting started with Panopto 
  • Launching Panopto from your Blackboard course
  • Recording videos using the Panopto application or browser-based capture tool
  • Creating videos by uploading your own media content
  • Creating automatic captions. 


Something else? | Suggest a new topic for July! 


A Doodle Poll will be sent to interested participants by May 23 to determine when the session will be offered. Webinars will take place in a Blackboard Collaborate virtual conference room. 

Prior to the event

For the best viewing experience, we recommend using Chrome or Firefox, preferably the most recent updates to those browsers. Closing any unnecessary browser tabs will help conserve your bandwidth.   

If this is your first time joining one of our webinars, please review the Bb Getting Started Guide or our Quick Start Guide for All Users. You will also find additional helpful information for using Blackboard Collaborate at our extensive FAQs.

After joining the session, please configure your audio. Having trouble accessing Collaborate? Please see our Troubleshooting Audio Problems or Networking Issues for Collaborate guides.

At least 5 registrations are needed for sessions to proceed. Sessions will be recorded if two or more people attend and the link will be distributed to everyone who completed the sign up form.

As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:

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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 Help FAQs or directly at www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help.  You can also contact the Technology Support Center at 410.455.3838 or submit an RT (Request Tracker) ticket via the myUMBC Help Menu or directly at my.umbc.edu/help.

HEADLINES

What’s New

Training & Professional Development (view all events | recording archive)

Other DoIT & UMBC News


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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 Help FAQs or directly at www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help.  You can also contact the Technology Support Center at 410.455.3838 or submit an RT (Request Tracker) ticket via the myUMBC Help Menu or directly at my.umbc.edu/help.

HEADLINES

What’s New

Academic Continuity

Training & Professional Development (view all events)

Other DoIT News

As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:


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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 Help FAQs or directly at www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help.  You can also contact the Technology Support Center at 410.455.3838 or submit an RT (Request Tracker) ticket via the myUMBC Help Menu or directly at my.umbc.edu/help.

HEADLINES

What’s New

Academic Continuity

Training & Professional Development (view all events)

Other DoIT News

As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:


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Respondus is offering free training webinars on the following tools:
LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor.
See the dates, times and descriptions for each event below:


Instructor Training: LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor

Thursday, February 13 at 3 pm ET (12 pm PT)

This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including new enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use.

Instructor Training: LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor

Tuesday, February 18 at 11 pm ET (8 pm PT) | Wednesday, February 19 at 04:00 UTC

NOTE: Special time for institutions in Australia, Asia and surrounding regions, as well as an evening option for Pacific and Mountain Standard Times in the U.S.

This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including new enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use.

Instructor Training: LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor

Wednesday, February 26 at 2 pm ET (11 am PT)

This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including new enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use.

Learn more about these free training webinars at
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