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Stay on target toward a confident retirement

TIAA is offering a live webinar to help you understand the importance of planning ahead for retirement and the advice tools available to you so you can stay on track. The webinar will cover...

September 8, 2023 · 3:24 PM

Call for Proposals: Blackboard's Digital Teaching Symposium

Submissions due September 18, 2023

Do you have a digital teaching best practice or experience to share with other educators? What strategies help educators excel and thrive in a shifting higher education landscape? Share your...

September 7, 2023 · 4:02 PM

MSRP Nationwide retirement webinars

Featured webinars for September 2023

Please see the information below about the upcoming retirement webinars from MSRP Nationwide and how to register: “Catch the Match, It’s Back!” · As of July 1, 2023, the State...

September 6, 2023 · 12:43 PM

Improved course management tools for Ultra in September

Preview new AI course design assistant tools also coming

As the fall semester starts, the next update for Ultra courses brings improvements to the course management tools and a new stock image resource for course banners. Additionally, faculty will also...

August 31, 2023 · 1:37 PM

Support student success with Ultra’s progress tracking tools

Discover how and when students engage with course content

The success of students in a Blackboard course is often dependent on their level of engagement and their ability to stay on track with course content and assignments. As an instructor, it's...

August 30, 2023 · 9:11 AM

Mastering Blackboard Ultra Gradebook & New Flexible Grading

Best Practices to Prep Your Ultra Gradebook for the Semester

Allocating time to configure the Ultra gradebook before the semester starts can support efficient grading throughout the semester. In the recent Gradebook Hacks: 5 Tips to Prep for the Semester...

August 29, 2023 · 8:47 AM

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USM Professional Development Week 2023

Fall into Success: Inspire, Innovate, Lead!

The USM Learning and Talent Development Committee is pleased to announce the third annual USM-wide Professional Development Week will run from September 18th - 22nd. Professional development week...

August 11, 2023 · 2:39 PM

Ultra Courses to Offer New AI Course Design Assistant Tools

Generate images, structure, test questions, and rubrics

As the landscape of education continues to evolve, the integration of cutting-edge technology into the classroom has become more vital than ever. The advent of generative AI tools is poised to...

August 10, 2023 · 9:35 AM

QM offers free Accessibility & Usability Resource Site

Built by the peer community for the peer community

In response to institutional and educator priorities for making education accessible for all learners, the Quality Matters peer community created the Accessibility and Usability Resource Site...

August 3, 2023 · 10:18 AM

FA2023 Courses Created in Blackboard on July 25, 2023

Blackboard course shells for FA2023 were created on July 25, 2023. The Ultra Course Preview setting is enabled in FA2023 courses, which allows faculty to preview OR convert a new Original course...

July 26, 2023 · 9:50 AM

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