Blackboard will upgrade from our current version, Blackboard Learn, to Base Navigation during the week starting May 13, 2024. Base Navigation provides a modernized menu and additional features for users, without changing the overall functionality of Blackboard course sites. What do faculty and students need to do? Nothing! This upgrade will just happen. When you…

“Humans are hardwired for learning by doing.” —James Wilson  Hello, faculty, Welcome to the mid-semester! Our newsletter contains several articles, podcasts, and videos about incorporating activities into your courses to promote the practical application of 21st-century “Soft Skills”. We hope you enjoy and find this information useful. Also, Instructional Development is happy to meet and discuss…

“I recently met Emma, an autistic college student, who talked about navigating life at a mid-Atlantic university. Professors, she said, ‘can make or break your experience’ in a course. Her favorite instructors ‘…made me feel like I belonged in the class’, as opposed to those who only ‘followed through with my accommodations because they were…