Workshops

Every semester, we offer a series of one-hour “how-to” workshops to get you started with some basic online activities. This series covers everything from giving live or recorded lectures, using various discussion board tools, giving an online test, and providing a platform for asynchronous student presentations.

Recent workshops have been focused on providing support to faculty teaching in the Blackboard Ultra courses. More information and resources are available on the following website:

Using AI Features in Blackboard Ultra to Streamline Course Design

Blackboard Ultra has a number of AI Assistant features that can help you with your course design and save you time in the development of your course. Join us to learn about how the AI Design Assistant can assist with the generation of assignment and discussion prompts, the generation of test questions, the naming of learning modules, the development of grading rubrics, and more.

Thursday, October 15 at 12:30pm – Register here

Engage, Interact, Participate: Exploring Instructional Technology Tools

Discover how a variety of instructional tools can support discussion, collaboration, active learning, feedback, and participation. This one-hour overview introduces a number of technology tools available at the University through practical teaching examples. No technical training required—just ideas and inspiration for your courses.

Thursday, October 29 at 12:30pm – Register here

Workshop Series for Blackboard Ultra Courses

Workshop #1 – Blackboard Ultra – Create your Course Structure and Content

This workshop will help you learn how to best organize your Ultra courses and prepare the content for your students.

Thursday, December 17 at 10:00am, Register here

Workshop #2 – Blackboard Ultra – Promoting Interaction and Collecting Student Work (Assignments, Tests)

This workshop will cover using all of the Graded Items (Discussion, Journal, Tests, Assignments) available in Blackboard Ultra.

Tuesday, December 22 at 12:30pm, Register here

Workshop #3 – Blackboard Ultra – Setting up the Gradebook and Teaching in Ultra

This workshop will cover setting up your gradebook and the overall grade column.

Tuesday, Thursday, January 7 at 12:30pm, Register here

Video Tutorials

You are also welcome to review the following video tutorials for additional assistance: