Ultra Essentials for Teaching Assistants

The “Ultra Essentials for Teaching Assistants” workshop equips teaching assistants with essential skills for effective course management and a supportive learning experience for students. Attendees will gain the confidence and competence to manage a Blackboard Ultra course effectively and enhance their ability to support course administration. 

By the end of this workshop, teaching assistants will be able to:

• Create and organize course content, including uploading files, adding multimedia, and structuring learning modules.

• Communicate effectively with students by posting announcements and sending messages.

• Create and manage assessments including assignments and quizzes, setting release conditions, and utilizing question pools and random blocks.

• Create and manage student groups for collaborative projects, including assigning students to groups and utilizing group tools.

• Grade students work efficiently, providing feedback, using rubrics, and entering scores in the gradebook.

Available virtually to undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants, this 90-minute workshop is a valuable opportunity to develop indispensable skills for academic success.

JOINING THE VIRTUAL SESSION

This webinar will take place in a Google Meet virtual conference room. Enter the webinar up to 15 minutes before the start time. Visit the myUMBC Event post and select the "Join Online Event" button to join the Google Meet session.

Prior to the Event

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

2. If this is your first time joining one of our webinars, please review the requirements to use Google Meet. Learn how to connect your audio & video, change/blur your background, and use reactions. You can also review the accessibility support including live captions.