Training Opportunities

Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 17, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Ultra offers a new, refreshed teaching and learning experience for Blackboard courses. Redesigned from the ground up, Ultra is responsive, mobile-friendly, and student-centered. Join this...

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Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 14, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Description

In this VoiceThread hosted workshop, you will learn how to create VoiceThreads and then add them to your Blackboard course as lessons, discussions, or assessments. This will be a hand-on workshop...

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Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 14, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Description

In this 30-minute Quick Start session, participants will learn strategies and effective practices for migrating course materials to Ultra. This session is primarily designed for faculty who are...

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Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 13, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Description

Are you new to Google Meet? Join this session to learn how to get started with this video conferencing tool for teaching, office hours, or meetings. The following topics will be covered:...

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Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 10, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

CourseArc is a digital content creation tool that encourages the design of interactive, accessible, and engaging online content. CourseArc is available to UMBC faculty for the ability to integrate...

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Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 9, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Are you new to Blackboard Ultra? Join this 30-minute session with live demo to review Ultra's content release tools to prepare your course, including the following topics: Release content by...

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Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 8, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Have you wondered how AI technology could transform your course preparation? What if those tools were available right within your Blackboard course? The Blackboard AI Course Design Assistant...

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Jan

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 6, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Join our workshop as we dive into the world of Microsoft Teams! Discover how MS Teams can enhance your communication, collaboration, and synchronization with Blackboard, empowering you to create a...

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Dec

Location

Online

Date & Time

December 18, 2024, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Description

The EDUCAUSE AI Webinar Series is a five part series. Each webinar dives deep into the latest innovations, practical applications, and future trends of AI, providing you with the knowledge and...

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Dec

Location

Online

Date & Time

December 18, 2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Accessibility and usability are critical elements of quality course design. What exactly are the differences between accessibility and usability? And how do you as an educator need to consider...

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Training Opportunities

What's New in Ultra Courses for Teaching & Learning SP2025

Learn about the latest updates & features in Ultra courses

Using VoiceThread in Blackboard

Hosted by VoiceThread

Ultra Quick Start: Copy Content into Blackboard Ultra

Explore strategies to move Original content to Ultra

Getting Started with Google Meet

Learn how to create meetings and support student engagement

CourseArc Essentials

Building interactive, accessible, & engaging online content

Ultra Quick Start: Content Release and Visibility Settings

Define when and how students or groups can access content

Blackboard Ultra's AI Course Design Assistant Tool

AI-inspired Assessment, Question Banks, Journal, Rubrics

Getting Started with Microsoft Teams

Explore this exciting session on MS Teams

EDUCAUSE AI Webinar Series - Supporting Literacy and Effective Practice (Part 2 - Strategies to explore AI)

A 5-part series on AI and innovation

Free Webinar: Sorting Out Usability and Accessibility in Course Design

QM Success Story focuses on General Standard 8 components

Learn about the latest updates & features in Ultra courses

Hosted by VoiceThread

Explore strategies to move Original content to Ultra

Learn how to create meetings and support student engagement

Building interactive, accessible, & engaging online content

Define when and how students or groups can access content

AI-inspired Assessment, Question Banks, Journal, Rubrics

Explore this exciting session on MS Teams

A 5-part series on AI and innovation

QM Success Story focuses on General Standard 8 components

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