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?
Blackboard/Anthology is looking for presenters to share their experiences with faculty, lecturers, academic technologists, and instructional designers at the Spring 2023 Digital Teaching Symposium, a fully-online, one-day conference. Examples of topics include:
Innovations in Teaching and Learning
Digital Teaching Strategies
Teaching in Ultra
- AI/VR/Metaverse
- Digital citizenship
- Teaching tools
- Practical strategies to motivate and retain online learners to increase retention and graduations rates
- Low-cost (or free) apps/platforms to enhance teaching
- Data & Analytics
- DEI/Accessibility
Digital Teaching Strategies
- Student engagement
- Faculty Training
- Discipline specific strategies (science, math, psychology)
- Applications for student clubs and organizations
- Assignments, alternative assessments, course design
- Pedagogy
- Evaluation & feedback
Teaching in Ultra
- Transitioning to Ultra
- How to organize information in Ultra
- Built-in tools such as journals, quizzes, discussions, etc.
If you are interested in presenting, please fill out the online form to submit your proposal. The deadline is Tuesday, March 14 at 5 p.m. ET.
Posted: March 1, 2023, 8:17 AM