Blackboard

Digital Pedagogy

Video, Screen Capture, Interactive Digital Media, Accessibility

Office 365 and Zoom

Blackboard Ultra Essentials for Courses
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• 8/20/24 • 2 PM – 3 PM
• 8/21/24 • 7 PM – 8 PM
• 8/23/24 • 10 AM – 11 AM

Instructors are also encouraged to review our Ultra Instructor resources in the Service Portal.   

Blackboard Rubric Design Assistant  
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Learning how to create effective rubrics and the best practices for using them is important for all educators. All teachable content has learning goals and outcomes, and therefore any and all content can benefit from the use of good-quality rubrics. To make the process of developing and creating rubrics simpler, Blackboard has introduced a new Rubric Design Assistant for automatically generating rubrics directly in your Learn Ultra courses. Creating rubrics with the Design Assistant are less time consuming, more consistent and easily adapted to meet changing standards and outcomes. 

• 8/22/24 • 11 AM – 12 PM

Using Learn Ultra Analytics
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Holding every student accountable and identifying individuals who are falling behind is made easier in the Blackboard Learn Ultra experience. This seminar will focus on the data and analytics available throughout your Ultra Course and include an overview of Blackboard’s Assessment and Accreditation solution, EAC Visual Data. During the session, we’ll guide instructors through assignment analytics, student progress analytics, and course data that will allow you to measure and boost your students’ performance.

• 9/9/24 • 11:00 AM – 12 PM
• 10/10/24 • 1 PM – 2 PM

Accessibility and Ally: Creating Course Materials That Work for All
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Accessibility improves everyone's learning experience. Learn how to create accessible content for Word and PowerPoint, interpret Ally's feedback, understand the accessibility of content, and become familiar with how to set accommodations in Bb Ultra. 

• 8/13/24 • 1 PM – 2 PM

You are also encouraged to review this resource about the Bb Accessibility Report in Bb Ultra.

Watch a Recording

If our webinar times don't fit into your schedule, catch-up by watching a recording. Note: we'll try to record as many of our webinars as possible, but given that many sessions are repeated throughout the academic year, not all actual sessions may be recorded.

Lunch-and-Learns

• Creating and Organizing Content 
• Assessments 
• Tests
• Discussions
• Grading

Time to Organize?

Want some advice about how to organize your Ultra course? Please visit our Ultra Champions website to view how our early adopters organized their Ultra courses. You're also welcome to reach out to your eLearning liaison to schedule a consultation appointment.  We have also created this article which suggests best practices for organizing your course in Blackboard Ultra. 

Blackboard Sponsored Webinars

In addition to all the trainings developed and offered by eLearning, the GVSU community also has access to training offered by Anthology / Blackboard.

See a list of Ultra webinars led by Anthology / Blackboard

Exploring AI in Higher Education
Join us for "Exploring AI in Higher Education," a three-part series designed to equip educators with the knowledge and tools to integrate AI into their teaching practices, enhance student engagement, and address educational challenges.

• 8/9/24 • 1 PM – 2:30 PM
• 8/16/24 • 1 PM – 2:30 PM — Registration link coming
• 11/7/24 • 1 PM – 2:30 PM  — Registration link coming

Introduction to Quality Matters
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In this session, you'll be introduced to the nationally recognized standards for online/hybrid courses.  In addition to an overview of each of the eight standards, we'll discuss the QM rubric, what informs it, its value, and how to take the next step toward validating the quality of your online courses and recognizing where you can make improvements.  

• 9/10/24 • 1 PM – 2 PM
• 9/12/24 • 1 PM – 2 PM
• 11/6/24 • 1 PM – 2 PM

Time Management Strategies for Online/Hybrid Instructors
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Managing your time when teaching online courses can be an enormous challenge. In this webinar, we will offer many practical strategies that have proven effective in the courses taught by experienced online/hybrid instructors at GVSU. Learn how to leverage technology to save time, work smarter/not harder at grading, and respond to student questions more efficiently. Participants will leave with practical advice and strategies that can be immediately used in your courses.

• 9/13/24 • 10 AM – 11 AM

Learn more about creating and managing video and digital applications in these seminars.

Creating Instructor Presence with Panopto

Learn more functions in Panopto, such as video creation, captions, quizzing, and student video assignments!

• 8/8/24 • 11 AM – 12:15 PM
• 8/22/24 •11 AM – 12:15 PM
• 9/19/24 • 11 AM – 12:15 PM

Media Assessments: Transform Your Existing Assignments into Student-Created Video
In this course, we will walk through how you might be able to convert one of your existing assignments into a project that will help your students develop their media creation skills. There are many different methods that you could use, from Panopto assignments to having your students create TikToks for class. Importantly, we will cover different assessment categories that you might want to consider when developing a rubric for a project of this nature.

• 8/12/24 • 1 PM – 2 PM

Using Padlet to Engage Online Learners
Padlet lets you create a virtual bulletin board where you and your students can write notes and upload documents, photos, slideshows, record videos/audio files or add hyperlinks. During this webinar, participants will learn how to activate their Padlet account and how it can be used for brainstorming, storyboarding, collecting resources (such as images, attachments, hyperlinks, recording videos/audio), gathering the results of group work, and much more!

• 8/20/24 • 11 AM – 12 PM
• 9/3/24 • 11 AM – 12 PM

 For immediate assistance, please don't hesitate to contact your eLearning Liaison. You should also review this resource about integrating Padlet into Blackboard Ultra.

Annotate your syllabus (30 minutes)

Asking your class to annotate the syllabus allows you to introduce students to social annotation in a low-stakes way. Even better, you're providing them with an opportunity to engage with the syllabus, share ideas, and ask questions about the course in a way that sets the tone for engagement throughout the term. In this workshop, the Hypothesis team will review ideas and guidance for the collaborative syllabus annotation assignment.

• 7/30/24 • 1 PM – 1:30 PM
• 8/23/24 • 1 PM – 1:30 PM — Registration link coming

Annotation starter assignments (30 minutes)

This workshop is ideal for instructors who are interested in using social annotation in their courses but aren't exactly sure how to guide students. The Hypothesis team will review ideas for annotation starter assignments and provide you with ready-to-use instructions for a variety of disciplines and modalities.

• 8/1/24 • 1 PM – 1:30 PM
• 9/13/24 • 1 PM – 1:30 PM — Registration link coming

Hypothesis in your LMS (30 minutes)

The Hypothesis team will review the technical details of how to use Hypothesis in Blackboard. We will demonstrate how to set up a Hypothesis-enabled reading used with course files and other types of media. We’ll also briefly review grading and using small-group annotation. Participants will gain a clear understanding of how to start setting up social annotation assignments in their course site. 

• 8/8/24 • 1 PM – 1:30 PM

Hypothesis: Research-based Strategies For Social Annotation

In this workshop, the Hypothesis team will review two pedagogical approaches for social annotation assignments as described in peer-reviewed research: expansive framing and participation roles. This will include describing each pedagogical strategy’s goals for student learning.  We’ll discuss how to implement each of these pedagogical approaches in your teaching and why they are effective for social annotation practice in particular. We’ll also explore the research findings and considerations for real-world application. Participants can expect to come away with new insights and strategies for implementing Hypothesis social annotation in their classrooms.

• 10/17/24 • 2:30 PM – 3 PM — Registration link coming

Getting Started with Microsoft Teams

• 8/28/24 • 11 AM – 12 PM
• 10/9/24 • 11 AM – 12 PM

Microsoft Bookings Basics

• 9/5/24 • 11 AM – 12:30 PM
• 10/17/24 • 11 AM – 12:30 PM

Microsoft Excel 101

• 9/10/24 • 1 PM – 2 PM
• 10/30/24 • 11 AM – 12 PM
• 12/4/24 • 11 AM – 12 PM

Practical Ways to Enhance Your PowerPoint Presentation

• 8/19/24 • 11 AM – 12 PM
• 9/26/24 • 11 AM – 12 PM
• 11/21/24 • 1 PM – 2 PM

Quizzes and Surveys with Microsoft Forms

• 9/18/24 • 11 AM – 12:30 PM
• 11/17/24 • 11 AM – 12:30 PM
• 12/12/24 • 11 AM – 12:30 PM

Time-Saving Tips in Outlook

• 8/22/24 • 1 PM – 2 PM
• 10/2/24 • 1 PM – 2 PM

Zoom 101

Learn how to use Zoom to conduct synchronous class meetings and schedule virtual office hours.

• 8/29/24 • 10 AM – 11 AM — Registration link coming

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