Spring 2024 Welcome Week Training

We're thrilled to announce a far-out opportunity for you to navigate the cosmic wonders of the new Blackboard Ultra upgrade.

If you're up for the challenge be there. Let's make this semester as rad as the '70s themselves.

Location: Sundown Room

If you haven't started the Ultra Certification course, started and forgot about it, or if you've completed the homework, but would love to see how others are implementing new concepts - join us for part of all of these sessions.

🌟 9AM | Unit 1 Online Teaching and Ultra Intro | Clinton Bishop

Base Navigation settings
Creating modules and folders
Understand how structure promotes engagement

🌟 10AM | Unit 2 Course Design | Laci Alexander

Create a dynamic course with documents, files, links, images, and videos
Hear how a flipped classroom allows advanced Chemistry students more hands-on skill-building time.

🌟 11:30 AM | Unit 3 Communication and Collaboration | Hillary Nixon

Create announcements, discussions, and journals
Increase performance and satisfaction while reducing feelings of isolation

🌟 1PM | Unit 4 Assessment | Omar Soldano

Learn how to create assessments
Increase lab time and improve test scores

🌟 2:30 | Unit 5 Gradebook | Fausto from Blackboard

Learn from one of Anthology's best instructors
Designing assignments, quizzes, and rubrics
Recording: LIVE Demo

Wednesday | January 10th

🌟 9AM | Ultra and OER

Location: Sundown Room

Join us for a step-by-step guide to finding, using, and implementing OER in your courses. Hear from our Librarians, Instructional Designer, and faculty who have gone through the process.

🌟 11 AM | Ultra and AI

Recording: LIVE Demo

Utilizing the NEW! AI Assistant in Blackboard Ultra to create modules, test questions, and rubrics.

🌟 1PM | Ultra and Dynamic Courses

Recording: LIVE Demo

Explore ways to enhance your online and face-to-face courses with the use of Blackboard tools and integrations.