Free Webinar Series: Teaching with Blackboard Ultra
Monthly training for faculty, TAs, and staff in SP/SU2023
The Bb Instructor Webinar Series offers free 45-minute webinars designed for instructors who are getting started with teaching using Blackboard Ultra. Topics include getting started, creating assessments, improving engagement, using groups, converting to Ultra, best practices, and using data in Ultra. Get step-by-step instructor and ask questions in these monthly sessions from Blackboard experts.
Multiple dates are offered throughout spring and into mid-summer. Register for one or more sessions.
Blackboard Learn Basics Ultra
This webinar is designed to provide you easy step-by-step instructions on how to upload course content, create discussion boards for students to engage, and provide an overview on the types of online assessments available in Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View.
- February 8 @ 11 AM
- March 22 @ 11 AM
- May 10 @ 11 AM
- June 20 @ 11 AM
Grading and Managing the Gradebook in an Ultra Course
This intermediate session will provide a deeper dive into setting up grading criteria for assessments, utilizing different types of assessments, and creating gradable assignments in Blackboard Learn Ultra Courses.
- February 14 @ 11 AM
- March 28 @ 11 AM
- May 16 @ 11 AM
- June 21 @ 11 AM
Creating Assessments in an Ultra Course
In this session, we will focus on creating different assessments and assignments in Blackboard Learn Ultra courses. We will outline the steps to create an assessment or an assignment, including selecting different options in grade settings.
- February 16 @ 11 AM
- March 30 @ 11 AM
- May 18 @ 11 AM
- June 22 @ 11 AM
Improving Student Engagement Ultra
Discover how utilizing tools within Learn Ultra can encourage meaningful engagement among students. between your students and you, and with the content itself! In this session, we'll examine how to effectively use discussion boards, class conversations, interactive lectures, and other Learn Ultra tools to foster student engagement in your course. We will also explore different ways to promote communication and collaboration among your students to get them involved and to keep them engaged in online classes.
- February 22 @ 11 AM
- April 12 @ 11 AM
- May 24 @ 11 AM
- June 27 @ 11 AM
Using Groups in Blackboard Learn Ultra
Collaborative learning offers many benefits over traditional instruction. Studies show that when students work as a team, they develop positive attitudes, solve problems more effectively, and experience a greater sense of accomplishment. This intermediate session will show you how to use the Groups tool in Blackboard Learn Ultra to facilitate student collaboration and enhance student engagement in your course.
- February 28 @ 11 AM
- April 18 @ 11 AM
- May 30 @ 11 AM
- June 28 @ 11 AM
Ultra Advantage -- Converting Original to Ultra
It's time for a little Spring clean-up! Let's look at suggestions on how to effectively clean-up, reorganize, and sort through the content in your Learn Original course before bringing all the content over to the Learn Ultra course. This webinar is designed to provide tips and tricks on streamlining the conversion over to the Learn Ultra courses.
- March 2 @ 11 AM
- April 20 @ 11 AM
- June 1 @ 11 AM
- June 29 @ 11 AM
Blackboard Learn Ultra Best Practices
Now that we know the buttons to click to create and setup many of the online learning tools, let's take a step back and determine what are the features of each of the tools and what are some of the best practices to use them in facilitating our online courses. These sessions will take on more of a pedagogical nature to assist in readying your course and yourself to enhancing the teaching and learning of your students. The sessions will coalesce around the lifecycle of each tool including instructor creation and considerations, student completion, instructor grading, and finally the student accessing their grade. Think broadly in terms of groups, assignments, assessments, journals, and discussion boards -- how can I make these more effective for me and for my students.
- March 8 @ 11 AM
- April 26 @ 11 AM
- June 7 @ 11 AM
- July 5 @ 11 AM
Using Data in Ultra
This webinar will focus on data and analytics available throughout the Ultra Course. We will guide instructors through the assignment analytics, student progress analytics, and course data accessible throughout Ultra.
- March 16 @ 11 AM
- May 4 @ 11 AM
- June 15 @ 11 AM
All webinars will be recorded and emailed to you after the session. Even if you can't attend live, please register for a Live Webinar so you can receive the recording.
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Free Webinar Series: Teaching with Ultra, Basics to Advanced
Free training opportunities for faculty, TAs, and staff
The Bb Instructor Webinar Series offers free 45-minute webinars designed for instructors who are getting started with teaching using Blackboard Ultra and Collaborate. Topics include getting started, creating assessments, improving engagement, using groups, converting to Ultra, and best practices. Get step-by-step instructor and ask questions in these monthly sessions from Blackboard experts.
Blackboard Learn Basics Ultra
This webinar is designed to provide you easy step-by-step instructions on how to upload course content, create discussion boards for students to engage, and provide an overview on the types of online assessments available in Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View.
- August 18 @ 11 AM
- September 20 @ 11 AM
- October 5 @ 10 PM
- October 25 @ 11 AM
Grading and Managing the Gradebook in an Ultra Course
This intermediate session will provide a deeper dive into setting up grading criteria for assessments, utilizing different types of assessments, and creating gradable assignments in Blackboard Learn Ultra Courses.
- August 24 @ 11 AM
- September 21 @ 11 AM
- November 2 @ 11 AM
- October 12 @ 10 PM
Creating Assessments in an Ultra Course
In this session, we will focus on creating different assessments and assignments in Blackboard Learn Ultra courses. We will outline the steps to create an assessment or an assignment, including selecting different options in grade settings.
- August 25 @ 11 AM
- September 27 @ 11 AM
- November 3 @ 11 AM
- October 19 @ 10 PM
Improving Student Engagement Ultra
Discover how utilizing tools within Learn Ultra can encourage meaningful engagement among students. between your students and you, and with the content itself! In this session, we'll examine how to effectively use discussion boards, class conversations, interactive lectures, and other Learn Ultra tools to foster student engagement in your course. We will also explore different ways to promote communication and collaboration among your students to get them involved and to keep them engaged in online classes.
- August 30 @ 11 AM
- September 29 @ 11 AM
- November 8 @ 11 AM
- October 26 @ 10 PM
Using Groups in Blackboard Learn Ultra
Collaborative learning offers many benefits over traditional instruction. Studies show that when students work as a team, they develop positive attitudes, solve problems more effectively, and experience a greater sense of accomplishment. This intermediate session will show you how to use the Groups tool in Blackboard Learn Ultra to facilitate student collaboration and enhance student engagement in your course.
- September 1 @ 11 AM
- October 5 @ 11 AM
- November 10 @ 11 AM
- November 2 @ 10 PM
Ultra Advantage -- Converting Original to Ultra
It's time for a little Spring clean-up! Let's look at suggestions on how to effectively clean-up, reorganize, and sort through the content in your Learn Original course before bringing all the content over to the Learn Ultra course. This webinar is designed to provide tips and tricks on streamlining the conversion over to the Learn Ultra courses.
- September 7 @ 11 AM
- October 11 @ 11 AM
- November 16 @ 11 AM
- November 9 @ 9 PM
Blackboard Learn Ultra Best Practices
Now that we know the buttons to click to create and setup many of the online learning tools, let's take a step back and determine what are the features of each of the tools and what are some of the best practices to use them in facilitating our online courses. These sessions will take on more of a pedagogical nature to assist in readying your course and yourself to enhancing the teaching and learning of your students. The sessions will coalesce around the lifecycle of each tool including instructor creation and considerations, student completion, instructor grading, and finally the student accessing their grade. Think broadly in terms of groups, assignments, assessments, journals, and discussion boards -- how can I make these more effective for me and for my students.
- September 13 @ 11 AM
- October 13 @ 11 AM
- November 16 @ 9 PM
All webinars will be recorded and emailed to you after the session. Even if you can't attend live, please register for a Live Webinar! so you can receive the recording.
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PIVOT Receives Blackboard Award for Training
Initiative highlighted effective, campus-wide use of Ultra
Planning Instructional Variety for Online Teaching (PIVOT) has received a 2022 Catalyst Award from Blackboard/Anthology for Training and Professional Development. Designed and delivered by DoIT’s Instructional Technology team in response to the pandemic shift to online learning, PIVOT also received an Effective Practice Award from the Online Learning Consortium in 2021.
The Catalyst Awards honor innovation and excellence in the global community. UMBC previously received a Catalyst Award in 2017 for Leading Change using innovative data analytics to support student success. The Catalyst Award for Training and Professional Development recognizes institutions that display an organization-wide dedication to innovative training and development programs for their educators and staff. The Catalyst Awards are evaluated based on four criteria:
- Design (goals/outcomes);
- Structure (process/people/activities);
- Impact (analytics); and
- Significance (best practices for education).
The use of Blackboard solutions is also an important factor.
The PIVOT program also used Ultra as part of DoIT’s larger migration to Blackboard’s new course interface. Content was delivered in an Ultra course using assessments, discussions, groups, and third-party tools. PIVOT webinars were also delivered in Collaborate using content, polls, and breakout rooms for increased engagement and demonstration of essential web conferencing tools. Faculty peer mentors and Ultra Ambassadors offered personal experiences, course tours, feedback and support to their colleagues throughout the PIVOT experience.
Use and demonstration of Ultra tools encouraged faculty to try Ultra for their own courses, which positively impacted our larger migration to the new experience. Our Ultra adoption increased by 148% between FA2019 and FA2020, representing 46% of all active Bb courses with a substantial surge occurring during the pandemic. Students are also consistently satisfied with Ultra. Finally, as a result of the PIVOT program, more faculty are willing to teach online and student satisfaction with PIVOT courses is consistently higher than non-PIVOT courses.
Dr. Mariann Hawken, director of Instructional Technology, will represent the Instructional Technology team at the Anthology Together conference in Orlando, FL, to receive the award and present on UMBC’s Ultra migration plan. The Catalyst Awards Livestream will be broadcast on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 10 AM ET. Register online.
Blackboard Learn Basics Ultra
This webinar is designed to provide you easy step-by-step instructions on how to upload course content, create discussion boards for students to engage, and provide an overview on the types of online assessments available in Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View.
- February 1 @ 11 AM
- March 1 @ 11 AM
- April 5 @ 2 PM
- May 5 @ 10 AM
- June 9 @ 10 AM
Q&A with Experts: Blackboard Learn Ultra
Have a question on how to do something in Blackboard Learn Ultra? Join this live Office Hours session where Blackboard experts will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate workflows and provide guidance on teaching remotely.
- January 27 @ 11 AM
- February 2 @ 11 AM
- March 2 @ 11 AM
- May 10 @ 10 AM
- June 14 @ 10 AM
Blackboard Collaborate Basics
Blackboard Collaborate is a virtual classroom tool that allows you to engage with your students in real-time, to record sessions for students to watch later, and to offer live virtual office hours. In this 45-minute session, we will review the Collaborate interface and tools that support engaging virtual classroom sessions.
- January 25 @ 11 AM
- February 3 @ 11 AM
- March 3 @ 11 AM
- May 3 @ 10 AM
- June 7 @ 10 AM
Blackboard Collaborate Beyond the Basics
This webinar will help you move beyond the basics of Blackboard Collaborate and provide an overview of specific use cases and features that will facilitate synchronous interaction with your students. Some features include using breakout rooms, sharing content through your camera, polling, and other features that will help you engage your learners and empower student success.
- February 8 @ 10 AM
- March 8 @ 11 AM
- April 7 @ 10 AM
- June 1 @ 10 AM
Q&A with Experts: Blackboard Collaborate
Have a question on how to do something in Blackboard Collaborate? Join this live Office Hours session where Blackboard experts will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate workflows and provide guidance on teaching remotely.
- January 26 @ 11 AM
- February 8 @ 2 PM
- March 9 @ 11 AM
- April 5 @ 11 AM
- June 2 @ 10 AM
Grading and Managing the Gradebook in an Ultra Course
This intermediate session will provide a deeper dive into setting up grading criteria for assessments, utilizing different types of assessments, and creating gradable assignments in Blackboard Learn Ultra Courses.
- February 9 @ 2 PM
- March 10 @ 2 PM
- April 17 @ 2 PM
- May 11 @ 10 AM
- June 15 @ 10 AM
Creating Assessments in an Ultra Course
In this session, we will focus on creating different assessments and assignments in Blackboard Learn Ultra courses. We will outline the steps to create an assessment or an assignment, including selecting different options in grade settings.
- February 10 @ 10 AM
- March 15 @ 11 AM
- April 20 @ 11 AM
- May 12 @ 10 AM
- June 16 @ 10 AM
Improving Student Engagement Ultra
Discover how utilizing tools within Blackboard Learn Ultra can encourage meaningful engagement among students. between your students and you, and with the content itself! In this session, we’ll examine how to effectively use discussion boards, class conversations, interactive lectures, and other Blackboard Learn Ultra tools to foster student engagement in your course. We will also explore different ways to promote communication and collaboration among your students to get them involved and to keep them engaged in online classes.
- February 15 @ 11 AM
- March 16 @ 11 AM
- April 20 @ 2 PM
- May 17 @ 10 AM
Using Groups in Blackboard Learn Ultra
Collaborative learning offers many benefits over traditional instruction. Studies show that when students work as a team, they develop positive attitudes, solve problems more effectively, and experience a greater sense of accomplishment. This intermediate session will show you how to use the Groups tool in Blackboard Learn Ultra to facilitate student collaboration and enhance student engagement in your course.
- February 17 @ 11 AM
- March 22 @ 2 PM
- April 26 @ 10 AM
- May 24 @ 10 AM
- June 23 @ 10 AM
Ultra Advantage – Converting Original to Ultra
Collaborative learning offers many benefits over traditional instruction. Studies show that when students work as a team, they develop positive attitudes, solve problems more effectively, and experience a greater sense of accomplishment. This intermediate session will show you how to use the Groups tool in Blackboard Learn Ultra to facilitate student collaboration and enhance student engagement in your course.
- February 22 @ 2 PM
- March 24 @ 11 AM
- April 26 @ 2 PM
- May 25 @ 10 AM
- June 28 @ 10 AM
Q&A with Experts: Blackboard Learn Original
Have a question on how to do something in Blackboard Collaborate? Join this live Office Hours session where Blackboard experts will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate workflows and provide guidance on teaching remotely.
- February 16 @ 11 AM
- March 22 @ 11 AM
- April 6 @ 11 AM
- May 19 @ 11 AM
- June 22 @ 11 AM
All webinars will be recorded and emailed to you after the session. Even if you can't attend live, please register for a Live Webinar!
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Creating Consistency in Course Sections with Ultra Templates
Templates available for course or department Ultra adoption
Since Fall 2018, the default Blackboard course template has had the Ultra Course Preview setting enabled, which allows faculty to convert a new Original course to see what it looks like in Ultra and adopt Ultra. During the Fall 2021 semester, 735 courses adopted the Ultra Course View, the largest adoption of Ultra courses to date.
A significant increase in adoption of Ultra has come from individual faculty converting their courses. Though, there are a growing number of departments and program coordinators that are intentionally creating Ultra courses templates which has also increased Ultra adoption. These templates allow instructors to receive a copy of content, materials, and assessments natively designed in Ultra for their specific courses. All sections are created from one template that is updated and maintained by a course coordinator to ensure consistency in curriculum, program outcomes, and course design.
Customized Ultra Templates
English 100:
Beginning in Spring 2022, ENGL 100 courses will utilize an Ultra template that has materials and assessments pre-populated by program coordinators, following an opt-in pilot of the Ultra template that began in Fall 2020. Content includes library resources, grammar tutorials, self-check quizzes, and resources to improve scholarly writing.
IHU:
Since Fall 2020, IHU courses have employed a Blackboard Ultra template that includes 19 weeks worth of content, including CourseArc modules co-created by campus offices and faculty partners. The shell allows for part-time instructors to choose content that is suitable for their course and utilize pre-made assessments that align with course learning objectives.
Spanish:
Leveraging open educational resources, the first year of Spanish language courses (101-102-103) uses an Ultra template that integrates content and assessments across several learning modules for students to complete. Likewise, the second year of Spanish language courses (201-202) also uses an Ultra template with content and assessments from the McGraw-Hill Connect platform.
Department Adoption of Ultra
Even if customized templates may not be of interest, departments can request to receive a default UMBC Ultra template. The Ultra template means that faculty receive Ultra course shells natively, and are not required to complete the steps to convert new Original shells. FREN 101 is utilizing the UMBC Ultra template, and the Theatre Department is the first department to make the switch from Original to the new Ultra template.
Next Steps
If your department is interested in a customized template or receiving the UMBC Ultra template, please place an RT ticket to get in touch with an Instructional Technology Specialist. Our staff will work with you to determine the next steps and design an appropriate timeline for your department to make the transition.
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:
~ by Mariann Hawken & Collin Sullivan
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Bb Instructor Webinar Series: From Basics to Advanced
Free training opportunities for faculty, TAs, and staff
The Bb Instructor Webinar Series offers a set of free 45-minute webinars designed for instructors who are getting started with teaching using Blackboard, Ultra, and Collaborate. Click on a topic below to learn more and supplement your existing toolkit:All webinars will be recorded and emailed to you after the session. Even if you can't attend live, please register so you can receive the recording.
- Recording & sharing videos with Panopto: Flip your classroom & prepare lectures.
- Building online community: Schedule, deliver & record virtual classes with Collaborate.
- Delivering & configuring virtual tests: Create online tests and promote academic integrity in online testing using Bb and Respondus Lockdown Browser.
- Tuning up your Blackboard gradebook: Create columns, drop scores, check calculations, verify weighted totals, etc.
The May 13th sprint will occur in two time slots to accommodate varied schedules.
The virtual drop-in will take place in a Blackboard Collaborate virtual conference room. Please view either the Morning Sprint or Afternoon Sprint myUMBC events and join the session by clicking the "Join Online Event" button at the top of the event page.
Prior to the sprint
Please note that this is not formal training.
Blackboard has announced a webinar series to help faculty transition to remote teaching. Click here to sign up for the options described below or access this link: https://go.blackboard.com/Instructor-webinar-series.
Who are these webinars for?
This webinar series is designed for Instructors who are just getting started with teaching using Blackboard Learn and Blackboard Collaborate, as well as those who have started to transition to deliver instruction remotely and are looking to make some improvements.
About the webinar series
Many of you had to quickly transition to remote teaching in response to growing concerns on the spread of the coronavirus. The journey to teaching remotely is a process, and we want to ensure you have the tools you need to be successful for both you and your students.
Whether you are brand new to teaching online or looking to make some improvements to what you have started, we designed a set of webinars from basic topics to advanced. We added more topics to help you as you prepare for your next semester.
Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Original Course Experience - Do I have Learn Original?
This webinar is designed to provide you easy step-by-step instructions on how to upload course content, create discussion boards for students to communicate, and provide an overview on the types of online assessments available in Blackboard Learn’s ORIGINAL course experience.
Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Ultra Course Experience - Do I have Learn Ultra?
This webinar is designed to provide you easy step-by-step instructions on how to upload course content, create discussion boards for students to communicate, and provide an overview on the types of online assessments available in Blackboard Learn’s ULTRA course experience.
Getting Started with Blackboard Collaborate
Moving from in-classroom instruction to the virtual classroom does not have to be difficult or stressful. Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a web-based communication tool that allows you to continue to engage with your students in real time or even to record sessions for students to watch at a later time. In this 30-minute session, we will review the Collaborate interface and tools that support engaging teaching online.
Getting Started with Bb Annotate: Inline Assignment Grading in Blackboard Learn
Blackboard Learn’s inline assignment grading functionality, currently delivered through a technology called New Box View, will be replaced over the next few months with a new tool called Bb Annotate. Created in partnership with clients around the globe, Bb Annotate will offer a more robust feature set to provide customizable feedback to learners, including a sidebar summary view, freehand drawing tools, various color selections, and much more. Join this webinar to see a demonstration of the new tool and get your questions answered by Blackboard experts.
OFFICE HOURS: Ask the Experts About Blackboard Learn and Collaborate
Have a question on how to do something in Blackboard Learn or Blackboard Collaborate? Join this live Office Hours session where Blackboard experts will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate workflows and provide guidance on teaching remotely.
Intermediate/Advanced Topics
Assessment & Assignments in Blackboard Learn (Original Course Experience)
This intermediate session will provide a deeper dive into setting up assessments, utilizing different types of assessments and creating gradable assignments within a Blackboard Learn Original experience course.
Guide to Building Mobile Content (Original & Ultra Course Experiences)
Many students prefer to consume course content on their mobile phone. This webinar is designed to provide you with basic fundamentals for preparing online course content for mobile delivery. Additionally, we will review Blackboard mobile apps and provide you with a helpful worksheet on mobile content development.
Improving Student Engagement (Original Course Experience)
In the new world of social distancing and limited interaction with others, instructors and students may be missing some accustomed modes of interpersonal communication in courses. Join a team of Blackboard experts who understand first-hand the demands of a fully online teaching environment—we are eager to help you discover how utilizing tools within Blackboard Learn can encourage meaningful engagement among students and between your students and you! Effectively use discussion boards, engage students with interactive lectures and quizzes and challenge them to collaborate together in teams and then present their work back to the larger class. Blackboard’s team of academic professionals have plenty of ideas to share with you and are eager to support you as you consider different ways to promote communication, get your students involved, and to keep them engaged in online classes.
Setting up the Gradebook (Original Course Experience)
As you prepare (or continue) to deliver instruction remotely this summer, empower yourself to do so with maximum efficiency by understanding Blackboard Learn’s powerful Grade Center. The Grade Center is more than just a location to record students' grades--it is an interactive tool that allows faculty to filter, sort, and access data , calculate grades, and monitor student progress. Join this session to learn the basics of efficiently managing your students’ work and grades.
Grading Workflows for Discussions, Assessment & Assignments (Original Course Experience)
Let’s face it – grading is possibly one of the least ‘fun’ parts of teaching. However, now that you’ve created assessments, assignments, and quizzes in Blackboard Learn, the grading process can be easier than ever. In Blackboard, instructors can provide feedback, post grades, and check the originality of student work with ease. Discover how much easier it can be to grade papers when you can annotate right within the online course. You can even provide audio feedback to the student, helping them understand areas of the paper that may need some attention. Want to set up a quiz to be automatically graded? You can do that too! Join us in this informative session on how to use Blackboard’s course tools to make your online teaching experience more efficient, more engaged and less time consuming!
Collaborate Ultra - Beyond the Basics
This webinar will help you move beyond the basics of Blackboard Collaborate and provide an overview of specific use cases and features that will facilitate synchronous interaction with your students. Some features include using breakout rooms, sharing content through your camera, polling, and other features that will help you engage your learners and empower student success.
Click here to register for any of the sessions.
Session Dates
Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Original Course Experience - Do I have Learn Original?
- Thursday, September 10 1:00–1:30 pm ET
- Monday, September 14 9:00–9:30 am ET
Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Ultra Course Experience - Do I have Learn Ultra?
- Thursday, September 10 2:00–2:30 pm ET
- Monday, September 14 10:00–10:30 am ET
Getting Started with Blackboard Collaborate
- Thursday, September 10 3:00–3:30 pm ET
- Monday, September 14 11:00–11:30 am ET
- Wednesday, October 14 11:00–11:30 am ET
Getting Started with Bb Annotate: Inline Assignment Grading in Blackboard Learn
- Wednesday, September 16 10:00–11:00 am ET
- Thursday, October 15 1:00–2:00 pm ET
OFFICE HOURS: Ask the Experts about Blackboard Learn & Collaborate
- Thursday, August 27 11:00 am–12:00 pm ET
- Wednesday, September 23 11:00 am–12:00 pm ET
- Wednesday, October 21 3:00–4:00 pm ET
Assessment & Assignments in Blackboard Learn (Original Course Experience)
- Wednesday, September 16 1:00–1:45pm ET
- Wednesday, October 21 2:00–2:45pm ET
Guide to Building Mobile Content (Original & Ultra Course Experiences)
- Wednesday, August 26 2:00–2:45pm ET
- Thursday, September 17 3:00–3:45pm ET
- Tuesday, October 6 10:00–10:45am ET
Improving Student Engagement (Original Course Experience)
- Wednesday, September 23 2:00–2:45pm ET
- Thursday, October 22 1:00–1:45pm ET
Setting up the Gradebook (Original Course Experience)
- Thursday, August 20 2:00–2:45pm ET
- Wednesday, September 9 1:00–1:45pm ET
- Tuesday, October 27 10:00–10:45am ET
Grading Workflows for Discussions, Assessment & Assignments (Original Course Experience)
- Thursday, September 17 1:00–1:45pm ET
- Wednesday, October 7 11:00–11:45am ET
Collaborate Ultra - Beyond the Basics
Thursday, August 27 2:00–2:45pm ET
Tuesday, September 8 9:00–9:45am ET
Wednesday, October 7 1:00–1:45pm ET
Click here to register for any of these sessions or access the following link: https://go.blackboard.com/Instructor-webinar-series.
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Blackboard Offers Webinar Series on Remote Instruction
Fine Tune Your Skills from Basic to Advanced Levels
Blackboard has announced a webinar series to help faculty transition to remote instruction. Click here to sign up for the options described below.
Who are these webinars for?
This webinar series is designed for Instructors who are just getting started with teaching using Blackboard Learn and Blackboard Collaborate, as well as those who have started to transition to deliver instruction remotely and are looking to make some improvements.
About the webinar series
Many of you had to quickly transition to remote teaching in response to growing concerns on the spread of the coronavirus. The journey to teaching remotely is a process, and we want to ensure you have the tools you need to be successful for both you and your students.
Whether you are brand new to teaching online or looking to make some improvements to what you have started, we designed a set of webinars from basic topics to advanced. We added more topics to help you as you prepare for your next semester.
Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Original Course Experience - Do I have Learn Original?
This webinar is designed to provide you easy step-by-step instructions on how to upload course content, create discussion boards for students to communicate, and provide an overview on the types of online assessments available in Blackboard Learn’s ORIGINAL course experience.
Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Ultra Course Experience - Do I have Learn Ultra?
This webinar is designed to provide you easy step-by-step instructions on how to upload course content, create discussion boards for students to communicate, and provide an overview on the types of online assessments available in Blackboard Learn’s ULTRA course experience.
Getting Started with Blackboard Collaborate
Moving from in-classroom instruction to the virtual classroom does not have to be difficult or stressful. Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a web-based communication tool that allows you to continue to engage with your students in real time or even to record sessions for students to watch at a later time. In this 30-minute session, we will review the Collaborate interface and tools that support engaging teaching online.
Getting Started with Bb Annotate: Inline Assignment Grading in Blackboard Learn
Blackboard Learn’s inline assignment grading functionality, currently delivered through a technology called New Box View, will be replaced over the next few months with a new tool called Bb Annotate. Created in partnership with clients around the globe, Bb Annotate will offer a more robust feature set to provide customizable feedback to learners, including a sidebar summary view, freehand drawing tools, various color selections, and much more. Join this webinar to see a demonstration of the new tool and get your questions answered by Blackboard experts.
OFFICE HOURS: Ask the Experts About Blackboard Learn and Collaborate
Have a question on how to do something in Blackboard Learn or Blackboard Collaborate? Join this live Office Hours session where Blackboard experts will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate workflows and provide guidance on teaching remotely.
Intermediate/Advanced Topics
Assessment & Assignments in Blackboard Learn (Original Course Experience)
This intermediate session will provide a deeper dive into setting up assessments, utilizing different types of assessments and creating gradable assignments within a Blackboard Learn Original experience course.
Guide to Building Mobile Content (Original & Ultra Course Experiences)
Many students prefer to consume course content on their mobile phone. This webinar is designed to provide you with basic fundamentals for preparing online course content for mobile delivery. Additionally, we will review Blackboard mobile apps and provide you with a helpful worksheet on mobile content development.
Improving Student Engagement (Original Course Experience)
In the new world of social distancing and limited interaction with others, instructors and students may be missing some accustomed modes of interpersonal communication in courses. Join a team of Blackboard experts who understand first-hand the demands of a fully online teaching environment—we are eager to help you discover how utilizing tools within Blackboard Learn can encourage meaningful engagement among students and between your students and you! Effectively use discussion boards, engage students with interactive lectures and quizzes and challenge them to collaborate together in teams and then present their work back to the larger class. Blackboard’s team of academic professionals have plenty of ideas to share with you and are eager to support you as you consider different ways to promote communication, get your students involved, and to keep them engaged in online classes.
Setting up the Gradebook (Original Course Experience)
As you prepare (or continue) to deliver instruction remotely this summer, empower yourself to do so with maximum efficiency by understanding Blackboard Learn’s powerful Grade Center. The Grade Center is more than just a location to record students' grades--it is an interactive tool that allows faculty to filter, sort, and access data , calculate grades, and monitor student progress. Join this session to learn the basics of efficiently managing your students’ work and grades.
Grading Workflows for Discussions, Assessment & Assignments (Original Course Experience)
Let’s face it – grading is possibly one of the least ‘fun’ parts of teaching. However, now that you’ve created assessments, assignments, and quizzes in Blackboard Learn, the grading process can be easier than ever. In Blackboard, instructors can provide feedback, post grades, and check the originality of student work with ease. Discover how much easier it can be to grade papers when you can annotate right within the online course. You can even provide audio feedback to the student, helping them understand areas of the paper that may need some attention. Want to set up a quiz to be automatically graded? You can do that too! Join us in this informative session on how to use Blackboard’s course tools to make your online teaching experience more efficient, more engaged and less time consuming!
Click here to register for any of the sessions.
Session Dates
Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Original Course Experience - Do I have Learn Original?
· Monday, May 4 | 9:00–9:30 am ET
· Monday, May 11 | 1:00–1:30 pm ET
Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Ultra Course Experience - Do I have Learn Ultra?
· Monday, May 4 | 10:00–10:30 am ET
· Monday, May 11 | 2:00–2:30 pm ET
Getting Started with Blackboard Collaborate
· Monday, May 4 | 11:00–11:30 am ET
· Monday, May 11 | 3:00–3:30 pm ET
Getting Started with Bb Annotate: Inline Assignment Grading in Blackboard Learn
· Tuesday, May 12 | 2:00–3:00 pm ET
· Wednesday, May 13 | 9:00-10:00 pm ET / Thursday, May 14 | 11:00 am–12:00 pm AEST
· Thursday, May 14 | 9:00–10:00 am ET
OFFICE HOURS: Ask the Experts about Blackboard Learn & Collaborate
· Thursday, May 14 | 11:00 am–12:00 pm ET
· Thursday, May 28 | 11:00 am–12:00 pm ET
Assessment & Assignments in Blackboard Learn (Original Course Experience)
· Tuesday, May 5 | 9:00–9:45 am ET
· Tuesday, May 19 | 2:00–2:45 pm ET
Guide to Building Mobile Content (Original & Ultra Course Experiences)
· Wednesday, May 6 | 9:00am - 9:45am ET
· Wednesday, May 20 | 2:00pm - 2:45pm ET
Improving Student Engagement (Original Course Experience)
· Friday, May 8 | 9:00am - 9:45am ET
· Thursday, May 21 | 3:00pm - 3:45pm ET
Setting up the Gradebook (Original Course Experience)
· Thursday, May 7 | 9:00am - 9:45am ET
· Thursday, May 21 | 2:00pm - 2:45pm ET
Grading Workflows for Discussions, Assessment & Assignments (Original Course Experience)
· Wednesday, May 13 | 9:00am - 9:45am ET
· Wednesday, May 27 | 2:00pm - 2:45pm ET
Click here to register for any of these sessions.
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End of Semester Sprint Offers Customized Consults to Faculty
Three Sprints. One Day. Choose your time & topic.
- Preparing for Ultra: Plan your course roadmap to optimize your transition to the new course interface.
- Tuning up your Blackboard gradebook: Create columns, drop scores, check calculations, verify weighted totals, etc.
- Delivering & configuring virtual tests: Create online tests and promote academic integrity in online testing using Bb and Respondus Lockdown Browser.
- Conquering your end of semester “to do” list:: Export your gradebook, archive your course, plan for the next term, etc.
- Checking your course materials for accessibility: Use Ally to check your accessibility meters and review alternative formats.
- Recording & sharing videos with Panopto: Flip your classroom & prepare lectures.
- Planning for snow days: Schedule, deliver & record virtual classes with Collaborate.
Or take our survey: Let us know about your topics and questions.
Sprint 2 - 12 PM - 1:30 PM Meet UMBC’s comfort pup, Chip!
We encourage faculty to
stop by at any time during a sprint -- for any amount of time -- c
ome for 15 minutes or an hour. Whatever fits your schedule. Bring your laptop or portable device and your questions!
Light refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
Attend any sprint to enter a drawing for a Kindle Fire. The first 10 people to bring a friend to a sprint will get an Ultra t-shirt.