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Faculty Workshops 

Every semester we offer a series of one-hour “how-to” workshops to get you started with some basic online activities.  This series covers everything from giving live or recorded lectures, using various discussion board tools, giving an online test, and providing a platform for asynchronous student presentations.

Recent workshops have been focused on providing support to faculty teaching in Ultra courses. More information and resources are available on the following website:

Blackboard at the University of Rochester

Workshops for Transitioning to Ultra Courses - This is offered as a series of three workshops to assist you with the transition from Original to Ultra courses. These workshops are offered to suport faculty teaching in Summer A, Summer B and Fall. Each workshop requires Zoom registration.

Workshop #1 - Organizing Content in your Ultra Course

April 3, 12noon - 1pm 

https://rochester.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZtpyaDfbRAaymMRFn1In9A

May 22, 12noon - 1pm

https://rochester.zoom.us/meeting/register/s0r0tfoMQyuzN_BWYfflhA

August 7, 12noon - 1pm

https://rochester.zoom.us/meeting/register/_-DEUrCXSZmN9CZWmJvDNg

 Workshop #2 - Creating Graded Items in your Ultra Course

April 17, 12noon- 1pm

https://rochester.zoom.us/meeting/register/RLOspKmMQGmm2jlkamJu7A

May 29, 12noon - 1pm

https://rochester.zoom.us/meeting/register/XYJNQdtZQgeKwbQ72vbSkQ

August 12, 12noon - 1pm

https://rochester.zoom.us/meeting/register/4r08-R0FSCGoh2Eme2m0eQ

Workshop #3 - Teaching in Ultra

May 6, 12noon- 1pm

https://rochester.zoom.us/meeting/register/07jUKK1ARN2kod4rxf8mNA

June 17, 12noon - 1pm

https://rochester.zoom.us/meeting/register/Rah61FF5Q3G4IPFGQyElAQ

August 14, 12noon - 1pm

https://rochester.zoom.us/meeting/register/bEE76CO5TgShyslABINQbw

 

More Workshops to Support your Teaching within Blackboard

These hour-long workshops are meant to help you learn new tools and techniques for your teaching.

Add Interactivity to your Class with PollEverywhere – August 7 at 10:30 am

Enhance the classroom experience with PollEverywhere. Use it to engage students during lectures or give digital quizzes. Learn how it can connect with your Blackboard gradebook.

Registration

How to Use Padlet: A Digital Discussion Board – August 8 at 10:30 am

Padlet is a digital bulletin board that you can used both synchronously or asynchronously in your class to engage students. Learn about different use cases for Padlet in your course. See examples of different ways Padlet can be used to support collaboration and student learning. Learn how to get a UR Account and connect Padlet to Blackboard so that students have accounts associated with their contributions.

Registration

Enhancing your Discussion and Student Interaction using Harmonize – August 12 at 10:30 am

Harmonize is a discussion board tool that can enhance your online discussions by allowing audio, video, and text-based comments. Offering multiple due dates and reminders to students. It can also be used to facilitate peer review activities.

Registration

Save Faculty Time – Tips and Tools for Managing your Course – August 14 at 10:30 am

This workshop will cover a number of tips and tricks you can use to help manage your course more efficiently. It will also suggest tools that can be used for basic course administration, like attendance taking and grading.

Registration

 

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