Trainings and workshops
TEACHING ONLINE TRAINING SERIES
Want to update your online course but not sure where to start? We are pleased to offer a training series developed specifically for faculty teaching online courses in Blackboard. The goal of these trainings is to provide support in the design and facilitation of courses offered through Blackboard Ultra. AI features will be discussed where they are applicable.
SESSION 1: Map Your Course Goals With AI VIEW RECORDING
Date: Monday, April 1, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Kilcawley Center, Pollock Room or Remote
SESSION 2: Build Your Online Course Structure VIEW RECORDING
Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Kilcawley Center, Pollock Room or Remote
SESSION 3: Assess Students in Your Online Course VIEW RECORDING
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Kilcawley Center, Pollock Room or Remote
SESSION 4: Increase Engagement in Your Course REGISTER NOW!
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Kilcawley Center, Pollock Room or Remote
SESSION 5: Navigate Your Online Gradebook REGISTER NOW!
Date: Monday, April 15, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Kilcawley Center, Pollock Room or Remote
What's New in Blackboard Ultra (April Release) Register Now!
Discover what’s new with the Blackboard Ultra Course View. Join YSU’s instructional designers as they provide an update on the monthly product and feature releases for Ultra.
Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Webex
Generative AI: Professional Learning Community (PLC) RSVP for Upcoming Sessions
The Generative AI: Professional Learning Community (PLC) will be hosted in Jones 3049 or virtually via Webex. Light refreshments will be provided. The PLC will be held on the following days:
Have you seen what free chatbots can do with traditional assignment writing prompts? Are AI-text detection tools effective? (not really). If written text is the predominant medium through which student learning is assessed in your discipline, how can you respond? Optional preparatory readings on ways expert educators in these fields are adapting will enable you to hit the ground running for this session. Together, we’ll examine a toolkit of potential assignment adaptations, and each participant can begin adapting or transforming one key assignment or learning assessment in collaboration with peers. Members of Cyberlearning’s instructional design team and guides from the ITL will be on hand to help you get started.
BLACKBOARD ULTRA: USING THE NEW AI DESIGN ASSISTANT Register Now!
Blackboard has partnered with Microsoft to become the first LMS to leverage generative AI. The AI Design Assistant helps you build your course and saves you time. You can use these features to help create learning modules, make rubrics, and create question banks. Come learn about these new exciting features.
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Webex
What's New in Blackboard Ultra (May Release) Register Now!
Discover what’s new with the Blackboard Ultra Course View. Join YSU’s instructional designers as they provide an update on the monthly product and feature releases for Ultra.
Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Webex
Co-Working Blackboard Sessions for Faculty
Date: Additional sessions coming in Fall 2024!
Tired of tackling Blackboard tasks alone? Feeling the pressure of redesigning your courses for an online environment or facing a mountain of student work to grade? Join Cyberlearning's new Blackboard Co-Working Sessions for Faculty! These sessions provide a supportive environment where you can collaborate with peers, get expert assistance from Cyberlearning specialists, and boost your productivity. Break free from the isolation and frustration sometimes associated with managing your Blackboard course. Visit our information page for further information and links to supporting research.
Blackboard Ultra Training Course
Next Start Date: TBA
This asynchronous course is designed for those experienced in Blackboard Learn who are moving to Blackboard Ultra. During this course, we will cover building content and assessment items as well as using communication tools. You will have the opportunity to communicate with your peers and practice what you’ve learned in an Ultra shell course. Participants will gain a basic understanding of effective course design and development in the Ultra platform. Course activities include weekly reflective discussions, practical assignments, and optional webinars. The course will be facilitated by an instructional designer.
Duration: 4 weeks
Dedication: 4 hours per week
Cyberlearning Community Meeting
Next Meeting: TBA
If you would like to be added to our CL Community communication list to receive reminders for upcoming meetings, please contact Joe Alberti or Stephanie Adams.
SELF-PACED TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS
Preparing to Teach Online at YSU Register Now!
Preparing to Teach Online at YSU is a self-paced training taught in Blackboard Ultra. The course is designed to help YSU faculty prepare to develop and teach online courses. Successful completion means that you meet the training requirements for developing and teaching an online course at YSU. Enrollment is not limited to those who are new to the online experience or those who haven't met the training requirement. You are encouraged to sign up as a refresher or as an opportunity to engage in discussions about best practices in the online environment. The estimated time to complete is 8 hours.
Online Accessibility Course
This course is currently available for those utilizing Blackboard. Please contact the Instructional Design and Development Center in the Department of Cyberlearning for more information.
Training Offered By Blackboard
Instructor Blackboard Learn Ultra Tutorials VIEW NOW!
Get familiar with features in minutes. Watch short, engaging Blackboard Help videos on their YouTube channel.
Instructor Webinar Series REGISTER NOW or View the Recordings
Choose from a variety of Blackboard Ultra session times and topics, including:
- Blackboard Learn Ultra Basics
- Grading and Managing the Gradebook in Learn Ultra
- Creating Assessments in Learn Ultra
- Improving Student Engagement in Learn Ultra
- Using Groups in Learn Ultra
- Ultra-Advantage - Converting a Course from Learn Original to Learn Ultra
- Blackboard Learn Ultra Best Practices
previously recorded Cyberlearning TRAINING
Blackboard Ultra Basics
In this session, you will learn how to access and navigate a Blackboard Ultra course, add a syllabus and other files, and create an assignment. This webinar is geared towards new users of Blackboard or users looking to upgrade from Blackboard Original. Blackboard Ultra is Blackboard’s newest course view which provides improved workflows and an updated interface to better support teaching and learning.
Watch Recording, Password: Blackboard2020
Blackboard Ultra Exceptional Course Showcase
In this one-hour workshop, we will explore a course developed by a YSU faculty member and discuss online teaching and learning best practices.
Watch Recording, Password: tPr329BM
Using the New BLACKBOARD AI Design Assistant
Blackboard has partnered with Microsoft to become the first LMS to leverage generative AI. The AI Design Assistant helps you build your course and saves you time. You can use these features to help create learning modules, make rubrics, and create question banks. Come learn about these new exciting features.
Watch Recording
Blackboard Tests
In this session, you will learn to create a test, create different question types, administer the test, and grade the student responses in Blackboard.
Watch Ultra Recording, Password: Penguins22
Improving Online Discussions
Discussion boards in an online learning environment can lead to improved learning outcomes and increased student motivation. This session will explore strategies for using discussion boards to enhance student interaction. We will introduce ideas and examples for discussion board prompts questions, and usage outside of the typical “post once, reply twice” model.
Watch Recording, Password: Discussion2020
Other Programs
Blackboard's Exemplary Course Program
The Exemplary Course Program recognizes the excellence in course design demonstrated by faculty and designers. The core of the program is the Exemplary Course Rubric, which defines key characteristics of high-quality courses within the framework of Course Design, Interaction and Collaboration, Assessment, and Learner Support.
Along with the rubric and a webinar series to help you learn more about the exemplary principles, Anthology celebrates the winners who developed and designed these exemplary courses. These educators and instructional designers are improving the quality of online learning at their institutions for their students. Visit the Exemplary Course Program page to learn more.