IDDC - Upcoming Trainings and Webinars

Upcoming Trainings

intro to Padlet ...an Easy, Powerful Teaching Tool

Date: Friday, February 13, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
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In this session aimed at new users, you'll create an interactive multimedia Padlet and learn how to embed it in your Blackboard course. You'll learn how to add images, documents, video and audio, and take a look at Padlet's new AI features. When we're done, you'll also have access to templates and use case ideas you can adapt to your specific instructional needs.

Utilize Blackboard's AI Design Assistant

Date: Monday, February 16, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
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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, student interactions, assessments, and make rubrics. Come learn about these exciting features.

Blackboard's AI Conversation Tool

Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
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Create an AI Conversations around a topic or scenario to engage your students. AI Conversations include Socratic questioning and role-play exercises. Students can converse with the feature and reflect on their own thoughts or role-play a situation related to their career path.
 

SELF-PACED TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS
 

Preparing to Teach Online at YSU

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Preparing to Teach Online at YSU is a self-paced training taught in Blackboard. 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 Youngstown State Online for more information.