Teaching with Blackboard from Basics to Advanced

Overview

Register today for a live Blackboard webinar! Click on a topic below to learn more:

Q&A with Experts: Blackboard Learn Original: Have a question on how to do something in Blackboard Learn Original? Join this live Office Hours session where Blackboard experts will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate workflows and provide guidance on teaching remotely.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Thursday, May 19 at 10:00 AM CT
• Wednesday, June 22 at 9:00 AM CT

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, Blackboard experts will review the Collaborate interface and tools that support engaging virtual classroom sessions.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Tuesday, May 3 at 9:00 AM CT
• Tuesday, June 7 at 9:00 AM CT

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.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Wednesday, June 1 at 9:00 AM CT

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.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Thursday, June 2 at 9:00 AM CT

Guide to Building Mobile Content: Many students prefer to consume course content on their mobile phone. This webinar is designed to provide you with the basic fundamentals for preparing online course content for mobile delivery. Additionally, Blackboard experts will review Blackboard mobile apps and provide you with a helpful worksheet on mobile content development.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Thursday, April 21 at 10:00 AM CT
• Wednesday, May 18 at 10:00 AM CT
• Tuesday, June 21 at 9:00 AM CT

Blackboard Best Practices: Outstanding online courses begin with outstanding content presented in a way that minimizes barriers to understanding. In this session, Blackboard experts will review best practices on how to create a more compelling and engaging display for your course material.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Wednesday, April 27 at 9:00 AM CT
• Thursday, May 26 at 9:00 AM CT
• Wednesday, June 29 at 9:00 AM CT

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.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Thursday, May 5 at 9:00 AM CT
• Thursday, June 9 at 9:00 AM CT

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.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Tuesday, May 10 at 9:00 AM CT
• Tuesday, June 14 at 9:00 AM CT

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.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Wednesday, May 11 at 9:00 AM CT
• Wednesday, June 15 at 9:00 AM CT

Creating Assessments in an Ultra Course: In this session, Blackboard experts will focus on creating different assessments and assignments in Blackboard Learn Ultra courses. They will outline the steps to create an assessment or an assignment, including selecting different options in grade settings.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Wednesday, April 20 at 10:00 AM CT
• Thursday, May 12 at 9:00 AM CT
• Thursday, June 16 at 9:00 AM CT

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, Blackboard experts will examine how to effectively use discussion boards, class conversations, interactive lectures, and other Blackboard Learn Ultra tools to foster student engagement in your course. They 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.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Wednesday, April 20 at 1:00 PM CT
• Tuesday, May 17 at 9:00 AM CT

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.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Thursday, April 26 at 9:00 AM CT
• Thursday, May 24 at 9:00 AM CT
• Thursday, June 23 at 9:00 AM CT

Grading in Blackboard Learn Ultra: Ready to start grading in Learn Ultra? This session focuses on the grading workflow used for course activity submissions. Blackboard experts will also review options for providing feedback and grading analytics options that provide more insight into student activity. This session will share the basic gradebook workflows in Learn Ultra. For more information on gradebook settings, please attend the “Grading and Managing the Gradebook in an Ultra Course” session.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Tuesday, April 19 at 9:00 AM CT
• Wednesday, May 4 at 9:00 AM CT
• Wednesday, June 8 at 1:00 PM CT

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.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Tuesday, April 26 at 1:00 PM CT
• Wednesday, May 25 at 9:00 AM CT
• Tuesday, June 28 at 9:00 AM CT

Exemplary Course Program Intro: Join Blackboard experts as they discuss key characteristics of high-quality courses within the framework of Course Design, Interaction and Collaboration, Assessment Design, and Learner Support! Together you will review the Exemplary Course Program Rubric and what this can look like in Learn Original and Learn Ultra.

Upcoming Sessions:

• Thursday, April 28 at 9:00 AM CT
• Tuesday, May 31 at 9:00 AM CT
• Thursday, June 30 at 9:00 AM CT