Join us for our 5th Annual Blackboard Day in the CLC Ballroom, by accessing Collaborate in the CAIFS PD Course, or by using the links below!
9 am to 9:30 am
Welcome and Blackboard Learn Ultra Transition Updates
Join Celena Kusch to hear about the latest updates in the Blackboard Learn Ultra Transition and new developments coming in Summer/Fall 2024. Discuss how changes to Anthology, Collaborate, and soon Zoom may make it easier for you to access the tools you need.
Join virtually via the CAIFS PD Course or the Morning Session Guest Link.
9:45 am to 10:30 am
Blackboard Learn Ultra Navigation Basics
Let’s dive into Ultra and learn our way around the updated course view. Discover where to find key features and settings so you can start to feel comfortable in a new course format. We will also discuss how to create different types of assignments. Facilitator: Jennifer Bland, Learning Experience Designer.
Join via the CAIFS PD Course or the Morning Session Guest Link.
10:45 am to 11:25 pm
Transitioning Your Course from Original to Ultra: Steps for an Easy Course Conversion
What happens after you click Ultra Course View Preview? Take a step-by-step tour of converting your original course into an Ultra student experience. We’ll discuss strategies for achieving a consistent, sequential, logical, and accessible course structure as you go. Facilitator: Celena Kusch, Executive Director, Academic Innovation & Faculty Support.
Join via the CAIFS PD Course or the Morning Session Guest Link.
11:35 am to 12:20 pm
Inclusive and Welcoming Blackboard Courses for All Students
In this session, we’ll think together about creating inclusive and welcoming Blackboard courses by exploring strategies that foster a sense of belonging for students, implementing accessible content, and using communications tools embedded in Blackboard. The goal is to ensure that all students feel supported and guided through their learning journey with Blackboard.
Facilitator: Lillian Reeves, Director of Transformative and Inclusive Pedagogy.
Join via the CAIFS PD Course or the Morning Session Guest Link.
12:30 pm to 1 pm
Lunch
Take a break, and drop by the CLC Ballroom with your laptop for brainstorming and troubleshooting within your course.
Do you need a sandbox course for playing around in Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View? Email academicinnovation@uscupstate.edu.
1 pm to 2 pm
Concurrent Sessions
AI-Enhanced Courses with Blackboard Learn Ultra AI Design Assist
Anthology, Blackboard’s parent company, has partnered with Microsoft Artificial Intelligence (AI) to develop easy-to-use tools enhanced by generative artificial intelligence and large language models. In this session, we will go over several key AI Design Assist tools embedded in every Blackboard Ultra course to support you in creating assessments, rubrics and even discussion boards tied to different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Facilitator: Yamil Ernesto Ruiz, Director of Online Learning and Program Support
Using the Gradebook in Blackboard Learn Ultra (CLC 309)
Looking for your Needs Grading list or how to drop the lowest quiz grade? In this session, we’ll get to know the Ultra Gradebook and where to find all the features you need. We’ll also explore a range of student activity and student support features for accommodations, extensions, and exemptions in the Ultra Gradebook. Facilitator: Celena Kusch, Executive Director, Center for Academic Innovation & Faculty Support
2:15 pm to 3:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Embedded Tools in Blackboard Ultra
In this session, we will discuss the tools within Blackboard that you and your students can access for free. We will show how to embed YouTube videos, Padlets, Microsoft Forms, and Sway presentations, and how to use Perusall and VoiceThread activities for social learning and student-student interaction. Facilitator: Jennifer Bland, Learning Experience Designer
Join via the CAIFS PD Course or the Guest Link.
Preparing for Quality Matters Certification in your Online Course Design
Quality Matters (QM) is Upstate’s quality assurance process for ensuring that online courses are built with accessibility and our learners in mind. In this session, we will discuss concepts such as alignment, learning objectives, accessibility and more! Facilitator: Yamil Ernesto Ruiz, Director of Online Learning and Program Support
Join via the CAIFS PD Course or the Guest Link.
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
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