In this workshop, we will explore the specific ways you can (re)design your course in Blackboard Learn to present content effectively and minimize student confusion. You will learn how to build a consistent, efficient structure which enables students to successfully navigate the course with ease. And we will help you build the framework for a more purposeful course kickoff. This workshop is part of our Online and Hybrid Course Design Best Practices series. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.

In this virtual workshop, we will explore ways to create a welcoming environment where students feel like they belong. We will also look at strategies to humanize the online learning environment and create a sense of community through social presence to foster engagement between students. This workshop is part of our Online and Hybrid Course Design Best Practices series. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.

Learn about the importance of instructor presence in online classes as well as the various ways to use video to enhance your presence. We will also share various online tools to help you create videos as well as best practices for producing and sharing videos. This workshop is part of our Online and Hybrid Course Design Best Practices series. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.

Learn how to foster and maintain student engagement by incorporating active learning strategies within video conference courses. We will share practical suggestions for keeping students connected through effective teaching techniques as well as review the different tools within the video conference platforms that enable you to teach interactively. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.

Join us as we consider how to improve student participation and engagement in the online environment through the use of a variety of tools. In this session, we will share how to support student collaboration and resource sharing with online tools such as Padlet, Wakelet, Jamboard, Flip, Google Sites, etc. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.

Looking for a way to promote student collaboration on a project? Need a simple way for students to share documents or give presentations? Want to collect information from your students quickly? Then Google Docs and Google Slides are for you. This workshop will present the benefits of using NSCC’s Google Docs and Google Slides applications in the classroom to easily create, edit, and share documents and presentations. The focus of the session will be on how Google Docs and Google Slides can be used as a tool to promote student collaboration and communication on group projects. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.

During this virtual session, faculty will learn about some of the new features and functionality from the latest releases as well as explore some tips and tricks for using Blackboard Learn, Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, and Zoom more effectively. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.

In this virtual workshop, faculty will explore how to create, configure, modify, and organize content in a meaningful way. Faculty will also learn how to communicate with their students through announcements and email. At the completion of this workshop, faculty will know how to upload files, organize content into folders, create links, add text, and embed multimedia as well as post an announcement and send an email to students. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.

This virtual workshop will present some of the different avenues for interaction and collaboration in Blackboard Learn. By the end of this session, faculty will recognize the potential uses for the discussion forum and journal tools as well as be able to create, configure, deploy, and grade them. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.

This virtual workshop will allow faculty the opportunity to explore the use of rubrics as a grading and feedback tool in Blackboard Learn. By the end of this session, faculty will be able to create, configure, and deploy interactive grading rubrics in their course sites as well as use them in the grading process. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.

This virtual workshop will review one of the assessment techniques made possible through Blackboard Learn. During this workshop, faculty will learn how to create, configure, and deploy assignments to students, enabling online submission. Faculty will also explore grading assignments and providing feedback to students using the inline grading feature in addition to setting up SafeAssign assignments. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.

This virtual workshop will review one of the assessment techniques made possible through Blackboard Learn. During this workshop, faculty will learn how to create, configure, and deploy tests to students, enabling online submission. Faculty will also explore viewing results from tests as well as providing feedback to students. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.

Come learn how to make grading for your courses easier and more efficient for you and your students. During this workshop, faculty will learn how to configure the Grade Center especially as it relates to creating a weighted total grade column, creating manual grade columns, reviewing student submissions, monitoring student progress, entering and editing grades, creating feedback for students, and downloading the grade data. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.

Blackboard Ally is a tool that provides accessibility awareness for faculty as well as a way for students to download more accessible formats of documents. In this virtual workshop, faculty will explore the features of Blackboard Ally as well as learn how to make their documents more accessible to students. This workshop is part of our Online and Hybrid Course Design Best Practices series. The day before the workshop, registered participants will receive an email with the link to join the session. Please contact the CTLI if you do not receive the link to join.