Live Events in May
We kick off the Academic Resources Conference in May this year, with some sessions set up before 9-month contracts end. IDA strongly recommends that professors consider coming to one or more of these hands-on workshops, whether in May, or later in the summer. All the workshops listed on this page will be offered again in June and August. The Course Building workshop will be especially valuable to instructors who would like help setting up a new onlne or hybird course, and the sooner you go through that workshop the better as it will give you more time to work on your class this summer. May workshops are:
Remote/Online Instructor First Steps Workshop: This is a 3-hour, hand-on workshop designed to help instructors who have never taught using Blackboard and Zoom before. Participants will learn basic skills and practice them in real time with the help of an instructional designer. By the end of this workshop, participants will have gotten to know some of the basic tools in Blackboard and have learned how to upload files and make announcements. Please bring the syllabus for any classes you are teaching soon if available. Offered May 12-14, 19-21. If you require this workshop at a different time in May, please contact Instructional Design and Access about other possible dates. Sign up through myTraining in the MyWSU Portal.
Remote/Online Instructor Intermediate Steps Workshop: This is a 3-hour, hand-on workshop designed to help instructors who have some basic skills in Blackboard but who need to move to the next level. Participants will learn new skills and then have a chance to practice them on their own computers while an instructional designer remains on hand. Please bring questions and any files you need to upload to upcoming classes. Offered May 12-14, 19-21. If you require this workshop at a different time in May, please contact Instructional Design and Access about other possible dates. Sign up through myTraining in the MyWSU Portal.
Remote/Online Instructor Course Building Workshop: This is a 3-hour, hands-on workshop designed to help instructors choose and customize a university-provided Blackboard class template and work to start building out their classes with content including assignments and tests. Participants will have time to work on their class as an instructional designer works with each participant either in a group setting or a personal breakout room. Please bring as much course content as you can for upcoming courses you are building as Summer 2020 Blackboard shells will be open and ready for content by the time of this workshop. Offered May 12-14, 19-21. If you require this workshop at a different time in May, please contact Instructional Design and Access about other possible dates. Sign up through myTraining in the MyWSU Portal.