January – All Workshops 🌸
1/10 Blackboard Learn Ultra – 10 Key Tips & Tricks
1/10 Converting Original Courses to Blackboard Learn Ultra
1/14 Super Staff Tuesdays: Pegging Your Memory
1/14 Super Staff Tuesdays: Mail Merge: How to Send Personalized Emails with Microsoft Word
1/14 Super Staff Tuesdays: Activate Your Creative Superpowers
1/14 Super Staff Tuesdays: Excel Open Lab: Time-saving Functions
1/14 Converting Original Courses to Blackboard Learn Ultra
1/17 Blackboard Learn Ultra Basics
1/17 Blackboard Learn Ultra Virtual Office Hours
1/17 Converting Original Courses to Blackboard Learn Ultra
1/17 Blackboard Learn Ultra – 10 Key Tips & Tricks
1/22 Converting Original Courses to Blackboard Learn Ultra
1/24 Blackboard Learn Ultra Basics
1/24 Blackboard Learn Ultra Virtual Office Hours
1/24 Blackboard Learn Ultra In-Person Open Labs
1/24 Converting Original Courses to Blackboard Learn Ultra
1/24 Blackboard Learn Ultra – 10 Key Tips & Tricks
1/27 Online Teaching Training Spring I 2025
1/27 Digital Fundamentals for Teaching and Learning- Spring 1
1/28 Blackboard Learn Ultra Virtual Office Hours
1/31 Blackboard Learn Ultra Basics
1/31 Blackboard Learn Ultra Virtual Office Hours
1/31 Converting Original Courses to Blackboard Learn Ultra
1/10 Blackboard Learn Ultra – 10 Key Tips & Tricks
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Instructors: Anna Donohoe and Paul Miller
Description:
Join the MC Learn Ultra Transition team for a tour of 10 key things everyone needs to know about Blackboard Learn Ultra. From accessibility and setting up overall grades to copying content and scheduling announcements, we will walk you through the highlights of this upgraded system. We will also have time for Q&A at the end of the session.
Outcomes:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify at least three features of Ultra to emulate in their courses
- Access and navigate Ultra resources at MC
- Answer FAQs about our transition
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1/10 Converting Original Courses to Blackboard Learn Ultra
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Instructors: Anna Donohoe and Paul Miller
Description:
This session introduces converting an existing course from Blackboard Learn Original to Blackboard Learn Ultra. Two recommended course copy approaches and the benefits of each approach are explained step-by-step.
Outcomes:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Explain the differences between Original and Ultra Courses.
- Identify the course copy approach they plan to utilize.
- Explain the value of course preparation for conversion.
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1/14 Super Staff Tuesdays: Pegging Your Memory
Description:
Have you ever walked into a room and asked yourself, “Why did I come here? What was I supposed to get?” If you are like most people, you have experienced this situation. Discover an easy method for remembering short lists called a peg system: a memory aid that works by creating mental associations between two concrete objects in a one-to-one fashion that