Blackboard Ultra Course View (UCV) is the newest version of the Blackboard Learning Management System. With new improvements being made monthly to Ultra Course View there are exciting changes which instructors may not have seen. This is a short presentation about the most recent updates that have occurred in Blackboard Ultra Course View and will include information on how to stay up to date on future improvements.  Register

Blackboard’s inline grading feature, Blackboard Annotate, makes grading easy. Learn how to provide meaningful feedback to your students through comments, virtual stamps, edit marks, and more.  Register

This workshop is designed to familiarize participants with Blackboard’s Ultra Course View. eLearning Services will demonstrate how instructors can navigate an Ultra course, communicate with students, add content, find and utilize tools available in Blackboard, and grade assignments.  Register

Panopto is an all-in-one video management platform built into Blackboard. In this session, attendees will learn how to create and manage video learning content in Panopto that can be easily integrated into Blackboard courses.  Register

In this session you will learn simple instructional techniques that benefit all users, technology tools that can be used to provide specific accommodations, and resources that are available to meet accommodation needs.  Register

In this workshop, you will learn the basic functionalities that you will need to teach or support teaching in Blackboard. We will discuss uploading and editing content, tools and strategies for communication, maximizing the menu and navigation tools, and other valuable tips. This workshop is intended for instructors or graduate students with limited experience using Blackboard, but all who teach may attend. We will be discussing Blackboard Original Course View only.

This is the first in a series of three workshops on Blackboard Original Course View basics. You do not need to attend all three workshops. The other workshops will cover Assessments and Activities, and Grade Center.   Register

In this workshop, you will learn how to develop assessments and other online activities in Blackboard. We will explore options for student submissions in Blackboard including assignments, discussion boards, and tests. We will also address options for test questions and test deployment. This workshop is intended for instructors and graduate students with limited experience using Blackboard, but all who teach may attend. We will be discussing Blackboard Original Course View only.

This is the second in a series of three workshops on Blackboard Original Course View basics. You do not need to attend all three workshops. The other workshops will cover Blackboard Fundamentals and Grade Center. Register

Don't stress! We can help. We will provide valuable tips, resources, and best practices to enhance your video production, focusing on producing engaging, effective, and accessible lecture videos from your office or home.   Register

This workshop is designed to familiarize participants with Blackboard’s Ultra Course View. eLearning Services will demonstrate how instructors can navigate an Ultra course, communicate with students, add content, find and utilize tools available in Blackboard, and grade assignments.  Register

In this workshop, you will learn the basic functionalities that you will need to grade and provide feedback to students in Blackboard. We will discuss the types of grading options, how to access completed assignments, and how to organize and manage the grade center. This workshop is intended for instructors and graduate students with limited experience using Blackboard, but all who teach may attend. We will be discussing Blackboard Original Course View only.

This is the third in a series of three workshops on Blackboard Original Course View basics. You do not need to attend all three workshops. The other workshops will cover Blackboard Fundamentals and Assessments and Activities.  Register

This workshop is designed to familiarize participants with Blackboard’s Ultra Course View. eLearning Services will demonstrate how instructors can navigate an Ultra course, communicate with students, add content, find and utilize tools available in Blackboard, and grade assignments.  Register

This workshop is designed to familiarize participants with Blackboard’s Ultra Course View. eLearning Services will demonstrate how instructors can navigate an Ultra course, communicate with students, add content, find and utilize tools available in Blackboard, and grade assignments.  Register

Are you interested in or plan to teach an accelerated course during winter or summer sessions? Join us to learn all the essential information that you need to navigate the administrative and pedagogical aspects of teaching an accelerated course. We will focus on courses that run for about 3-6 weeks and discuss key things that you and your students need to know. We will also discuss best practices for planning and facilitating a course in this condensed format and give you time to ask questions and brainstorm your own plans.  Register

The Virtual Environments Community of Practice is planning ways to integrate virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality into teaching and learning environments at UofSC. Meetings are open to faculty, staff and students.

If you are interested in participating in the Virtual Environments CoP, or would like to be on the email list for further information, please email Charles Andy Schumpert at schumpca@mailbox.sc.edu.  RSVP

In partnership with faculty and staff from USC, the Center for Teaching Excellence has developed a set of quality standards for online courses. These standards are useful for various purposes, such as conducting self-reviews of courses, designing online courses, assisting faculty with course design, and conducting internal peer reviews by units. This session offers an opportunity to learn about the standards and explore ways to leverage them in order to design exceptional online courses.  Register

The Center for Teaching Excellence is pleased to announce the 14th Annual Oktoberbest: A Symposium on Teaching. All USC faculty, instructors and graduate teaching assistants are invited to attend this free, in-person, one-day symposium focused on sharing best practices in teaching.

At Oktoberbest you'll hear innovative teaching ideas and best practices implemented by your colleagues at USC. This teaching symposium features engaging and informative presentations on innovative approaches to teaching, assessments, course design, creative student learning opportunities, and successful implementation of new strategies and best practices.

Oktoberbest is free to all who teach or support teaching at USC, but is not open to the general public. Register

This workshop is designed to familiarize participants with Blackboard’s Ultra Course View. eLearning Services will demonstrate how instructors can navigate an Ultra course, communicate with students, add content, find and utilize tools available in Blackboard, and grade assignments.  Register

The Virtual Environments Community of Practice is planning ways to integrate virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality into teaching and learning environments at UofSC. Meetings are open to faculty, staff and students.

If you are interested in participating in the Virtual Environments CoP, or would like to be on the email list for further information, please email Charles Andy Schumpert at schumpca@mailbox.sc.edu.  RSVP

Many flipped classroom implementations focus on moving content out of class meeting time, but either continue to lecture in class or apply general active learning techniques instead of maximizing the ability to provide guided learning during class meetings. One way to maximize student engagement is through a project-based approach to teaching. This assessment method is a meaning-based, top-down approach that easily allows students to focus on larger thematic issues instead of just surface level facts and figures.

In this session, we will introduce teaching strategies for both flipped classroom and project-based approaches. We will discuss the benefits of their intersection and examples of how this can be implemented. You will have the opportunity to reflect on your own assessments and course design to consider how you could utilize these approaches.   Register

Don't stress! We can help. We will provide valuable tips, resources, and best practices to enhance your video production, focusing on producing engaging, effective, and accessible lecture videos from your office or home. Register

This workshop is designed to familiarize participants with Blackboard’s Ultra Course View. eLearning Services will demonstrate how instructors can navigate an Ultra course, communicate with students, add content, find and utilize tools available in Blackboard, and grade assignments.  Register

This workshop is designed to familiarize participants with Blackboard’s Ultra Course View. eLearning Services will demonstrate how instructors can navigate an Ultra course, communicate with students, add content, find and utilize tools available in Blackboard, and grade assignments.  Register

Are you equipped to provide accessible content to your students? Bring your laptop to gain hands-on experience to strengthen your answer to that question.

This session will provide a brief overview of disabilities, challenges disabilities cause, and types of assistive technologies students may use to access your content. More importantly, this session provides practical guidance for applying accessibility best practices to your documents.

Attend with your laptop containing your existing documents (e.g., syllabus) and with your head containing an open mind with a touch of curiosity. Together we will resolve a few of the most common and most important accessibility issues. Let's be a team to gain a sense of an accessible experience within this inclusive and safe learning space.

Come with an interest in creating accessible content. Leave with a strong sense that applying accessibility best practices opens the path of better experiences for all your students within our shared digital world.

This is an elective session for a certificate of completion in Teaching Towards Inclusive Excellence. Register

Have you considered trying the flipped learning approach but aren't quite sure where to start? Have you already attempted the flipped learning approach but felt like you didn't quite achieve the results you were hoping for? Or maybe you've heard about the flipped learning approach and would like to learn more about it. If so, this workshop has been designed with you in mind!

During this session, you will work collaboratively with a small group of your peers to discuss flipped learning, address the benefits and challenges of the flipped approach, and study examples of successful, and not so successful, implementations of the flipped classroom. You will discuss the basics of transforming your existing teaching practices and materials into tools that support flipped learning and identify strategies for overcoming the potential challenges of switching to this model.

This workshop will, of course, be delivered in a flipped format, so be prepared to review instructor-provided material in advance and arrive ready to contribute to group discussions. Register

The Virtual Environments Community of Practice is planning ways to integrate virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality into teaching and learning environments at UofSC. Meetings are open to faculty, staff and students.

If you are interested in participating in the Virtual Environments CoP, or would like to be on the email list for further information, please email Charles Andy Schumpert at schumpca@mailbox.sc.edu.  RSVP

Join us at the Center for Teaching Excellence for an interactive Virtual Reality (VR) showcase between 1:10pm and 3:10pm. You will have an opportunity to explore the possibilities of VR in learning environments.  Register

This workshop is designed to familiarize participants with Blackboard’s Ultra Course View. eLearning Services will demonstrate how instructors can navigate an Ultra course, communicate with students, add content, find and utilize tools available in Blackboard, and grade assignments.  Register

Teaching fully online courses requires additional considerations than face-to-face teaching. Course design, development, and delivery are essential for providing students with high-quality and accessible courses. This webinar focuses on three pedagogical principles and frameworks for the design, development, and delivery of online courses. Participants will receive 10 tips for successfully teaching online.

This is an elective session for a certificate of completion in Fostering Proactive Learning Environments.  Register

The Virtual Environments Community of Practice is planning ways to integrate virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality into teaching and learning environments at UofSC. Meetings are open to faculty, staff and students.

If you are interested in participating in the Virtual Environments CoP, or would like to be on the email list for further information, please email Charles Andy Schumpert at schumpca@mailbox.sc.edu.  RSVP

This workshop is designed to familiarize participants with Blackboard’s Ultra Course View. eLearning Services will demonstrate how instructors can navigate an Ultra course, communicate with students, add content, find and utilize tools available in Blackboard, and grade assignments.  Register