Upcoming Workshops
The Academic Technology team strives to provide a comprehensive schedule of relevant training sessions designed to impact student success.
All CATS workshops are free and open to faculty, staff, and graduate assistants. Registration is required for Virtual sessions and preferred for in person workshops.
Virtual Synchronous
Thursday, May 15, 12:00 – 2:00PM Drop In Hours
Get Summer Ready With Bb Office Hours
Join us for drop in Office Hours to get your summer Blackboard courses up and running with the help of Academic Technology.
Wednesday, May 28, 10:30AM, Virtual
Bb AI Design Assistant for AI Conversations
Learn to create meaningful AI Conversations with the use of Blackboard’s AI Design Assistant.
Tuesday, June 17, 11:00AM, Virtual
Notebook LM: Your New AI Teaching Assistant
Learn how Notebook LM (Through Google) can become your go-to AI teaching assistant using your content to create study guides, podcasts, and questionnaires.
Monday, June 23, 12:00-2:00PM, Drop In Hours
Get Summer Ready With Bb Office Hours
Join us for drop in Office Hours to get your summer II Blackboard courses up and running with the help of Academic Technology
Wednesday, July 16, 2:00PM, Virtual
AI Appreciation Day
Join us for a conversation about the latest AI tools, AI policies, and share insights on the future of AI in Education
Tuesday, July 29, 11:00AM, Virtual
The Fantastic Four: Built In Tools For Inclusivity
Explore the accessibility features built into Word, PowerPoint, Adobe, and Ally through Blackboard.
Thursday, August 7, 10:00AM, Virtual
What’s New in Bb Ultra
Discover the newest updates in Blackboard Ultra to prepare your courses for the fall.
Tuesday, August 12, 11:00AM, Virtual
Edu-Cycle: Reuse, Refresh, and Renew Your Course Material
Learn the best strategies to refresh your course by reviewing and updating course materials.
In Person Sessions
Additional Webinars and Training
Explore offerings directly from the providers of our tools.
Blackboard Ultra
The Exploring Learn Ultra program is a 90-minute webinar where we will explore the main features and functionalities of the Ultra Course View. Whether transitioning to Learn Ultra or simply looking to deepen your understanding, this program will provide the answers you need. In addition, you will have direct access to our product experts and be able to learn from other leading higher education institutions, corporations, government agencies, and the military moving along a similar path. Click here to register: https://learn.anthology.com/exploring-ultra/
Panopto Basic
Basic Training Webinar is designed for new users and beginners who would like to learn how to use the Panopto software.
Click here to view a recording of a previous Panopto Basic Training webinar.
Join in on monthly basic trainings, quarterly advanced trainings, and monthly office hour sessions
Qwickly Attendance Webinars
Basic Training Qwickly Attendance software. View upcoming and past webinars here.
Respondus Lockdown Browser Webinars
Basic Training for the Respondus Lockdown Browser and Respondus Monitor. View upcoming and past webinars here.
Qualtrics On Demand Training
Qualtrics BaseCamp digital self-paced and interactive training on demand.
Explore XM BaseCamp here.
VoiceThread
Explore VoiceThread workshops on various topics
Previously recorded workshop “Using VoiceThread in Blackboard” from January 14, 2025. Click here to view.