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.
Blackboard Bites – Virtual Mini-Sessions
Tuesday, April 15 – 11:30AM, Virtual
Blackboard Bites: Finalizing Class Assessments and Wrapping Up the Year
This session will cover finalizing grades, providing detailed feedback on assignments and exams, and sending final communications to students. Learn how to summarize the course, congratulate students on their achievements, and provide information on next steps or future courses.
Tuesday, April 29 – 11:30AM, Virtual
Blackboard Bites: Gradebook Essentials for Final Grades
Master the use of the Gradebook to finalize end-of-term grades. Ensure the Overall Grade reflects your intentions, confirm the accuracy of posted grades, and provide any last-minute feedback to your students.
Tuesday, May 6 – 11:30AM, Virtual
Blackboard Bites: Course Closeout
Streamline the process of closing out your course with instructor-facing tasks. This session will cover archiving course materials, generating performance reports, updating course content based on feedback, and securely backing up data. Learn how to officially close the course on the LMS and prepare for future iterations.
Virtual Synchronous
Check back soon for Summer sessions!
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.