Faculty Development Training Schedule & Registration
UToledo Online provides comprehensive technical training and course design development offerings. Choose the training option that best suits your course development goals. Offerings rotate throughout the year, so we invite you to check here often or reach out to us at UTLV@utoledo.edu for your Blackboard course needs!
All UToledo course sections are now in Ultra Course View. See below for our training options for this semester.
Please note that all registration forms and access to Teams webinars require UTAD authentication. Teams webinars will populate to your UToledo Outlook and Teams calendars with a join link after registration.
Demo: Transition from Collaborate to MS Teams for Live Class Sessions
This Teams webinar will assist faculty with using Teams Meetings for live class sessions using the Microsoft Education Blackboard integration. This session will demonstrate:
- Enabling Microsoft Education in Blackboard
- Teams Meetings for live class sessions in Blackboard
- Downloading Collab recordings and uploading to Echo360 for permanent storage
- Embedding Echo360 videos in your Ultra course
Format/Location: Virtual (via Teams)
Session Length: 1.5 hours total: 1-hour demo, 30-minute Q&A
Dates & Registration:
There are two dates available before the start of spring semester. Click the links below to register.
UCV Overview Demo (For new users of Ultra Course View)
Description: This Teams webinar introduces you the main features of the Blackboard Ultra Course View (UCV) and demonstrates how to transfer your Original Course content to your new Ultra-based courses. This high-level overview of the primary course building and course copy features of the LMS is intended for new users of UCV.
Format/Location: Virtual (via Teams)
Session Length: 1.5 hours total: 1 hour 15 min demo, 15 minute Q&A
Dates & Registration:
There are two dates available before the start of spring semester. Click the links below to register.
Department Training (By Request)
Description: UToledo Online offers departmental group training for Ultra upon request. To help us better serve you, please provide detailed information by completing the request form linked below.
Please Note: Customized training requires at least 2-weeks advance notice and a minimum of 8 participants. For in-person sessions, the department is responsible for securing a location (computer lab required). The maximum time of a training session is 2 hours.
Format/Location: In-Person or Virtual
Department Training Request Form
Managing Gradebook in Blackboard Ultra
Description: This 1-hour webinar will provide faculty with a comprehensive overview of the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook. The session will demonstrate key features, including setting automatic zeros, adding and organizing grade columns, managing overall grade calculations, and hiding inactive students for a clearer view of course data. Participants will also learn best practices to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and transparency in grade management. A live Q&A will follow the demonstration, allowing faculty to address specific questions and scenarios.
Format/Location: Virtual (via Teams)
Session Length: 1 hour total: 45 min demo, 15 minute Q&A
Dates & Registration: Our mid-term webinars have concluded. Check back here for upcoming offerings!
Pathway Program Courses
The Pathway to Master Online Instructor Program is a series of free professional development courses for UToledo faculty and teaching assistants developed and offered by UToledo Online. In this program, you will learn the fundamentals of online course development and delivery and current trends in the field of online learning. The program is comprised of five courses offered throughout each academic year. Upon successful completion of all five courses, participants are recognized as Master Online Instructors. These are the current semester courses being offered in the series:
Applying The Quality Matters Rubric - One Day Virtual Workshop
This fall, the Ohio Quality Matters Consortium is offering multiple sessions of QM’s flagship workshop, Applying the Quality Matters Rubric. This workshop is included as part of UToledo Online’s Pathway Program.
Description: In this workshop, participants will learn about the Quality Matters Higher Education Rubric, the course review process, the concept of alignment, and how to draft helpful recommendations for course improvement.
Format/Location: This one-day workshop is a real-time, synchronous virtual workshop offered through the Ohio QM Consortium. Participants will be provided with workshop access information via email prior to the workshop date. Participants must log in on time, participate throughout, and stay for the duration of the workshop to earn a Certificate of Completion.
Session Length: One day workshop (7.5 hours)
Dates & Registration:
Tuesday, December 9 | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
To register, please contact Rachel Barnes, Lead Instructional Designer and Coordinator for Quality Assurance, at Rachel.Barnes@utoledo.edu at least 3 days prior to the workshop date. Spots are limited!