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: 45 minutes total: 30-minute demo, 15-minute Q&A
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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
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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
Advancing Learner Interaction with the Ultra A.I. Design Assistant & A.I. Conversations
Description: Integrating Generative AI (GenAI) into education promises a transformative shift in how learners engage with content, peers, instructors, self, and real-world contexts. This workshop explores how the Blackboard Ultra AI Design Assistant and AI Conversations can enhance five critical educational interactions: learner-content, learner-faculty, learner-learner, learner-self, and learner-client.
Format/Location: Virtual (via Teams)
Session Length: 1.5 hours total: 1 hour demo, 30 minutes Q&A
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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 for Spring 2026:
ADA Compliance in Online Courses
Description: This three-week online course prepares faculty and teaching assistants at The University of Toledo to address accessibility when designing and developing their online courses. This course covers topics such as cultural and legal aspects of ADA, course design considerations for accessibility, and includes hands-on activities in formatting electronic documents and preparing multimedia content with accessibility in mind.
Please Note: This is not a self-paced course. Participants will complete scheduled course activities with due dates.
Format/Location: Online via Blackboard
Session Length: 3 weeks
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Online Teaching Certificate
Description: This three-week online course prepares faculty and teaching assistants at The University of Toledo to effectively facilitate teaching and learning in an online environment, through discussion and active learning activities. The course also enables participants to practice using various online communication and assessment tools as they complete learning activities from the student perspective.
Please Note: This is not a self-paced course. Participants will complete scheduled course activities with due dates.
Format/Location: Online via Blackboard
Session Length: 3 weeks
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Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (two format options are available)
Option 1: Virtual Workshop
Description: This spring, 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. Participants will learn about the QM Higher Education Rubric, the course review process, the concept of alignment, and how to draft helpful recommendations for course improvement.
Format/Location: Virtual. 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: 1 full day with break for lunch
Dates:
- Friday, January 30 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Thursday, February 26 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 24 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Friday, April 24 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration: If you are interested in registering for one of the virtual sessions, 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!
Option 2: In-Person Workshop
Description: Applying the Quality Matters Rubric is QM’s flagship workshop and is included as part of UToledo Online’s Pathway Program. Participants will learn about the QM Higher Education Rubric, the course review process, the concept of alignment, and how to draft helpful recommendations for course improvement.
Format: In Person. Participants must attend on time, participate throughout, and stay for the duration of the workshop to earn a Certificate of Completion.
Location: Rocket Hall 1550
Session Length: 1 full day. Lunch will be provided.
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