Academic Planning Resources
To assist you in your academic planning below are some resources that we have put together.
Recorded Workshop Sessions
The Teaching Transformation and Development Academy has been offering a series of workshops and various academic technologies and teaching strategies. The sessions were recorded and are available for viewing.
Creating Video Content with YuJa
Introduction to Creating Blackboard Tests
Creating Social Interactions with VoiceThread
Interacting with Students in Blackboard (Blogs, Wikis, & Discussion Boards)
Introduction to the Blackboard Grade Center
In addition to TTaDA led workshops many third party sites (Blackboard, Zoom, OLC) are offering webinars. A list is available on the Webinars page.
COVID-Resistant Classroom Showcases
UIT and TTaDA collaborated to provide sessions to UND’s faculty that helped to demonstrate the equipment upgrades to UND’s classrooms and how those technologies can be effectively used to educate students in a hyflex environment. Below are three sessions in different styles of classrooms.
O'Kelly 228 - Smaller, traditional classroom
Articles and Websites
Guidelines to Reduce the Risk of Cheating in Online Examinations
Resource Guide for Developing Laboratories for Online Learning
How to Make Your Online Pivot Less Brutal - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Going Online in a Hurry: What to Do and Where to Start - The Chronicle of Higher Education
How to Quickly (and Safely) Move a Lab Course Online - The Chronicle of Higher Education
So You Want to Temporarily Teach Online - Inside Higher Ed
VitalSource Helps supports students at semester-calendar schools who may have lost access to course materials due to a campus moving online to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Students and instructors at impacted 2 and 4-year non-profit institutions in the U.S. can now access an expansive catalog of etexts through May 25, 2020, at no charge. This program is made possible by the support of leading publishers, campus retailers, and independent bookstores in higher education.