These sessions will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of what
microaggressions are, how they manifest specifically within specific contexts, and
effective strategies for addressing and mitigating these subtle but pervasive forms
of bias.
Recorded Sessions
Academic Technology Workshops
Here you will find session recordings for Blackboard, YuJa, Zoom, Microsoft Products, and other academic and productivity tools/technologies.
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This session will cover how to use Blackboard Ally.
Presented by: Kristi Embry
Blackboard Course Copying
The first workshop will guide participants through the basic tasks for copying a course from Blackboard Original to Ultra. The second workshop will guide participants through the basic tasks for copying a course from Ultra to Ultra.
Presented by: Elizabeth Becker
Blackboard Original: How to Use Instructor Choice
This session will cover how to use the new feature Instructor Choice in Blackboard Original.
Presented by: Elizabeth Becker
Blackboard Getting Started
This workshop will guide participants through the basic tasks and decisions required to set up a course in Blackboard. This workshop is for individuals who are new to Blackboard.
Presented by: Naomi Hanson
This workshop will guide participants on how to create and grade assignments.
Presented by: Kristi Embry
This session will cover using the Groups feature in Blackboard Ultra. Group work within a course can be challenging. Utilizing Blackboard Ultra Groups helps you handle these potential complications while managing expectations and reducing member conflict. Additionally, discussions regarding best practices, innovative grading, and pedagogical advantages will help to demonstrate what Blackboard Ultra Groups can do for you!
Presented by Katie Benton
Blackboard Ultra: Interacting with Students (Discussion Boards)
This session will cover using the Discussion Board feature in Blackboard Ultra.
Presented by: Katie Benton
This session will cover using Wiki/Blog alternatives for Blackboard Ultra.
Presented by: Katie Benton
Blackboard Ultra: Overview
Filling out Instructor Information
Adjusting Notification Settings
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These sessions will cover a basic overview of Blackboard Ultra.
Presented by: Katie Benton
View the Blackboard Ultra Notebook Guide for more notes and videos.
Blackboard Ultra: Introduction to Creating Tests
This session will cover using the Test feature in Blackboard Ultra.
Presented by: Jonathan Puhl
This session will cover using the Grade Center in Blackboard Ultra.
Presented by: Jonathan Puhl
This session will cover using Flexible Grading in Blackboard Ultra.
Presented by: Jonathan Puhl
These sessions will cover how to create and align learning outcomes with activities in your course.
Presented by: Bridget Brooks
DocuSign training sessions provided by Amanda Sehner, Sr. Product Consultant/Solutions Engineer with DocuSign.
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DocuSign 101: This on-demand webinar is designed for beginners. Our expert covers all the basics including: signing and sending. We hope you will leave this session ready to execute new DocuSign tips and tricks!
Template Creation PowerForm: This on-demand webinar is designed for beginners to moderate users. Our expert covers the steps in the template creation process and then take that template and turn it into a PowerForm.
Jaggaer and other Procurement and Payment Services Training
Jaggaer Shopper, and Jaggaer Approver and Requester Training sessions are provided by David Krause and the UND Procurement & Payment Services division.
Jaggaer Shopper Training: This training covers topics such as Shopping via search bar, Completing and assigning your cart, Bids/RFP requests, and much more.
Jaggaer Approver and Requester Training: This training covers topics such as How to place an order as a requester, How to approve, reject and other options, and much more.
Jaggaer Invoicing Training: In this recording you will gain a better understanding of how invoices work in the Jaggaer system, how they integrate with PeopleSoft, how payments terms are determined, and how to enter a payment request.
Users will come away with the ability to tailor their Windows and Office experience through the understanding of the integrated features that make our products one the most inclusive in the industry.
Microsoft Scheduling Poll
Follow along with Zak Aubol, Staff Career and Professional Development Coordinator from TTaDA, to learn about Scheduling Poll. Scheduling Poll is an Outlook add-in that makes scheduling easier and more efficient by allowing the host (scheduler) to propose multiple times/dates to invitation recipients through a meeting poll which they vote on.
Microsoft Outlook Bookings
This short how-to video on using Microsoft Bookings provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up and manage appointments. The video covers topics such as creating a new booking page, setting up available times and services, managing information, and integrating with Outlook calendars.
Microsoft Outlook Accessible Email Practices
These short how-to videos on using Microsoft Outlook provides information on accessible email practices.
Presented by: Martha Grace Dettweiler
Microsoft PowerPoint Accessibility
This short how-to video on using Microsoft PowerPoint provides step-by-step instructions on how to identify and fix common issues.
Presented by: Martha Grace Dettweiler
Microsoft Word Document Accessibility 101
These short how-to videos on using Microsoft Word provides information on identifying and fixing common issues.
Presented by: Martha Grace Dettweiler
Microsoft Tasks by Planner and To Do
Follow along with Zak Aubol, Staff Career and Professional Development Coordinator from TTaDA, to learn some more about Microsoft Tasks by Planner and To Do. This recording, shows you how to create a plan, buckets and tasks, assign tasks, and much more!
Follow along with Zak Aubol, Staff Career and Professional Development Coordinator from TTaDA, to learn some more about Microsoft To Do. This recording, shows you how to create tasks and lists, access your tasks from Outlook, share lists and assign tasks, and much more!
Microsoft Quick Tip Videos
These Quick Tip Videos offer a series of concise training videos designed to assist NDUS faculty and staff with Microsoft Office 365 applications, including OneNote, Excel, OneDrive, Outlook, and others. These videos provide practical, bite-sized guidance for enhancing productivity and navigating common features of these tools.
These recordings demonstrate how to complete the Journal Voucher Process and Delete an Expense Report in PeopleSoft.
Presented by: Laura Nelson | Director of Finance with Procurement & Payment Services
Qualtrics is a robust tool that is easy to use for creating and deploying surveys and analyzing results. In this training, you will learn the basics of how to successfully get started with Qualtrics. You will learn how to create a survey or project. This includes adding and editing questions, as well as how to add basic logic to your questions to increase survey usability. We will also cover how to activate and distribute your survey and view some of the different reporting options.
Presented by: Elizabeth Becker
Qualtrics Advanced
Creating Surveys in Qualtrics (Advanced)
Qualtrics is a robust tool that is easy to use for creating and deploying surveys and analyzing results. In this video, you will learn the advanced tools and options in Qualtrics.
Presented by: Zak Aubol
Scholarship Central Admin Training
This video provides the tools necessary to navigate through Scholarship Central as both a scholarship review committee member and/or scholarship administrator.
This session will introduce you to the Simple Syllabus Platform.
Presented by: Katie Benton
Social Media
Improve your social media strategy to better connect with your audience. Learn how to create dynamic posts, increase engagement and adopt best practices for each of today’s top social platforms. We’ll provide the tools you need to bolster your content, from Instagram photo tips to TikTok ideas, and break down what success on social media looks like.
Presented by: Hayley Kuntz
Student Supervisor Prep
Is this your first year supervising student employees? If not, are you looking for a refresher or assistance as you prepare for the upcoming year? Look no further! This video will cover the resources available to student employee supervisors, as well as compliance reminders, and important dates and deadlines.
This video will provide an overview of important resources that are available to university staff members but are often underutilized. These resources are Seeds for Staff Success (a professional development grant offered through Staff Senate), InfoBase (a free-to-use online learning platform), The Writing Center, and the Chester Fritz Library.
During this video, you will get a quick library virtual tour, learn about a wide range of materials and software, and gain a better understanding of what these resources can do for you and where to go to access them.
This session will be led by representatives of the Chester Fritz Library, The Writing Center, The Teaching Transformation and Development Academy (TTaDA), and Staff Senate.
This session will show you all you need to know to get started with using Vevox for student engagement in your classes. Find out how to create your first session and how to use the polling tools of Vevox to increase participation and enhance student learning all in under an hour.
Presented by: Ted Storkson
Learn how to build student engagement in your online course using voice, video, and text commenting with VoiceThread. VoiceThread is a new tool that is available in Blackboard that can provide collaborative spaces with video, voice and text commenting among students and instructors.
Presented by: Elizabeth Becker
YuJa is an all-in-one service for recording, editing, storing, and streaming multi-formatted video and audio content across any device. YuJa also provides built-in automatic captioning and is integrated into all Blackboard courses. Using the YuJa streaming service improves the delivery and viewing of your video and audio content in your courses. It is mobile-device-friendly and adjusts the stream based on network speed, browser, and device.
Presented by: Chad Bushy & Ted Storkson
Zoom is a cloud-based videoconferencing and collaboration platform. With Zoom, you have the flexibility to create virtual classrooms and invite students to join from their desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Students can also share content from their devices. Zoom is intended to be used for live/synchronous sessions for UND academic and business purposes.
Presented by: Chad Bushy
Pedagogical Sessions
These sessions focus on Pedagogical strategies and best practices.
The Implications of AI for Higher Ed - What you Should Know about AI and Student Work
This session is part 1 in our 2-part series on AI.
The recent release of Chat GPT, a large language modeling system, has elevated concerns about the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on higher education. At the same time, it has also introduced unique opportunities for teaching and learning. Join us for a panel conversation about current issues on AI, how these systems work, and what is on the horizon. We will also explore the current conversations around policy, ethics, and privacy, and how we can prepare for a future with AI.
Panelists:
- Heather Wages, Director of Policy & Administration, Academic Affairs
- Jennifer Cook, Assistant Professor, School of Law
- Tom Stokke, Assistant Professor, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
- Jonathan Green, Instructor, Languages
Moderator: Madhavi Marasinghe CIO, University IT
This session is part 2 in our 2-part series on AI.
As ChatGPT and other AI systems capture public attention, educators are grappling with what this means for supporting and assessing student learning. How do we maintain equitable, transparent, and engaging classroom experiences in a rapidly changing AI landscape? This panel will explore these issues as well as what it could mean to engage with AI while developing critical thinking, research, and writing skills for the future.
Panelists:
- Nikola Datzov, Assistant Professor, School of Law
- Tammy Pettinato Oltz, Assistant Dean for Law Library and Information Services and Assistant Professor, School of Law
- Bill Caraher, Associate Professor, History & American Indian Studies
- Jessica Zerr, Administrative Director of Composition and Teaching Professor, Department of English
Moderator: Anne Kelsch, Director of Faculty Development and Professor, History
From Word Games to Computer-Assisted Writing Tools Exploring Student Use and Grade Outcomes
In this session we explore the rise of computer-assisted writing tools in the classroom and their impact on student performance. We begin by drawing a connection between word games and these tools, highlighting the similarities between how humans use word and letter patterns to predict the next word in a conversation, and how machines are trained to do the same. We then present data gathered from 2021-2023 showing increases in self-reported student use of computer-assisted writing tools on tests, and what the grade outcomes are. Finally, we explore the philosophical implications of these tools, including how they lack motivation for truth or lies, their rapid proliferation, and how professors might adapt to student use of these tools in the classroom.
Presenter:
- Sean T. Hammond, Minor in Sustainability Studies Coordinator, Earth System Science & Policy
The Art of Teaching: My Educational Journey
Listen to Frank White as he discusses his leadership philosophy and evolution as an instructor, mentor, and community advocate. - Sponsored by Staff Senate.
Alternative Assessment Strategies
Traditional, high stakes testing can deter student learning, and online classes provide additional challenges to testing integrity and learning outcomes. Alternative assessments provide opportunities for students to develop active learning and deep learning strategies that can lead to content mastery instead of rote memorization.
Presented by: Jenny Reichart
In a Hybrid Flexible (HyFlex) Class, students can choose to attend class either in an assigned face-to-face environment or in an online environment, synchronously or asynchronously.
Dr. Brian Beatty, Associate Professor of Instructional Technologies, Department of Equity, Leadership Studies and Instructional Technologies at San Francisco State University led a discussion on HyFlex and Hybrid Course Design (combining online and classroom college students in the same class) with UND faculty over Zoom. The discussion highlighted the HyFlex design as a way to meet the needs of students (and institutions) as we move through the current crisis and build a more resilient education system for the future.
Dr. Beatty's primary areas of interest and research include social interaction in online learning, flipped classroom implementation, and developing instructional design theory for Hybrid-Flexible learning environments. Dr. Beatty pioneered the development and evaluation of the HyFlex course design model for blended learning environments, implementing a student-directed hybrid approach to better support student learning.
Dr. Beatty's Session Materials
- Hybrid-Flexible Course Design: Implementing Student-Directed Hybrid Classes
- Active Learning in Hybrid and Physically Distanced Classrooms (Vanderbelt University)
- FlexSpace: A free, open repository and exchange on Hyflex ideas and resources
- CSU: QLT Course Review Instrument
- CSU: QuARRy (Quality Assurance Resource Repository)
- HyFlex Course Design PowerPoint
Additional HyFlex Resources
Practical Tips for Teaching Online
Whether you asked to move your on-campus course to an online format due to pedagogical issues, health concerns or another reason, the Teaching Transformation and Development Academy (TTaDA) is here to help. In this 90 minute workshop, we will provide some simple design principles and tips to help you and your students navigate through Blackboard. You will learn how to cultivate faculty presence, use best practices for online teaching, record short videos using YuJa (video recording with captioning), use Zoom to the fullest extent (linking Zoom to Blackboard, breakout rooms, whiteboard) and navigate the TTaDA website for additional resources.
Presented by: Khalifa Alshaya & Kizito Mukuni
Session Materials
Implementing High-Impact Practices Across Modalities
The concept of High-Impact Educational Practices (HIPs) has been around for years, but the conversation about transitioning HIPs to online and blended/hybrid environments is just getting started. In this interactive workshop, Dr. Katie Linder, a co-editor of High-Impact Practices in Online Education, led participants through the creation of an HIP implementation action plan that is applicable in face-to-face, blended/hybrid, and online classrooms. Participants learned more about the state of the research for HIPs, had the opportunity to discuss tips and strategies for incorporating various HIPs across modalities, and left with an actionable plan for implementing one or more HIPs into a modality of their choice. For those who were unable to attend the session the recording and materials are provided.
Resources
Trending Topics: High Impact PracticesHealth and Wellness Sessions
These sessions are focused on mental health, reducing stress, and more
Mental Health in the Workplace
This presentation will describe Mental Health Matters, a program through the City of Grand Forks, and discuss mental health in the workplace. This will include tips for creating a safe and healthy working environment for all, signs and symptoms of a colleague who may be experiencing a crisis, and evidence-based approaches to speaking with someone who may be struggling.
Presented by: Ashlee Kleveland, Community Mental Health Coordinator with the City of Grand Forks
Managing Stress: Activating the Parasympathetic Nervous System
Getting out of “Fight/Flight/Freeze” mode and entering into “Rest and Digest” mode is key to reducing stress and increasing our productive energy. In this recording you will practice three simple and effective techniques to activate your parasympathetic nervous system.
Presented by: Jodi Ramberg with the UND Counseling Center
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accesibility Sessions
Critical Conversations Series: Session 1
The University of North Dakota has a complex history in supporting LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff. In this session, you will learn from Dr. Jeff Maliskey, Director of the Pride Center, about the history of Queer resistance and student activism at UND from the 1980s to present day. The history provides a foundation for understanding current LGBTQ+ experiences in higher education and implications for future practice.
Presenting:
Jeff Maliskey, PhD - Director Pride Center, Diversity and Inclusion
The Exclusionary Campus: Impacts on LGBTQ+ Student Retention (In-Person)
Critical Conversations Series: Session 2
Academic performance, mental health concerns, and exclusionary practices in higher education are contribute factors that are impacting LGBTQ+ student retention. In this session, you will learn about the experiences of LGBTQ+ students and identify ways in which we can strive to create belonging, building a more equitable and inclusive campus climate and improving student academic success and retention
Presenting:
Jeff Maliskey, PhD - Director Pride Center, Diversity and Inclusion
Queer & Trans Inclusive Pedagogy & Practice
Critical Conversations Series: Session 3
Research establishes that inclusive learning environments are an essential element of success for all students and LGBTQ+ students in particular. This session explores ways in which instructors and student support staff can make intentional changes to course material and support services to normalize and expect LGBTQ+ inclusion as part of their pedagogy and practice. In this session we will examine strategies to increase inclusion, recognition, and visibility of queer and transgender students in the classroom, in fields of study, and across campus.
Presenting:
Jeff Maliskey, PhD - Director Pride Center, Diversity and Inclusion
Invisible Disabilities and Access
INVISIBLE DISABILITIES PANEL
This session focuses on the lived experience of members of the UND community, sharing their insights on ableism in academia.
Panelists are:
Jordyn Dulaney, a student in Commercial Aviation
Kayla Hotvedt, Lead Academic Advisor for the College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Wendelin Hume, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Studies
Dr. Nathaniel Johnson, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
Joseph Vacek, Associate Professor of Aviation and Law
Moderator:
Dr. Anne Kelsch, Director of Faculty Development
Microaggressions - Population Series
Presented by Cerynn Desjarlais (Ph.D., Counseling Psychology)
Presented for TTaDA and UND
Part 1: Understanding and Addressing Microaggressions in Latinx Communities
Guest Speaker: Bryan Rojas-Arauz (PhD., Counseling Psychology)
Part 2: Understanding and Addressing Ability Related Microagressions
Guest speaker: Crystal Lundmark (M.A. Counseling, Doctoral Student in Counseling Psychology)
Part 3: Understanding and Addressing Indigenous Microaggressions
Guest Speaker: Amanda Young (PhD., Counseling Psychology)
Part 4: Understanding and Addressing Religious and Spiritual Microaggressions
Guest Speaker: Runna Alghazo (PhD., CRC)
Part 5: Understanding and Addressing Socioeconomic Status Microaggressions
Guest Speaker: Steevie L. Bailey (PhD., Counseling and Counselor Education)
Part 6: Understanding and Addressing Black and African American Microaggressions
Guest Speaker: Tamba-Kuii Bailey (Ph.D., Counseling Psychology)
Microagressions Five Part Series
Microaggression Series: Session 1 - Understanding Why Microaggressions Exist
In part one of this Microaggression Presentation Series, Dr. Cerynn Desjarlais, Director Online Counseling Program and Clinical Assistant Professor, focuses on understanding why microaggressions exist. She will provide a brief overview of what microaggressions are and how they manifest, followed by the history of the concept, and a review of historical oppression contributing to the microaggression phenomenon. Explicit and implicit biases at both the individual and systemic level will be discussed in depth to understand contextual factors surrounding microaggressions. Ultimately, this session aims to give the audience a broad overview of what microaggressions are, why they exist, and how they impact our everyday interactions. A zoom link will be provided with the confirmation email.
Understanding Why Microaggressions Exist Recording
Microaggression Series: Session 2 - Discussing the Types of Microaggressions
In part two of this Microaggressions Presentation Series, Dr. Cerynn Desjarlais (Ph.D., Counseling Psychology), Director of Online Counseling Programs and Clinical Assistant Professor, focuses on understanding the different types of microaggressions that exist. She will provide an overview of microaggression subtypes including microassaults, microinsults, and microinvalidations. She will discuss how to identify various types of microaggressions and differentiate between them. She will also discuss groups that are the most likely to be targeted by microaggressions, including microaggressions that are targeted at intersectional minority identity statuses. Ultimately, this session aims to give the audience a more nuanced understanding of microaggressions, and information to discern the various types of microaggressions and how they affect various minority groups.
DISCUSSING TYPES OF MICROAGGRESSIONS
Microaggression Series: Session 3 - Explaining how Individuals are Impacted by Microaggressions
In part three of this Microaggressions Presentation Series, Dr. Cerynn Desjarlais (Ph.D., Counseling Psychology), Director of Online Counseling Programs and Clinical Assistant Professor, focuses on understanding how individuals are impacted by microaggressions. She will provide an overview of the physical health, mental health, relational, and academic performance/work implications of microaggressions. She will discuss how microaggressions accumulate and contribute negatively to the health and wellbeing of those with minority group identity statuses. The concept of microaffirmations will be introduced as a potential means to affirm minority identity statuses which may help to counter the harm that is incurred by microaggressions. Ultimately, this session aims to help the audience attune to how individuals experience microaggressions mentally, emotionally, and physically, and understand how these subtle instances of discrimination can have a significant impact on wellbeing and performance domains.
Explaining how Individuals are Impacted by Microaggressions
Microaggression Series: Session 4 - Microinterventions: How to Intervene when they Occur
In part four of this Microaggressions Presentation Series, Dr. Cerynn Desjarlais (Ph.D., Counseling Psychology), Director of Online Counseling Programs and Clinical Assistant Professor, focuses on how to intervene and respond when microaggressions occur. She will provide an introduction to the concept microinterventions which are recommended in the literature to respond when microaggressions occur. Microintervention strategies at the individual level, group level, and systems level will be discussed. Ultimately, this session aims to give the audience information to help formulate ways to respond to microaggressions when they occur which support self-advocacy, allyship, and helping to educate others about the impact of microaggressions in the hopes of preventing future microaggressions from reoccurring.
Explaining how Individuals are Impacted by Microaggressions
Microaggression Series: Session 5 - How Microaggressions are integrated into Textbooks Curriculum, Assignments, and Grading
In part five of this Microaggressions Presentation Series, Dr. Cerynn Desjarlais (Ph.D., Counseling Psychology), Director of Online Counseling Programs and Clinical Assistant Professor, focuses on understanding how microaggressions manifest in the classroom. She will provide an overview of how microaggressions surface within curriculum, assignment instructions, syllabi, textbooks and reading materials, classroom interactions amongst students and instructors, classroom policies, grading criteria, and higher education in general. She will discuss how to identify these microaggressions and how to make related changes to prevent these occurrences. Ultimately, this session aims to give the audience an understanding of how they can assess and alter their classroom structure, curriculum, class policies, and practices to prevent and mitigate microaggressions.
How Microaggressions are Integrated into Textbooks, Curriculum, Assignments, and Grading
Accessibility Workshops
This session will cover how to use Blackboard Ally.
Presented by: Kristi Embry
Blackboard Ultra Accessibility
Creating Accessible Images in ultra
Creating accessible Headings in ultra
creating accessible links in ultra
These sessions will cover how to create accessible content in Blackboard Ultra.
Presented by: Kristi Embry
Microsoft Outlook Accessible Email Practices
These short how-to videos on using Microsoft Outlook provides information on accessible email practices.
Presented by: Martha Grace Dettweiler
Microsoft PowerPoint Accessibility
This short how-to video on using Microsoft PowerPoint provides step-by-step instructions on how to identify and fix common issues.
Presented by: Martha Grace Dettweiler
Microsoft Word Document Accessibility 101
These short how-to videos on using Microsoft Word provides information on identifying and fixing common issues.
Presented by: Martha Grace Dettweiler