Webinars, Podcasts & On-Demand Training
Webinars
Webinar Training Series: Remote Instruction from Basics to Advanced
Whether you are brand new to teaching online or looking to make some improvements to what you have started, we designed a set of webinars from basic topics to advanced. We added more topics to help you as you prepare for your next semester.
Topics
- Getting Started with Blackboard Learn Original Course Experience
- Getting Started with Blackboard Collaborate
- Getting Started with Bb Annotate: Inline Assignment Grading in Blackboard Learn
- Office Hours: Ask the Experts About Blackboard Learn and Collaborate
- Assessment & Assignments in Blackboard Learn (Original Course Experience)
- Guide to Building Mobile Content (Original & Ultra Course Experiences)
- Improving Student Engagement (Original Course Experience)
- Setting up the Gradebook (Original Course Experience)
- Grading Workflows for Discussions, Assessment & Assignments (Original Course Experience)
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Respondus Exam Authoring Tool & LockDown Browser Webinars
Respondus offers webinars intended for instructors who plan to use the Exam Authoring Tool and LockDown Browser with online exams.
Quickly Create Online Exams with the Respondus 4.0 Exam Authoring Tool
Find out how Respondus 4.0 Exam Authoring Tool allows you to create and manage exams that can be published directly to your LMS or printed, and how the Test Bank Network enables instructors to create online tests from official publisher test banks.
Instructor Training: LockDown Browser
This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of the application.
Note: UND does not license Respondus Monitor
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Podcasts
Welcoming and Including Military and Veteran Students on Campus
Student Perspectives Podcast
This podcast features a discussion with and among current UND student veterans about their transitions to college after leaving the military, experiences as a veteran in college, and perspectives about challenges and supports through their postsecondary journey. Dr. Casey Ozaki facilitates the discussion with students, Courtney Sutliff, Joshua Carter, and Matt Eidson.
Faculty/Staff Perspectives Podcast
This conversation brings knowledgeable staff and faculty together to discuss strategies for including and supporting military and veteran students on campus. Facilitated by Dr. Anne Kelsch,
Jessica Reule (Military & Veteran Support Services), Sherry Lawdermilt (UND IT & Strategic Goal 6 Champion—Military/Veteran Students), and Dr. Craig Burns (Faculty in Social Work) discuss their experiences as instructors, support staff, and educational environment designers for military and veteran students.
Conversation with Faculty/Staff Podcast
Military Resources
- Top Ten Things Student Veterans Would like Faculty to Know
- Ten Things you Should Know About Today's Veteran
- Teaching Student Veterans: 22 Things You Should Know about Teaching & Advising Student Veterans
Enhancing Scholarly Productivity through Faculty Work-Life Balance: Lasting Lessons from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)
One reality of academic work is that it is never finished and always demanding more of our time. In this session we will hear from panelists Dr. Tamba-Kuii Bailey (Counseling Psychology), Dr. Krista Lynn Minnotte (Sociology), and Dr. Timothy Pasch (Communications) about insights they gained from completing the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity’s (NCFDD) Faculty Success Program. Our focus will be on practical take-aways that will help you center your efforts more effectively, with the goal of increasing productivity and enhancing well-being across work and personal life. The conversation is facilitated by Dr. Casey Ozaki (Faculty Fellow for Inclusive Excellence), and Dr. Anne Kelsch (Director of Faculty and Staff Development).
Productivity Resources
- Access your institutional subscription to the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), which has a number of webinars and other resources on efficiency and balance. The NCFDD is dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout careers. To sign up an NCFDD account, visit the NCFDD website and click “become a member”.
- Strategies to Attain Faculty Work-Life Balance
What Current Research Tells us about Workplace Stress in Higher Education
Dr. Krista Lynn Minnotte (Sociology) shares insights into what are the different stressors faculty and staff face, how to manage these stressors and how to recognize and celebrate our impact.
As you listen to the podcast, use the attached resources to guide your learning and engage in conversation with your peers. Use the learning guide for reflective writing and notes and the presentation slides will enhance the key takeaways.
Workplace Stress Resources
- Workplace Stress in Higher EducationPresentation Slides
- Workplace Stess in Higher Education Reflective Writing
Conversations that Inspire: Coaching for Learning and Change
Dr. Anne Kelsch, Carrie Herrig and Emily Holth share insights into what coaching conversations look like in Higher Education, how conflict coaching can improve communication and introduce the 5 C’s of coaching.
As you listen to the podcast, use the attached resources to guide your learning and engage in conversation with your peers. Use the presentation slides to enhance the key takeaways and the attached scenarios to think through how to engage the 5 C’s of coaching.
Coaching Resources
Conversations that Inspire PODCAST
Impact of Gratitude on Institutional Culture
Expert Dr. Sharon Sheridan (Management) highlights the relationship between organizational culture, emotional culture and gratitude. Dr. Sheridan also covers how to live and work with a mindset of gratitude.
As you listen to the podcast, use the attached resources to guide your learning and engage in conversation with your peers. Use the presentation slides to enhance the key takeaways and the attached reflective writing exercise to explore personal gratitude.
Gratitude Resources
- Impact of Gratitude on Institutional Culture Presentation Slides
- Impact of Gratitude on Institutional Culture Reflective Writing
Disney Institute: Approach to Employee Engagement
On April 17, 2019 the Disney Institute brought to campus their Approach to Employee Engagement. Dr. Anne Kelsch and Carrie Herrig share insights into Gallup’s work on employee engagement, along with tips for how supervisors and employees address and manage engagement and culture.
This podcast was created by TTaDA to expand our understanding and assist in keeping the conversation around employee engagement going.
As you listen to the podcast, use the attached resources to guide your learning and engage in the content. Use the learning guide for reflective writing and notes and the presentation slides will enhance the key takeaways.
Podcast Resources
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review offers several podcasts you can enjoy. Topics include: Leaders in Business, Women at Work, Mental Health, and Emerging Technology.
Women in Business and Technology
You can enjoy and explore topics like: Unboxing the future of STEM, Revolutionizing retail, How can a leadership coach help you?, Becoming the CEO of your dreams, and much more!
Women in Business & Technology Podcast
On-Demand Training
Infobase
Infobase provides online training solutions that answer “How do I do that?” questions through an extensive library of short, easy-to-understand video tutorials. Faculty, staff, and students will be able to stay on top of the latest technology applications and get answers to software question 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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