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TACIT Training


All TACIT recipients are required to attend at least one training session in order to receive their computer. Anyone who attends a minimum of two training sessions will be entered into a drawing for an iPad (University owned).

TACIT Training Itinerary

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Monday, April 15

Accessibility Top Ten - 10:00 AM - Weir 107
Join us to learn ten tips for creating accessible digital content! In this session, we’ll define accessibility and digital accessibility, review top accessibility tips, and share resources for further learning. (Reagan Stone) (1 hr)

Tuesday, April 16

Blackboard Ultra Overview and AI Tools - 9:30 AM - Virtual
See an overview of the core functionality of Blackboard Learn Ultra, including demonstrations of both how to create your course content and use the tools in the new AI Design Assistant and learn the basics of how to use Ultra for teaching, engaging, and assessing students. (Dr. Shannon Creighton) (90 min)

Course Building/AI Tools and Advanced Gradebook - 2:30 PM - Virtual
Learn about the various ways of building an Ultra course including copy, conversion, and batch edit tools, as well as the AI Design Assistant. We'll explore the Ultra Gradebook with an emphasis on the grading workflows and the flexible grading interface, as well as options, configuration, and settings; and suggestions for setting up and managing your course gradebook. (Brad Kratz) (90 minutes)

Wednesday, April 17

Course Building/AI Tools and Advanced Gradebook - 10:00 AM - Virtual
Learn about the various ways of building an Ultra course including copy, conversion, and batch edit tools, as well as the AI Design Assistant. We'll explore the Ultra Gradebook with an emphasis on the grading workflows and the flexible grading interface, as well as options, configuration, and settings; and suggestions for setting up and managing your course gradebook. (Brad Kratz) (90 minutes)

Blackboard Ultra Overview and AI Tools - 3:00 PM - Virtual
See an overview of the core functionality of Blackboard Learn Ultra, including demonstrations of both how to create your course content and use the tools in the new AI Design Assistant and learn the basics of how to use Ultra for teaching, engaging, and assessing students. (Dr. Shannon Creighton) (90 min)

Thursday, April 18

Document Accessibility - 9:30 AM - Virtual
If you create and/or share documents, teach a course, or have an interest in accessibility, this is for you! In this workshop, we’ll discuss how to create accessible documents (Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel). We will also touch on accessible PDF documents and best practices for PDF remediation. (Reagan Stone) (1 hr)

Accessibility Tools & Resources - 2:30 PM - Virtual
Want to make your course accessible but just aren’t sure where to start? This session will familiarize you with all of the accessibility tools and resources available to you including Blackboard Ally, UM Document Converter, WAVE, Equidox, etc. (Reagan Stone) (1 hr)

Registration is required.