>> Update: UTSA's ongoing monitoring of the Coronavirus outbreak
  • Captions for Faculty!

    Captions for Faculty!

    Faculty can proactively request accurate, professional captions for high impact, multi-use course videos.  Adding captions to course videos improves student retention and comprehension of the content and...

    Continue Reading
  • Into the Cloud!

    Into the Cloud!

    Blackboard has moved into the cloud! A new home page and intuitive navigation menu welcomes you into the Spring 2021 semester. New features include…

    Continue Reading
  • Introducing Qwickly!

    Introducing Qwickly!

    This simple tool enables faculty to send email and post the same announcement to multiple Blackboard courses at once. Qwickly makes communications easier than ever!

    Continue Reading
 

Upcoming Webinars

Academic Innovation Virtual Office Hour

As the spring semester kicks off, we are here to assist you with course design strategies. Drop in for our virtual office hours where we can assist you with everything from course copy to course enhancement for online delivery. Register and join. [...]

Academic Innovation Virtual Office Hour

As the spring semester kicks off, we are here to assist you with course design strategies. Drop in for our virtual office hours where we can assist you with everything from course copy to course enhancement for online delivery. Register and join. [...]

Getting Creative with iClicker for Student Engagement Online – Advanced User Session

iClicker is the fastest and easiest way to increase student engagement in remote courses with any web conferencing platform for synchronous or hybrid teaching. Extend flexibility and create new pathways for student engagement and active course participation regardless of location through quizzing and gamification. Register and join. [...]

Guest Expert Webinar: Turning Chutes into Ladders for Women Faculty: A Roadmap to Equity in Academia

Gender inequities remain pervasive in academia. The COVID19 pandemic has only magnified these inequities. This webinar will focus on the barriers and facilitators to gender equity in academia and highlights actionable strategies for institutions to implement to improve gender equity. Note: Webinar available via UTSA membership with the National Center for Faculty Development & [...]

Blackboard Assessments and Rubrics

Blackboard has a variety of tools and features to create assignments and assessments, allowing you to grade them seamlessly within the LMS. In this session, we will explore the assignment tool in Blackboard and how to provide written feedback to students, including the inline grading tools. We will also discuss the strategies to actively measure and monitor student progress in [...]