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  • 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...

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  • 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…

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  • 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!

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Upcoming Webinars

Quality Matters: Improving Your Online Workshop (IYOC)

Hello and welcome back! For Spring 2021, Academic Innovation is providing professional development opportunities by offering Quality Matters workshops/Courses. Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer-review process designed to certify the quality of online and blended courses. UTSA became a Full Subscribing member of Quality Matters in October 2019 and began implementation in January 2020. Note that all [...]

Managing the Blackboard Grade Center

Midterms are here and the due date for grades is fast approaching! Join us to learn how to organize and manage the Blackboard Grade Center in your course, including navigating the grade center, create columns, use calculated columns, edit and modify columns, enter grades, manage, and setup a column for the Blackboard Learn to ASAP transfer. Register [...]

Pursuing funding for Social Science Research at NSF, NIH, and Foundations

Session for social scientists on how to identify and understand which programs within NSF and NIH fund social sciences, what reviewers are typically looking for, and common mistakes to avoid. The presenter will also cover how to identify private foundations that may be interested in funding your social science research.  Register for this event [...]

Academic Innovation Virtual Office Hour

Need help with checking your course Grade Center and transferring grades to ASAP? The Academic Innovation - Digital Learning team will offer open office hours to assist you with this process. Come by to optimize your Grade Center and be prepared to have your grades transferred into ASAP. Midterm grades are due March 15 at 2 p.m.  Register and join [...]

Academic Innovation Virtual Office Hour

Need help with checking your course Grade Center and transferring grades to ASAP? The Academic Innovation - Digital Learning team will offer open office hours?to assist you with this process. Come by to optimize your Grade Center and be prepared to have your grades transferred into ASAP. Midterm grades are due March 15 at 2 p.m Register and Join [...]