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Online Learning Service (OLS) and ITS are committed to providing a diverse set of resources for Syracuse University instructors as Syracuse University transitions from original to ultra course view. We appreciate that the challenges and pressures facing faculty mean that an individual's support needs and timeline may be different than their colleagues' needs. OLS is providing a variety of synchronous training opportunities with different styles and timelines in addition to asynchronous materials available anytime. Our intent is to provide a suite of resources so that faculty can have support in the format that helps them most.

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Mondays9:00 - 10:00 AMMonday Office Hours

Open time with Online Learning Services staff for instructors to ask questions and get support on ultra courses. Hosted on Zoom:

Tuesdays 2:00 - 3:00 PMTuesday Office Hours

Open time with Online Learning Services staff for instructors to ask questions and get support on ultra courses. Hosted on Zoom: 

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Ultra Essentials Course

This 1one-week, asynchronous training course is designed for instructors who want to transition to Ultra a group of instructors from a department, program, school, or college to go through together in a collaborative, guided working environment. Instructors can sign up in cohorts of The ideal group size is 10-15 to be individuals who are enrolled in a training course delivered through Blackboard Ultra itself. Each cohort will be is assigned a facilitator from the OLS team who will that actively monitor monitors the online course, participate participates in Blackboard discussions, answer answers questions, and make makes individualized suggestions based on instructional needs and goals.

Each session will begin begins with a live, 1one-hour Zoom workshop. Participants will then will have a week to work through the Blackboard training modules on their own time, interacting with colleagues and the course facilitator through Blackboard discussions and messages, if they choose. Near the end of the week, there will be another live Zoom Q&A session with the facilitator. After the end of the weekWhen the one-week course is complete, OLS staff will no longer be actively monitoring monitor the Blackboard training course, but instructors will retain access to the course training materials for reference and review.

OLS will run this training for groups of instructors on request. Please email help@syr.edu with list of instructors you have organized to participate along with suggestions about the best dates for the cohort. The training is designed to run Wednesday-Wednesday, but other schedules can be accommodated. 

Past Events

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OLS preserves a record of past events in Answers. Selected recordings of events are

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Office Hours

Throughout the transition, OLS will be hosting office hours regularly via Zoom. Some of these hours will be open to any campus instructor, while others will be limited to a particular user group. For example, members of the Orientation Course and Community of Practice have access to office hours weekly. Join us by signing up for the orientation course or committing to teach in the ultra format for the upcoming term.

Course Building Sprints

Course Building Sprints are intended as meetings for instructors to work on their ultra course content while having access to instructional and technical support from Online Learning Services as well as camaraderie and ideas of their colleagues. Sprints are two-hour events structured by topic. Because they are intended as working sessions and feature Q&A, sprints are not recorded.The days and times for current office hours are at the top of this page along with a Zoom link to join. 

Individual Consultation

Online Learning Services is adding additional staffing resources to consult with faculty on the transition to teaching in the ultra format. Interested instructors should join and explore the Ultra Course View Orientation and then email help@syr.edu to schedule a time to discuss your courses with a staff member.

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Workshops

Online Learning Services will host a variety of workshops to assist instructors in using the new view. Upcoming events will be posted at the top of this webpage. Events will be recorded where possible and posted here.

Lunch and Learn Events

Ultra courses will be a regular focus of online Lunch and Learn presentation hosted by ITS throughout the transition. These events are recorded with the recordings being provided to participants. Please refer to the monthly "Technology Tips" email from ITS for information about upcoming events. Registrants will receive links to event recordings where available.

  • On April 28th, 2023, Online Learning Services hosted an event featuring a panel of faculty members that are already teaching in the ultra format, for them to share their experience of the transition. The (including the audio and chat transcript). 

Community Building

Community of Practice

Active instructors teaching in ultra course view are enrolled in a Blackboard course in the ultra format. This allows OLS to communicate directly to ultra instructors about new features released during the term and provides a community forum for instructors to engage with one another on ultra teaching design and practices. 
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New Faculty Orientation

Beginning with the Fall 2024 semester, new faculty will receive courses in the ultra format. Online Learning Services is creating resources specifically for new faculty to provide information about using Blackboard at Syracuse University and to help them understand the suite of computing resources provided by ITS.

Teaching Squares and Faculty Learning Communities

For faculty that organize a group of colleagues that are interested in making the transition to ultra courses together, Online Learning Services will provide customized training and support or group facilitation. Depending on the size of your group and your desired time commitment, OLS has a number of models they can provide to help structure groups around the topic of teaching and learning with technology. For more information email help@syr.edu with some information about the size of your faculty group and interest for a consultation and assistance on creating a group. 

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