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Community of Practice

Active instructors teaching in ultra course view are enrolled in a Blackboard course in the ultra format. This allows OLS to communicated 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. 

New Faculty Orientation

Beginning with the Fall 2024, 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 interesting 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.