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NotebookLM for Educators: Turn Your Course Materials into Interactive Learning Resources | April 10, 2026. Online from 12-1pm. | NotebookLM is Google's AI-powered research and synthesis tool that transforms your existing course documents, readings, and materials into interactive study guides, summaries, and even podcast-style audio discussions. In this session, you'll learn how to upload your syllabus, textbook chapters, or lecture notes to create customized AI assistants that help students explore course content through questions, generate study materials, or produce engaging audio overviews of complex topics. Whether you're new to AI tools or looking to expand your toolkit, you'll discover practical ways to use NotebookLM for course preparation, student support, and creating accessible learning resources that work with the materials you already have. |
Build Once, Use Forever: Creating Reusable AI Workflows for Teaching with Claude | April 3, 2026. Online from 12-1pm. | While generative AI produces the best results through iterative refinement, starting each interaction from scratch can feel overwhelming and time-consuming. This session shows you how to transform successful AI interactions into reusable workflows using features in Claude and other supported AI tools. You'll learn strategies for accelerating your own course development tasks while also designing dynamic AI-powered learning experiences that allow students to interact with content in contexts you create and control. |
From Word to Workflow: Using Claude to Transform Teaching Materials Across Platforms | March 27, 2026. Online from 12-1pm. | Contemporary instructors juggle multiple digital tools to create teaching materials in various formats, often without formal training in content creation or technical design. This session demonstrates how Claude and other generative AI tools can handle formatting and styling details to help you create higher-quality materials in less time, transforming easy-to-author content into the technical versions required by different learning technologies. You'll learn practical techniques for making your content portable across systems—such as writing tests in Word for Blackboard import or converting Blackboard assessments into Poll Everywhere activities—so your materials are never locked into a single platform. |
Getting Started with Claude for Teaching & Learning | March 20, 2026. Online from 12-1pm. | Claude is built for the kind of analytical, reasoning-heavy work that faculty do every day. This session covers the practical basics: how to use Claude effectively for your own teaching workflow — from analyzing syllabi and generating course materials to creating interactive tools for students. You'll leave with hands-on experience and strategies you can use immediately. |
Personalized Learning Mentors | November 14, 2025. Online from 12-1pm. Recording available in our Blackboard course dedicated to the series. | Creating adaptive learning support using mentorAI. Learn to build customized AI learning mentors using the new mentorAI platform. We'll walk through the setup process and explore how these mentors can support your students' individual learning journeys. |
Interactive Course Agents | October 31, 2025. Online from 12-1pm. Recording available in our Blackboard course dedicated to the series. | Building conversational learning tools with Blackboards AI Conversations. Learn to build interactive course agents using Blackboard's AI Conversations tool. We'll cover setup procedures, share effective examples, and demonstrate configuration best practices. |
Course Development in Blackboard with AI | October 17, 2025. Online from 12-1pm. Recording available in our Blackboard course dedicated to the series. | Using Blackboard’s AI Design Assistant to create course materials. Discover how Blackboard's AI Design Assistant can streamline your course development by generating learning modules, assignments, quiz questions, discussion prompts, and assessment rubrics. |
Designing AI-Enhanced Assignments | October 3, 2025. Online from 12-1pm. Recording available in our Blackboard course dedicated to the series. | Creating student assignments that effectively incorporate Claude and Gemini. This session explores strategies for designing assignments that thoughtfully incorporate AI tools like Google Gemini and Claude, while also covering approaches that limit AI use when appropriate. We'll address practical challenges in maintaining academic integrity and preventing AI-enabled plagiarism. |
Introduction to AI Teaching Tools | September 19, 2025. Online from 12-1pm. Recording available in our Blackboard course dedicated to the series. | Overview of Claude and Gemini for teaching and learning use. This introductory session will overview current AI tools and their capabilities for enhancing teaching and learning. We'll explore Google Gemini and Claude from Anthropic, focusing on practical applications for educational contexts. |
Lunch and Learn: Respondus Lockdown Browser | 25-Oct-24 | This Lunch and Learn focused on spotlighting Respondus LockDown Browser Integration for Blackboard, using LockDown Browser with online exams |
Lunch and Learn: SensusAccess | 18-Oct-24 | This Lunch and Learn focused on spotlighting SensusAccess, making your course content more accessible in Blackboard |
Lunch and Learn: Poll Everywhere | 11-Oct-24 | This Lunch and Learn focused on spotlighting the Poll Everywhere Integration for Blackboard, using live polls (and more!) in your face-to-face courses. |
Lunch and Learn: Qwickly Attendance | 4-Oct-24 | This Lunch and Learn focused on spotlighting the Qwickly Attendance Integration for Blackboard, simplify tracking and grading student attendance. |
Lunch and Learn: PlayPosit | 27-Sep-24 | This Lunch and Learn focused on spotlighting the PlayPosit Integration for Blackboard, making your course video content interactive |
Group Training Course Summer 2024 | 3-Jun-24 | This training guided small instructor groups through a one-week, asynchronous course in Blackboard. It included live Zoom sessions, self-paced modules, and facilitator-led support and discussion. |
Workshop: Syllabus-Based Course Creation & Redesign part2 | 17-Apr-24 | Part 2 – Gradebook & Assessment was an optional follow-up that covered gradebook setup and assessment settings, with hands-on support from OLS staff. |
Workshop: Syllabus-Based Course Creation & Redesign part1 | 10-Apr-24 | Part 1 – Syllabus Training helped instructors use their syllabus to build a Blackboard course from the ground up, focusing on structure, navigation, and content setup. |
Workshop: Syllabus-Based Course Creation & Redesign part2 | 26-Mar-24 | Part 2 – Gradebook & Assessment was an optional follow-up that covered gradebook setup and assessment settings, with hands-on support from OLS staff. |
Workshop: Syllabus-Based Course Creation & Redesign part1 | 19-Mar-24 | Part 1 – Syllabus Training helped instructors use their syllabus to build a Blackboard course from the ground up, focusing on structure, navigation, and content setup. |
Workshop: Communication - Announcements, Messages, and Discussions | 26-Jan-24 | This workshop covered how to communicate with students in Blackboard using announcements, messages, discussions, and reviewing profile settings. |
Workshop: Groups and Releasing Content | 24-Jan-24 | This workshop showed how to create and manage groups in Blackboard, release content based on group or performance, and review accommodation settings. |
Workshop: Creating Assessments and Gradebook Overview | 18-Jan-24 | This workshop covered assignment and test settings, flexible grading, and an overview of the new Gradebook, including setup for overall grades, rubrics, and accommodations. |
Workshop: Creating Assessments and Gradebook Overview | 16-Jan-24 | This workshop covered assignment and test settings, flexible grading, and key Gradebook features like overall grade setup, rubrics, and accommodations. |
Workshop: Creating Assessments and Gradebook Overview | 9-Jan-24 | This workshop covered assignment and test settings, flexible grading, and key Gradebook tools like overall grade setup, rubrics, and exceptions. |
Workshop: Creating and Copying Content | 8-Jan-24 | This workshop introduced content creation in Blackboard, including interface basics, content types, copying from original courses, progress tracking, and student preview. |
Workshop: Creating and Copying Content | 5-Jan-24 | This workshop introduced content creation in Blackboard, including interface basics, content types, copying from original courses, progress tracking, and student preview. |
Workshop: Creating and Copying Content | 3-Jan-24 | This workshop introduced content creation in Blackboard, including interface basics, content types, copying from original courses, progress tracking, and student preview. |
Workshop: Creating Assessments and Gradebook Overview | 12-Dec-23 | This workshop covered assignment and test settings, flexible grading, and key Gradebook tools like overall grade setup, rubrics, and exceptions. |
Workshop: Creating and Copying Content | 8-Dec-23 | This workshop introduced content creation in Blackboard, including interface basics, content types, copying from original courses, progress tracking, and student preview. |
Workshop: Creating and Copying Content | 4-Dec-23 | This workshop introduced content creation in Blackboard, including interface basics, content types, copying from original courses, progress tracking, and student preview. |
Workshop: Groups and Releasing Content | 16-Nov-23 | This workshop showed how to create and manage groups in Blackboard, release content based on group or performance, and review accommodation settings. |
Workshop: Communication - Announcements, Messages, and Discussions | 14-Nov-23 | This workshop covered how to communicate with students in Blackboard using announcements, messages, discussions, and reviewing profile settings. |
Workshop: Creating Assessments and Gradebook Overview | 10-Nov-23 | This workshop covered assignment and test settings, flexible grading, and key Gradebook tools like overall grade setup, rubrics, and exceptions. |
Workshop: Creating and Copying Content | 9-Nov-23 | This workshop introduced content creation in Blackboard, including interface basics, content types, copying from original courses, progress tracking, and student preview. |
Workshop: Creating and Copying Content | 7-Nov-23 | This workshop introduced content creation in Blackboard, including interface basics, content types, copying from original courses, progress tracking, and student preview. |
Workshop: Creating and Copying Content | 3-Nov-23 | This workshop introduced content creation in Blackboard, including interface basics, content types, copying from original courses, progress tracking, and student preview. |
