Workshops
Hypothesis Webinar
Want to learn more about the Hypothesis Blackboard app? Instructors can use Hypothesis to have students add comments and start conversations in the margins of online texts and PDFs. The app engages students more deeply
OLIS: Database Deep Dive
The Online Learning Innovation Showcase (OLIS) has a new format! Starting Friday, November 6, OLIS will offer monthly webinars and workshops focused on innovation in online learning. Presenters and participants
Online Learning Lab: Creative Alternatives to Traditional Exams
Are you looking for ways to mix up your assessment strategies and use techniques that can more accurately reflect what your students have learned? Bring your ideas and challenges to
OLC Ideate: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Digital Learning Environments
December 7-11, 2020 OLC Ideate starts today, and it’s not too late to register! The Online Learning Consortium is offering this free event for educators to discuss and operationalize critical support
Online Learning Lab: Building Community in Your Online Course
Thursday, January 21, 2021, at 10 am When connections are mediated by technology, it can be hard to achieve or even recognize community in your online course. Given the potential
Beyond the Academic Essay: Using Microsoft Sway to Create Multimedia Assessments
This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to Microsoft Sway, an interactive storytelling application that can be used to create and share multimedia essays, presentations, and reports. Participants will learn how
Making Accessible Media
Facilitator: Kristin Juhrs Date: Thursday, September 23, 2021, 10:00-11:00am Location: Virtual (Zoom) Is your media accessible? Can students with disabilities access your course media? This session covers best practices for making and
Build Your Own Course Trailer with Adobe Rush
Facilitators: Miranda Webster and Cheryl Bosarge Date: Monday, October 4, 10:00-11:30 am Location: University Hall 1308 (Computer Lab) Do you feel like learner engagement is getting off to a slow start in
More than Words: Using Adobe Spark Page to Design Assessments
This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to Adobe Spark Page, a multimedia storytelling application that all students at The University of Alabama have access to through the Adobe Creative Campus
Flexing Flipgrid: There’s More to Flipgrid than Intro Discussions
This session is part of our Online Learning Innovation Showcase (OLIS) series. Facilitators: Crystal Butler and Cheryl Bosarge Date: Friday, October 29, 2021, 10:00-11:00 am Location: Virtual (Zoom) Flipgrid is a