Blackboard Learn Upgrade

Blackboard Learn will be unavailable August 5–13 for a database migration and upgrade. For more information, visit https://cit.ua.edu/blackboard-learn-saas/.

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 to use this tool in order to engage multiple teaching and learning modalities. Further, participants will gain an understanding of how to incorporate the app

Adobe Day

Details: https://oit.ua.edu/2021/08/24/adobe-day-sept-17/

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 selecting accessible images, infographics, tables, charts, audio files, videos, Zoom sessions, and Panopto videos. You will also be introduced to accessibility resources on campus that

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 your online course? Would you like to create a compelling message that grabs your students on day 1? Then a course trailer might be the

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 program. The app allows learners to experiment with the creation of web pages, visual essays, memes, comic strips, and other forms of desktop publishing. Participants

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 great alternative to the student introductions discussion board, but what else can you do with it? Join us in this virtual session to see how

Adobe Celebration Week Kick-Off on the Quad

Free to all UA faculty, staff and students! UA's Office of Information Technology will be hosting a kick-off event for on the Quad Sept. 12 from 12:00 - 4:00 pm. as part of the 2022 Adobe Celebration Week, Sept. 12-16. The week features guest presenters and host workshops focused around the Adobe Creative Cloud Tools

OLIS Proposal Deadline

We want to add you to the OLIS 2023 program! Do you have a success story, an innovative strategy, or a demonstration you would like to share with your colleagues?  Submit a proposal now. Submission deadline is November 7, 2022. More details: https://developonline.ua.edu/faculty-training-resources/olis/