LegendInnovate the Learning ExperienceUse Articulate Storyline to create gaming functionality and connect it to the Blackboard Achievements Tool to integrate badges, which students can collect to unlock their next learning opportunity! Create a branching scenario to provide stu-dents opportunities to apply their knowledge and practice skills, identify and solve problems, and formulate strategies. Ar-ticulate Storyline and Quandary are some of the digital learning tools you can use to build your simulations without coding.

Boost Your Instructor PresenceShow students that you are active in your Blackboard course by utilizing virtual office hours. Collaborate synchronously with your students using Microsoft Lync, an instant messaging and video conferencing tool. It is available at no cost to UTSA students, faculty, and staff. More information about Lync online is available at: https://utsacloud-public.sharepoint.com/Pages/AcademicTechnology/Lync/Lync.aspx.

Flip Your ClassroomInvert the traditional class setting and encourage students to reach higher levels of application. Flip your class by providing students access to your lectures, videos, and background course material before class. During face-to-face class, you can engage students in active and cooperative learning, provide feedback, and knowledge application. Our team is set to guide you through the process of designing your flipped class.

Create Your Hybrid Course Integrate your face-to-face and online activities to complement one another and reinforce your students’ learning experience. Traditional face-to-face class time is reduced with 50% to 70% of learning occuring online. Join our Digital Learning Academy for Hybrid courses to learn more about the design, development, and pedagogy for this alternative form of delivery. The workshop is offered in a hybrid format featuring both face-to-face and asynchronous sessions.

Build Your Online CourseBuild a fully online learning environment. The key components for the learning process include your course materials (mini-lectures, articles, videos, and web links), communication plans, and instructor presence. You can also measure your student’s success through formative and summative assessments. Register for the Digital Learning Academy for Teaching Online and acquire an overview of the course development process, engagement strategies, and support opportunities available for you.

Highlight Your SuccessShare your success and hard work at the following events: • Present at the Innovations in Online Learning (IOL) Conference in May, which is designed for faculty engaged in

teaching with technology (at any level) to showcase their innovative learning experience. • Prepare and enter a video to the Educational Experience Film Festival (E2F2) which showcases the best digital

videos produced by the UTSA community.• Facilitate a FIT Coffee Break presentation in the upcoming semester and share your innovative learning experience

in 30 minutes to help improve and reinvigorate instructional processes.• Create a hands-on Faculty Workshop and demonstrate your innovative way to deliver content, interact with

students, or utilize assessment strategies.

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Workshops and Training

A variety of workshops and training on topics related to educational technologies, online and hybrid/blended learning, Blackboard Learn, and emerging technologies for teaching and learning are available to help you on your digtal learning journey.

Our Workshop Sessions take you a step further by hosting workshops given by your fellow colleagues on technology tools and techniques that they have found to be highly effective in their own classes. These hands-on seminars demonstrate innovative ways to deliver content, interact with students, or assess learning.

Educational Technology Workshops

FIT Coffee Breaks

Take a coffee break at the FIT Lab and meet other instructors and TAs interested in uses of technology in the classroom. Share ideas, spark your creativity, collaborate with your colleagues, and engage in a learning community. These 30 minute workshops will help improve and reinvigorate your instructional process.

Blackboard Training

Our Blackboard training sessions range from the essentials to advanced topics. In addition, we offer special workshops for Blackboard to ASAP Grade Center Transfer, SoftChalk, and Respondus. Learn to effectively design and manage content to increase student engagement, promote collaboration, and monitor performance.

To register for workshops and training or to get more information, visit http://utsa.edu/oit/digitalLearning and click Workshops and Training.

Q: How do I get started with Blackboard Learn?

A: Here some quick steps to help you get started with Blackboard:

1. Configure your computer: Before logging in to Blackboard for the first time, you should perform a browser check to make sure your computer is properly configured.

• Go to http://utsa.blackboard.com and click on Check your browser.• Follow instructions if you need to make changes or adjustments.

2. Connect to Blackboard at http://utsa.blackboard.com.3. Enter your myUTSA ID and Passphrase.

More information on getting started is available at: http://utsa.edu/oit/DigitalLearning (click Blackboard Learn Resources).

Q: I am interested in teaching hybrid or fully online. How should I start?

A: Our team offers the Digital Learning Academy to guide you through the design, development, and pedagogy for alternative forms of delivery. In addition, the Digital Learning team offers a course development process to help you transition from traditional teaching to hybrid or online. Contact us for a consultation! (See contact information below.) More information on getting started with Hybrid and Online teaching is available at http://utsa.edu/oit/DigitalLearning (click Course Design & Development).

Q: I want to add video mini-lectures to my class. Is there assistance in producing videos for flipped classrooms, hybrid, and online courses?

A: Yes, the Video Production team can assist you to produce videos for your courses! Submit a request for support through the OITConnect self-service portal at: http://oitconnect.utsa.edu.

More information on producing videos is available at: http://utsa.edu/oit/DigitalLearning (click Create a Video).

Frequently Asked QuestionsFaculty Quick Reference Card for

Digital Learning

Having trouble? Want to learn more?Submit a consultation request here: http://oitconnect.utsa.edu

Helpful Numbers:

OITConnect: 210-458-5555

Emergency: 210-458-4911

University Operator: 210-458-4011

University Police: 210-458-4242

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Your Journey Through the Digital Teaching World

For more information about our services, please visit: http://utsa.edu/oit/DigitalLearning

This website provides resources, tools, training, and help.

This reference card provides a map to help guide you on the journey to modernizing your course(s) using digital learning tools. From introducing tools and software for increasing student interaction, to revamping your traditional face-to-face course into an online or hybrid format, this map will help you to identify resources and tools available to you for successful adoption.

Using digital learning tools can help you be more effective and improve your teaching productivity. The Office of Digital Learning can help you implement strategies to increase student engagement and improve their learning success.

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LegendTeaching with TechnologyBlackboard Learn helps you make learning more effective in and beyond the traditional classroom. It is a digital toolkit designed to enhance your teaching at your own time and pace. Its convenience and flexibility allow you to post your course material online, promote collaboration, engage students, and assess outcomes.

A wide range of training sessions are offered to help you effectively design and manage content, implement strategies to increase student engagement, and monitor performance. Explore our online help material or connect with Blackboard Support professionals through http://utsa.blackboard.com.

Share Your Content BlackBoard Learn makes it easy to create and manage content without any coding skills needed. You can share your syllabus, provide assignment instructions, and show instructional videos using YouTube, NBC Learn, or from the library databases for streaming video. You can also save your PowerPoints as PDFs and share them with your students so they can access them anytime, anyplace. You can create dynamic course content for your students by using SoftChalk, a powerful web lesson creator that does not require any programming skills. Use your subject materials and mash-up the content with audio, video, interactive exercises, quizzes, and text.

Personalize Your CourseYour course introduction is one of the first things students see when they begin the semester, and it helps set the tone for the students’ expectations throughout the semester. Our team can provide assistance in developing your ideas and collaborate with you through the entire process to produce high quality video segments. Access our Video Production guide on how to record a video in five steps at http://utsa.edu/oit/DigitalLearning and click Create a Video.

Explore Digital Learning TechnologiesAre you interested in other resources and tools available to support your teaching and learning? We recommend exploring our Technology Toolkit, a learning module designed to help you choose a digital learning solution that meets the needs of both you and your students. Our technology toolkit can be found at http://utsacloud-public.sharepoint.com/digital-tools.

Evaluate Student LearningBlackboard Learn allows you to provide students with more opportunities to practice. Feedback can be provided immediately through computer-graded quizzes. Grades can be tied to assignments (with or without the plagiarism detection tool), discussion board participation, blogs, and wikis. Groups and peer reviews can be used for research projects, case studies, and collaborative writing projects. Our team can help you identify strategies to facilitate assessment online and show you how to use SoftChalk (to create quizzes that post directly to the Gradebook), and Respondus, a tool for creating and managing exams.

Engage StudentsBy adding audio, video, quizzes, animations, and setting up your text to complement the other aspects of each slide, you can provide students with a more engaging experience and boost their creativity. Our instructional designers can help identify technology resources that fit your needs efficiently.

New features in screencasting may help you make face-to-face time more active and out-of-class learning more productive. Create 2-5 minute mini lectures using Camtasia so you can use your class time on other activities like discussions, team-based learning, or Q&A sessions. Our Faculty Instructional Technology (FIT) Lab MS 1.03.14 and Multimedia Studio have the technology tools you need.

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Promote higher level student thinking with active learning in class!

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