Available Training Workshops

Online Teaching

Registration is open year round. Trainings are available online 24/7 on UM Blackboard.

Date & Time	Workshop/Course on UM Blackboard	Registration
Open	Online Teaching Endorsement For instructors who are interested in teaching online and online teaching endorsement	Register
Open	The Essentials of Online Teaching and Content Delivery Course For instructors interested to learn more about online content delivery in any teaching mode.	Self-enroll or contact teachonline@olemiss.edu
Open	Designing Online Instructional Media For instructors who are interested in learning more about designing multimedia that promotes learning	Self-enroll or contact teachonline@olemiss.edu
Available August 10, 2021	Designing Online Learning Activities For instructors who are interested in exploring evidence-based practices in online learning activities	Register WebID login required

Academic Outreach Workshops & Webinars

A UM WebID account is required for Academic Outreach workshops and webinars.

Workshop Schedule

Date	Course	Registration
08/04	7 Steps to Create More Accessible Course Content: Accessibility is a shared responsibility among all who create digital content on our campus. As instructors who post a great deal of digital content (documents, presentations, websites, videos, etc.) for students, we want to take the guesswork out of accessibility by showing you 7 basic steps to follow that will make sure all students can access your course content at the same time in an equitable manner. Be sure to join us on Zoom for Back to the Basics of Blackboard Accessibility where we will build on these 7 basic steps. 1:00 - 2:00, Online Training Workshop,	Sign Up
08/10	Designing Online Learning Activities: A self-paced online course intended for instructors who are interested in exploring evidence-based practices in online learning activities. Explore online active learning activity ideas and walk away with your own learning activity plan. 8:00 - 9:00, Online Training Workshop, Wanrawee Petchroon Latartara	Sign Up
08/10	Take a Tour of the Panopto Video Library: In this hands-on virtual workshop, let Academic Outreach be your tour guides for a virtual tour of the Panopto Video Library where you will also learn how to upload already created videos to your Panopto library. You will also learn how to copy, move, and share videos and folders within your library. Attendees will need to have at least one video in their Panopto library prior to the workshop. (Panopto is a tool integrated in Blackboard that allows for the creation of video and audio course content.) 2:00 - 3:00, Online Training Workshop,	Sign Up
08/11	Got Media? Creating and Captioning Course Video and Audio: Creating and captioning videos for online courses can seem intimidating. In this webinar, we will look at tips for creating quality videos for course, as well as discuss the benefits and current requirements for captioning of audio and video content. We will also show instructors options for captioning their own videos, as well as how to request captions for certain course content. 10:00 - 11:00, Online Training Workshop,	Sign Up
08/17	What is Panopto? How do I Get It? How do I Use It?: In this hands-on virtual workshop, learn about Panopto, how to integrate Panopto into you Blackboard course, and how to embed and link Panopto videos in your course. Attendees will need to have at least one video in their Panopto library and at least one course on Blackboard where they have the instructor or course builder role. (Panopto is a tool integrated in Blackboard that allows for the creation of video and audio course content.) 2:00 - 3:00, Online Training Workshop,	Sign Up
08/18	Back to the Basics of Blackboard Accessibility: In this webinar, we will build on the 7 Steps to Create More Accessible Course Content workshop to show you how to apply those steps directly to Blackboard. We will explore using the text editor in Blackboard to create accessible hyperlinks, apply proper heading structure, write alternative text for images, make appropriate font and color choices, and more. We will also discuss attached documents and videos used in your course. 10:00 - 11:00, Online Training Workshop,	Sign Up
09/01	Video Editing & YouTube Embedding in Panopto: In this hands-on virtual workshop, learn how to edit and trim Panopto videos in your Panopto Library, and how to embed YouTube videos in a Panopto Video. Attendees will need to have at least one video in their Panopto library. (Panopto is a tool integrated in Blackboard that allows for the creation of video and audio course content.) 2:00 - 3:00, Online Training Workshop,	Sign Up