Hello and welcome back! For Spring 2021, Academic Innovation is providing professional development opportunities by offering Quality Matters workshops/Courses. Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer-review process designed to certify the quality of online and blended courses. UTSA became a Full Subscribing member of Quality Matters in October 2019 and began implementation in January 2020. Note that all QM […]
Midterms are here and the due date for grades is fast approaching! Join us to learn how to organize and manage the Blackboard Grade Center in your course, including navigating the grade center, create columns, use calculated columns, edit and modify columns, enter grades, manage, and setup a column for the Blackboard Learn to ASAP transfer. Click here [...]
Session for social scientists on how to identify and understand which programs within NSF and NIH fund social sciences, what reviewers are typically looking for, and common mistakes to avoid. The presenter will also cover how to identify private foundations that may be interested in funding your social science research. Register for this event [...]
Need help with checking your course Grade Center and transferring grades to ASAP? The Academic Innovation - Digital Learning team will offer open office hours?to assist you with this process. Come by to optimize your Grade Center and be prepared to have your grades transferred into ASAP. Midterm grades are due March 18 at 2 p.m. Register and join [...]
Need help with checking your course Grade Center and transferring grades to ASAP? The Academic Innovation - Digital Learning team will offer open office hours?to assist you with this process. Come by to optimize your Grade Center and be prepared to have your grades transferred into ASAP. Midterm grades are due March 18 at 2 p.m. Register and Join [...]
Need help with checking your course Grade Center and transferring grades to ASAP? The Academic Innovation - Digital Learning team will offer open office hours?to assist you with this process. Come by to optimize your Grade Center and be prepared to have your grades transferred into ASAP. Midterm grades are due March 18 at 2 p.m. Register and join
Need help with checking your course Grade Center and transferring grades to ASAP? The Academic Innovation - Digital Learning team will offer open office hours?to assist you with this process. Come by to optimize your Grade Center and be prepared to have your grades transferred into ASAP. Midterm grades are due March 18 at 2 p.m. Register and Join
Need help with checking your course Grade Center and transferring grades to ASAP? The Academic Innovation - Digital Learning team will offer open office hours to assist you with this process. Come by to optimize your Grade Center and be prepared to have your grades transferred into ASAP. Midterm grades are due March 18 at 2 p.m. Register and join
The National Institutes of Health (NIH): Overview & R01 Primer that was originally scheduled to take place in December 2020 has been rescheduled to the Office of Research Support’s Spring 2021 calendar. The program will now be available via an afternoon session on March 15th and a morning session on March 16th. Please follow the […]
Need help with checking your course Grade Center and transferring grades to ASAP? The Academic Innovation - Digital Learning team will offer open office hours?to assist you with this process. Come by to optimize your Grade Center and be prepared to have your grades transferred into ASAP. Midterm grades are due March 18 at 2 p.m. Register and Join
Need help with checking your course Grade Center and transferring grades to ASAP? The Academic Innovation - Digital Learning team will offer open office hours to assist you with this process. Come by to optimize your Grade Center and be prepared to have your grades transferred into ASAP. Midterm grades are due March 18 at 2 p.m. Register and join
Need to work with people from around the campus? Libraries allow you to share images, fonts, colors and much more with various stakeholders. Additionally, Libraries let you share work between different pieces of Adobe software. Click here to view the webinar recording Register and join
Need help with checking your course Grade Center and transferring grades to ASAP? The Academic Innovation - Digital Learning team will offer open office hours?to assist you with this process. Come by to optimize your Grade Center and be prepared to have your grades transferred into ASAP. Midterm grades are due March 18 at 2 p.m. Register and Join
Need help with checking your course Grade Center and transferring grades to ASAP? The Academic Innovation - Digital Learning team will offer open office hours?to assist you with this process. Come by to optimize your Grade Center and be prepared to have your grades transferred into ASAP. Midterm grades are due March 18 at 2 p.m. Register and join
As UTSA continues to provide digital tools to enhance the learner experience, it is vital to learn how to use these tools with accessibility in mind. We will go over how to incorporate accessibility into tools like Microsoft Office, Panopto, PlayPosit, and Padlet. Please note: the focus of this training will cover implementing accessibility best […]
Course Description: This webinar is designed for UTSA's Research Community to broaden their understanding of how to utilize the iLab Operations Software to reserve/request scientific resources offered by at our institution's Research Core Facilities (RCF), or simply referred to as “Cores”—to enhance their academic research projects/programs. Our core facilities provide access to technologies, training and […]
Need help with checking your course Grade Center and transferring grades to ASAP? The Academic Innovation - Digital Learning team will offer open office hours?to assist you with this process. Come by to optimize your Grade Center and be prepared to have your grades transferred into ASAP. Midterm grades are due March 18 at 2 p.m. Register and join.
This session will begin with a brief introduction and overview of the various DoD Young Investigator Programs (Office of Naval Research, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and Army Research Office) followed by audience Q&A with past awardees. Panel Members: Dr. Kelly Nash, Professor & Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, UTSA Department of Physics & Astronomy, College […]
The focus of this session is on helping faculty develop a plan to navigate their faculty career, with a focus on the needs of mid-career faculty. The presentation will discuss some typical barriers that faculty face at mid-career and share recommendations for navigating career transitions. The session will be appropriate for newly tenured or more senior […]
The Office of Research, Innovation & Economic Development at the UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE invites you to join the NSF CAREER Grant Writing Workshop with Dr. Georgia-Ann Klutke and Dr. Carole Read. Dr. Klutke is a Program Director in the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation at NSF. She is also the CAREER […]
Critical thinking and problem solving are skills that all students need to be effective learners. In this workshop, participants will learn basic teaching strategies that help guide students toward a deeper knowledge of course content and an understanding of how their learning fits into the overall fabric of academia, work and society. Click here to view the webinar […]
Join this workshop to explore how this instructor designed and delivered an exemplary course with an innovative design and a student-centered approach. This workshop is focused on the use of badges for a gamified environment and interactive tools such as PlayPosit and Adobe Creative for a personalized and authentic learning experience. Click here to view the webinar […]
This session will bring UTSA researchers and K-12 administrators together to discuss shared interests and areas for synergistic collaboration. Due to inclement weather, program has been rescheduled from 2/19 to 3/26. Register for this event Presented By:
Discussion of NCFDD Guest Expert Webinar: Navigating Faculty Career Transitions: Getting to Mid-Career and Beyond. Register for this event Presented by: Norma Guerra, Ph.D. (Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies) Johnelle Sparks, Ph.D. (Associate Dean of Faculty Success and Administration and Professor, Demography)
Ready to start your journey into video effects? AfterEffects allows you to manipulate elements in 3D space. This introductory session will cover the basics of editing, 3D cameras, and rendering your videos so you can share them online. Click here to view the webinar recording Register and join
Noon – 12:30 p.m. Panel Presentation 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Q&A Virtual via YouTube livestream. Click this link to view: https://youtu.be/i_dkTiujzmU If all your lectures are now on online, why are you needed? Couldn’t someone else simply update your lectures every two years? If a publisher is providing your students with an online textbook, […]
Want to add Adobe programs to your course but you aren’t sure how? Stop by Adobe Office Hours for a casual conversation on how you can implement Adobe in your classroom. Register and Join
Keeping students’ attention is one of the toughest aspects of teaching. Experiential learning offers students engagement, activities, exercises, and assignments that either involve or are based on real-life situations. Students actively apply the knowledge, skills, and concepts they learn in class. In this session, learn and discuss how faculty are creating innovative assignments designed to […]
This session will provide an overview of grant program evaluation, why it’s important and what’s involved in the process. It is intended for Early Career Faculty that are at the beginning stages of developing grant proposals. Register for this event