January 2021
As the spring semester kicks off, we are here to assist you with course design strategies. Drop in for our virtual office hours where we can assist you with everything from course copy to course enhancement for online delivery. Register and join.
Find out moreAs the Spring semester gets going, questions continue rolling into the Digital Accessibility inbox. We want to make it easier to get your questions answered. Visit our Digital Accessibility Virtual Office Hours via Zoom! Drop by Fridays between 11:00 AM-12:00 PM. For additional questions about digital accessibility, please contact DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu for more information. [...]
Find out moreCourse 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 [...]
Find out moreAs the spring semester kicks off, we are here to assist you with course design strategies. Drop in for our virtual office hours where we can assist you with everything from course copy to course enhancement for online delivery. Register and join.
Find out moreAs the spring semester kicks off, we are here to assist you with course design strategies. Drop in for our virtual office hours where we can assist you with everything from course copy to course enhancement for online delivery. Register and join.
Find out moreAs the spring semester kicks off, we are here to assist you with course design strategies. Drop in for our virtual office hours where we can assist you with everything from course copy to course enhancement for online delivery. Register and join.
Find out moreAs the spring semester kicks off, we are here to assist you with course design strategies. Drop in for our virtual office hours where we can assist you with everything from course copy to course enhancement for online delivery. Register and join.
Find out moreAs the spring semester kicks off, we are here to assist you with course design strategies. Drop in for our virtual office hours where we can assist you with everything from course copy to course enhancement for online delivery. Register and join.
Find out moreiClicker is the fastest and easiest way to increase student engagement in remote courses with any web conferencing platform for synchronous or hybrid teaching. Extend flexibility and create new pathways for student engagement and active course participation regardless of location through quizzing and gamification. Register and join.
Find out moreGender inequities remain pervasive in academia. The COVID19 pandemic has only magnified these inequities. This webinar will focus on the barriers and facilitators to gender equity in academia and highlights actionable strategies for institutions to implement to improve gender equity. Note: Webinar available via UTSA membership with the National Center for Faculty Development & [...]
Find out moreBlackboard has a variety of tools and features to create assignments and assessments, allowing you to grade them seamlessly within the LMS. In this session, we will explore the assignment tool in Blackboard and how to provide written feedback to students, including the inline grading tools. We will also discuss the strategies to actively measure and monitor student progress in [...]
Find out moreTired of the same old Zoom background? Want to make something more relevant to your major? Drop by this session to learn how to quickly put together graphics with Adobe Spark. Register and join
Find out moreAs the Spring semester gets going, questions continue rolling into the Digital Accessibility inbox. We want to make it easier to get your questions answered. Visit our Digital Accessibility Virtual Office Hours via Zoom! Drop by Fridays between 11:00 AM-12:00 PM. For additional questions about digital accessibility, please contact DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu for more information. [...]
Find out moreWant 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
Find out moreCreating assessments that evaluate student learning in a way that doesn’t overwhelm the instructor challenges even the best teachers. In this workshop, you will learn best practices, tips, and tricks for designing effective exams, assignments, surveys, and formative assessments. Register and join.
Find out moreJoin 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 Adobe Creative for content creation and providing options for student engagement online. Register and join
Find out moreFebruary 2021
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 [...]
Find out moreThis session will begin with a brief introduction and overview of the NSF CAREER program followed by audience Q&A with past NSF CAREER awardees. Register for this event Presented By:
Find out moreSession for faculty on how to develop strong outreach and education components to meet NSF’s broader impacts requirements. (Note that the emphasis will not be on education components for NSF CAREER proposals, which are covered in an on-demand NSF CAREER webinar also available to UTSA faculty. For further information, contact ors@utsa.edu). Register for this event Presented [...]
Find out moreNeed a headshot for your latest publication or presentation? Learn how to create a professional headshot with Adobe Photoshop and minimal equipment. Register and join
Find out moreRacial trauma has many academics oscillating between fight, flight, and freeze responses. We are fighting on committees and in our classrooms, debating how or if we should stay in harmful environments, and finding ourselves stuck as we hold our own and our community's pain. In this two-part workshop series, Dr. Della will describe the [...]
Find out moreWant 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
Find out morePanopto is the easiest way to record, manage, and share videos, and it is free to UTSA faculty, staff, and students! Learn about the advanced tools Panopto has to offer to measure engagement such as statistics tracking at the student level, in-video quizzes, and how to assign video projects so students can create their [...]
Find out moreAs 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. Note: Please note: the focus of this training will cover implementing accessibility [...]
Find out moreHello 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 [...]
Find out moreActive learning promotes engagement with course materials and energizes the classroom, but how do we move students from passive listeners to active learners? In this workshop, you will learn strategies to engage students in activities that promote analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of course content. Register and join.
Find out moreLooking for a new way to create engaging and interactive content for your lessons online? PlayPosit is an interactive video platform that allows you to create video assessments and create an active learning experience for your students in an online environment. In this session, you will learn the basics of PlayPosit, how it is incorporated in our [...]
Find out moreThis session will bring UTSA researchers and K-12 administrators together to discuss shared interests and areas for synergistic collaboration. Register for this event Presented By:
Find out moreEnhance your online discussions and build a strong community of learning with Padlet. From ice-breakers and discussion prompts to group collaborations and portfolios, we'll show you how Padlet can be used in your course and share tips for easier implementation. Register and join.
Find out moreLooking for a new way to promote your major or start a side hustle? YouTube is a great way to get the word out about your major or to just have fun filming your hobby. This session will cover the basics of editing video, starting your channel, and planning your filming schedule. Register [...]
Find out moreCourse Objective(s): In iLab, Primary Investigators (PI) can assign Lab/Group Managers as Financial administrators with account provisions to perform actions within their associated Lab/Group(s). By attending this course, users will be able to: 1) manage users in their lab/group and control financial access/approvals; 2) manage invoices for completed services; and 3) manage payment and billing information. Target Audience: This course is beneficial to any UTSA Graduate/Post-Doctoral Students, Research Assistants/Staff, and Research Faculty who need to know how to utilize the iLab software to enhance their research.
Find out moreWant 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
Find out moreIn many courses, faculty broach relevant but difficult topics surrounding race, ethnicity, civil rights, and much more with sensitivity and caring----but this may be especially difficult in an online classroom. In this session, Dr. Shelley Howell will discuss how faculty can create an inclusive classroom environment digitally to allow for conducive conversations for all [...]
Find out moreJoin 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 virtual labs and interactive content using interactive tools such as PlayPosit and Softchalk for an enhanced learning experience in large classes (more than 400 students). Register and [...]
Find out moreMarch 2021
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 [...]
Find out moreNeed 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 15 at 2 p.m. Register and join [...]
Find out moreNeed 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 15 at 2 p.m Register and Join [...]
Find out moreNeed 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 15 at 2 p.m. Register and join [...]
Find out moreNeed 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 15 at 2 p.m. Register and Join [...]
Find out moreNeed 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 15 at 2 p.m. Register and join [...]
Find out moreNeed 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 15 at 2 p.m. Register and Join [...]
Find out moreNeed 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 15 at 2 p.m. Register and join [...]
Find out moreNeed 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 15 at 2 p.m. Register and Join [...]
Find out moreNeed 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 15 at 2 p.m. Register and join [...]
Find out moreNeed 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 15 at 2 p.m. Register and Join [...]
Find out moreNeed 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 15 at 2 p.m. Register and join. [...]
Find out moreNeed 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. Register and join
Find out moreIncorporating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles while designing a course will help you consider how to guide and engage a variety of learners. We will go over UDL resources, how to begin adding small practices into your course design to incorporate UDL, and ideas for big UDL changes you can make when redesigning [...]
Find out moreThis 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, [...]
Find out moreThe 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 [...]
Find out moreWant 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
Find out moreCritical 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. Register and join. [...]
Find out moreJoin 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. Register and join. [...]
Find out moreReady 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. Register and join
Find out moreApril 2021
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Find out moreHello 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 [...]
Find out moreWant 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
Find out moreIn an inclusive environment, all students feel valued, regardless of their ethnicity, age, ability, identity or family background. Inclusive teaching refers to the strategies we can use in the classroom to address the needs of students with a variety of abilities, backgrounds and learning preferences. Register and join.
Find out moreNew faculty members commonly describe: Working long hours but making little progress on their research and writing A sense of loneliness that stems from limited mentoring and community Feeling unsupported in their desire for work-family balance and without the skills to achieve it Wondering whether the academic path is the right career choice This [...]
Find out moreReady to start your first Podcast? Need a place to talk about your ideas and share them with the world? This class will teach you the basics of recording techniques and how to use multitrack sessions in Adobe Audition. Register and join
Find out moreSession for faculty researchers on how to approach mission agencies, develop and write white papers, concept papers and quad charts for unsolicited proposals to the agencies that require them. Register for this event Presented By: Consultant Lucy Deckard established Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC in 2010. She has helped to develop [...]
Find out moreCreating accessible videos can be daunting, but knowing the requirements and creating a plan of action can help you tackle this project. We will cover the accessibility requirements for asynchronous video content, our suggested process when creating a video from scratch, and how to review and think about remediating current video content. Register and [...]
Find out moreWant 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
Find out moreWant to fill that summer or fall course? Promotion is the key to your success! This session will look at a few different Adobe tools that you can use to help you fill the seats in your upcoming courses. Register and join
Find out moreCourse Objective(s): In iLab, Primary Investigators (PI) can assign Lab/Group Managers as Financial administrators with account provisions to perform actions within their associated Lab/Group(s). By attending this course, users will be able to: 1) manage users in their lab/group and control financial access/approvals; 2) manage invoices for completed services; and 3) manage payment and billing information. Target Audience: This course is beneficial to any UTSA Graduate/Post-Doctoral Students, Research Assistants/Staff, and Research Faculty who need to know how to utilize the iLab software to enhance their research.
Find out moreMay 2021
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 May 17 at 2 p.m. Register and join.
Find out moreNeed 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 May 17 at 2 p.m. Register and join
Find out moreNeed 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 May 17 at 2 p.m. Register and join.
Find out moreNeed 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 May 17 at 2 p.m. Register and join.
Find out moreNeed 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 May 17 at 2 p.m. Register and join.
Find out moreNeed 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 May 17 at 2 p.m. Register and join.
Find out moreNeed 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 May 17 at 2 p.m. Register and join.
Find out moreNeed 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 May 17 at 2 p.m. Register and join.
Find out moreNeed 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 May 17 at 2 p.m. Register and join.
Find out moreNeed 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 May 17 at 2 p.m. Register and join.
Find out moreNeed 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 May 17 at 2 p.m. Register and join. [...]
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