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Blackboard's Spring 2022 Digital Teaching Symposium

Come together for a day of learning & sharing best practices

Location

Online

Date & Time

April 21, 2022, 9:00 am5:00 pm

Description

In a world of a million screens, keeping your learners focused on their studies is a complex challenge. Digital teaching in 2022 is an ongoing exercise to engage your learners in new ways. Educators today are challenged with pairing their coursework with new tactics to get learners involved in their studies.

Digital teaching today requires resilience – the ability to keep helping your learners succeed no matter what. Join faculty, instructional designers, and academic technologists from across the country on April 21st for a full day of peer-led sessions on digital teaching strategies for the unique needs of 2022. 

Schedule

9:00 – 10:00am ET

  • Keynote: Change Chose Me

10:10 – 10:45am ET

  • Screens Off, Hands-On! Using Creativity as Self-Care
  • Managing Curriculum Design Among Remote Teams
11:00 – 11:35am ET
  • Are You There, Student? It’s Me, Your Teacher.
11:50am – 12:25pm ET
  • Discrimination in a Sea of Data: Exploring the Ethical Implications of Student Success Analytics
12:30 – 1:15pm ET
  • Strategies for Managing Discussion Boards
  • Bringing Human Touch to the Virtual Classroom
  • Where Are My Students? How to Engage Your Students Online
1:25 – 2:00pm ET
  • Avoid Being Overwhelmed by Tech Programs: Technology Tool Kits, Optimization and Organization
  • Elevating Discussion Boards Using Culturally Responsive Topics
2:15 – 2:50pm ET
  • Making Blackboard Learn Meaningful for Faculty
3:00 – 4:00pm ET
  • Keynote: Weathering the Storm: Circumventing the Hang-Ups of Hybrid Teaching
This virtual event is free. You must register with Blackboard. This event will be updated as more information is released.