| ISN | Date | Title | Location | Seats Available | Open For | Description |
| 9854 | 8/17/2026 9:00:00 AM | Returning Faculty eLearning Orientation | CWT 203 | 50 | Faculty | In this orientation, you will be exposed to pertinent information on updates to Blackboard and third-party tools, as well as a myriad of resources available to you and your students. Our staff will be ready to answer any questions and schedule appointments to meet with you before the first day of class. |
| 9855 | 8/18/2026 8:00:00 AM | Returning Faculty eLearning Orientation | CWT 209 | 50 | Faculty | In this orientation, you will be exposed to pertinent information on updates to Blackboard and third-party tools, as well as a myriad of resources available to you and your students. Our staff will be ready to answer any questions and schedule appointments to meet with you before the first day of class. |
| 9856 | 8/24/2026 5:30:00 PM | Blackboard Orientation for Students | Webinar | 25 | Students | This training session provides an introduction to Blackboard for students, helping them navigate and utilize the learning management system effectively. Participants will learn how to access student resources, find courses and course materials, and submit assignments. We will also explore communication tools such as announcements, course messages, and discussion boards. By the end of the session, students will have the confidence to navigate Blackboard, access resources, and actively engage in online learning activities. |
| 9858 | 8/25/2026 10:00:00 AM | Blackboard Orientation for Students | Webinar | 25 | Students | This training session provides an introduction to Blackboard for students, helping them navigate and utilize the learning management system effectively. Participants will learn how to access student resources, find courses and course materials, and submit assignments. We will also explore communication tools such as announcements, course messages, and discussion boards. By the end of the session, students will have the confidence to navigate Blackboard, access resources, and actively engage in online learning activities. |
| 9871 | 8/26/2026 10:00:00 AM | Bb Ultra: Creating and Organizing Your Content | Webinar | 25 | Faculty | This workshop guides participants through creating and organizing content in their Blackboard Ultra courses. This session will demonstrate a wide range of tools that can be used to create content in Blackboard Ultra and discuss the importance of good course planning and implement rudimentary planning in course design. |
| 9857 | 8/26/2026 5:30:00 PM | Blackboard Orientation for Students | Webinar | 25 | Students | This training session provides an introduction to Blackboard for students, helping them navigate and utilize the learning management system effectively. Participants will learn how to access student resources, find courses and course materials, and submit assignments. We will also explore communication tools such as announcements, course messages, and discussion boards. By the end of the session, students will have the confidence to navigate Blackboard, access resources, and actively engage in online learning activities. |
| 9869 | 8/27/2026 3:00:00 PM | Bb Ultra: Communication with Students | Webinar | 25 | Faculty | This workshop provides a comprehensive, high-level overview of the Learn Ultra features used to most effectively communicate with your students, create opportunities for communication, facilitate community-building, and help students manage their time effectively. |
| 9862 | 8/28/2026 10:00:00 AM | Making Word Documents Accessible for ADA Compliance | CWT 216 | 20 | Faculty | This session provides practical strategies for creating accessible Microsoft Word documents that meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related federal accessibility standards. Participants will learn why accessibility is essential for all digital course materials, including content shared in Blackboard Ultra. The session will cover key techniques such as adding alt text, using proper heading structures, ensuring sufficient color contrast, and maintaining a logical reading order to support all learners. |
| 9859 | 8/31/2026 3:00:00 PM | Blackboard Orientation for Students | Webinar | 25 | Students | This training session provides an introduction to Blackboard for students, helping them navigate and utilize the learning management system effectively. Participants will learn how to access student resources, find courses and course materials, and submit assignments. We will also explore communication tools such as announcements, course messages, and discussion boards. By the end of the session, students will have the confidence to navigate Blackboard, access resources, and actively engage in online learning activities. |
| 9866 | 9/1/2026 10:00:00 AM | Bb Ultra: Assessing Student Learning | Webinar | 25 | Faculty | Explore the power of Ultra courses in Blackboard with this engaging, hands-on session where you'll learn how to assess student learning effectively, create assignments and tests within Ultra courses, and navigate grading workflows for various assignment types. By the end of this workshop, you'll have valuable skills to enhance your teaching experience. |
| 9860 | 9/2/2026 10:00:00 AM | Blackboard Orientation for Students | Webinar | 25 | Students | This training session provides an introduction to Blackboard for students, helping them navigate and utilize the learning management system effectively. Participants will learn how to access student resources, find courses and course materials, and submit assignments. We will also explore communication tools such as announcements, course messages, and discussion boards. By the end of the session, students will have the confidence to navigate Blackboard, access resources, and actively engage in online learning activities. |
| 9873 | 9/2/2026 3:20:00 PM | Bb Ultra: Gradebook Management | Webinar | 25 | Faculty | Use the Gradebook to record students' grades, and monitor students' progress. In addition, this dynamic and interactive tool helps you understand student progress and make informed decisions on how to improve educational performance. |
| 9861 | 9/3/2026 3:00:00 PM | Blackboard Orientation for Students | Webinar | 25 | Students | This training session provides an introduction to Blackboard for students, helping them navigate and utilize the learning management system effectively. Participants will learn how to access student resources, find courses and course materials, and submit assignments. We will also explore communication tools such as announcements, course messages, and discussion boards. By the end of the session, students will have the confidence to navigate Blackboard, access resources, and actively engage in online learning activities. |
| 9884 | 9/4/2026 11:00:00 AM | Making PDF Files Accessible for ADA Compliance | CWT 216 | 20 | Faculty | This session offers practical strategies for ensuring that PDF files meet accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related federal standards. Participants will learn how to identify and correct common accessibility issues in PDFs to ensure that all learners can access course materials effectively. The session will cover key techniques such as tagging content, adding alternative text to images, setting proper reading order, and checking accessibility using Adobe Acrobat tools. Participants will leave with actionable steps to create inclusive, compliant PDF documents that support an equitable learning environment. |
| 9889 | 9/8/2026 10:00:00 AM | Turnitin Assignments: Setting them up and interpreting reports | Webinar | 30 | Faculty | Participants will learn how to create a Turnitin assignment on Blackboard. This will include setting up the assignment, selecting the appropriate settings by navigating Turnitin's interface, interpreting similarity reports and AI detection tool, and providing feedback to students on their work. |
| 9890 | 9/9/2026 3:20:00 PM | Increasing Student Engagement with Harmonize | Webinar | 30 | Faculty | This session introduces Harmonize, an educational technology currently being piloted at TAMIU, and explores how it can support student engagement beyond traditional discussions. Similar to tools like VoiceThread, Harmonize allows for multimedia interaction, peer feedback, and reflection—but with added flexibility for low-stakes activities, inclusive participation, and streamlined integration in Blackboard Ultra. Faculty will leave with practical ideas for using Harmonize while keeping workload manageable. |
| 9891 | 9/10/2026 3:00:00 PM | Bringing Teams Meetings into Your Blackboard Courses | Webinar | 30 | Faculty | Explore how to use Microsoft Teams Meetings within Blackboard to support communication and engagement in your courses. This workshop covers scheduling and managing meetings, interacting with students in real time, recording sessions, and making recordings available for later viewing. Participants will also learn how to upload recorded sessions to EchoVideo to support flexible access and course continuity. |
| 9892 | 9/14/2026 3:20:00 PM | Using Harmonize in Your Course (For Students) | Webinar | 30 | Students | Learn the basics of using Harmonize in your course. This workshop provides an overview of the Harmonize interface, including how to navigate discussions, create and reply to posts, upload media, and submit assignments. Students will also explore key features and tools designed to support communication, collaboration, and engagement in Harmonize assignments. |
| 9893 | 9/15/2026 10:00:00 AM | Create Engaging Course Content with CourseArc | CWT 216 | 30 | Faculty | Join this session to learn more about CourseArc, a web-based content authoring and management tool available to TAMIU instructors to help you easily create engaging, interactive, and accessible online courses or course content. CourseArc content seamlessly integrates with Blackboard Learn and can be used alongside content you already have in Blackboard for online, hybrid, and traditional courses. |
| 9894 | 9/16/2026 10:00:00 AM | Creating Interactive Media with EchoVideo | CWT 216 | 30 | Faculty | Not sure if your students are watching your videos or if your videos are helping your students’ comprehension of the course material? Participate in this intermediate EchoVideo workshop to learn how to add polling questions in your videos on the EchoVideo system, practice embedding interactive media in a Blackboard course, and identify where to find your students’ responses to the video. Prerequisites for this workshop: Completion of a Blackboard 101 workshop (navigating and basic item/assignment creation) and EchoVideo Introduction workshop (creating/uploading videos to EchoVideo). |
| 9895 | 9/16/2026 3:20:00 PM | Video Assignments 101: Upload, Embed, Submit | Webinar | 30 | Students | Submitting video assignments doesn’t have to be complicated! In this session, you’ll learn how to upload videos to EchoVideo and seamlessly share them in Blackboard through embedding or linking. Join us to discover the best way to showcase your work and submit your assignments with confidence! |
| 9896 | 9/17/2026 3:00:00 PM | Do you hear Echo? How Lecture Capture can enhance course delivery at TAMIU! | CWT 216 | 30 | Faculty | Join us in this exciting session as we showcase TAMIU’s lecture capture technology, Echo 360. With Echo, you can automatically record your lecture, capture your powerpoint, voice and video! |
| 9885 | 9/18/2026 10:00:00 AM | Making PDF Files Accessible for ADA Compliance | CWT 216 | 20 | Faculty | This session offers practical strategies for ensuring that PDF files meet accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related federal standards. Participants will learn how to identify and correct common accessibility issues in PDFs to ensure that all learners can access course materials effectively. The session will cover key techniques such as tagging content, adding alternative text to images, setting proper reading order, and checking accessibility using Adobe Acrobat tools. Participants will leave with actionable steps to create inclusive, compliant PDF documents that support an equitable learning environment. |
| 9863 | 9/25/2026 10:00:00 AM | Making Word Documents Accessible for ADA Compliance | CWT 216 | 20 | Faculty | This session provides practical strategies for creating accessible Microsoft Word documents that meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related federal accessibility standards. Participants will learn why accessibility is essential for all digital course materials, including content shared in Blackboard Ultra. The session will cover key techniques such as adding alt text, using proper heading structures, ensuring sufficient color contrast, and maintaining a logical reading order to support all learners. |
| 9867 | 10/6/2026 10:00:00 AM | Bb Ultra: Assessing Student Learning | Webinar | 25 | Faculty | Explore the power of Ultra courses in Blackboard with this engaging, hands-on session where you'll learn how to assess student learning effectively, create assignments and tests within Ultra courses, and navigate grading workflows for various assignment types. By the end of this workshop, you'll have valuable skills to enhance your teaching experience. |
| 9886 | 10/9/2026 10:00:00 AM | Making PDF Files Accessible for ADA Compliance | CWT 216 | 20 | Faculty | This session offers practical strategies for ensuring that PDF files meet accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related federal standards. Participants will learn how to identify and correct common accessibility issues in PDFs to ensure that all learners can access course materials effectively. The session will cover key techniques such as tagging content, adding alternative text to images, setting proper reading order, and checking accessibility using Adobe Acrobat tools. Participants will leave with actionable steps to create inclusive, compliant PDF documents that support an equitable learning environment. |
| 9874 | 10/14/2026 10:00:00 AM | Bb Ultra: Gradebook Management | Webinar | 25 | Faculty | Use the Gradebook to record students' grades, and monitor students' progress. In addition, this dynamic and interactive tool helps you understand student progress and make informed decisions on how to improve educational performance. |
| 9865 | 10/16/2026 10:00:00 AM | Making Word Documents Accessible for ADA Compliance | CWT 216 | 20 | Faculty | This session provides practical strategies for creating accessible Microsoft Word documents that meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related federal accessibility standards. Participants will learn why accessibility is essential for all digital course materials, including content shared in Blackboard Ultra. The session will cover key techniques such as adding alt text, using proper heading structures, ensuring sufficient color contrast, and maintaining a logical reading order to support all learners. |
| 9880 | 10/19/2026 3:20:00 PM | Blackboard Orientation for Students | Webinar | 25 | Students | This training session provides an introduction to Blackboard for students, helping them navigate and utilize the learning management system effectively. Participants will learn how to access student resources, find courses and course materials, and submit assignments. We will also explore communication tools such as announcements, course messages, and discussion boards. By the end of the session, students will have the confidence to navigate Blackboard, access resources, and actively engage in online learning activities. |
| 9882 | 10/20/2026 10:00:00 AM | Blackboard Orientation for Students | Webinar | 25 | Students | This training session provides an introduction to Blackboard for students, helping them navigate and utilize the learning management system effectively. Participants will learn how to access student resources, find courses and course materials, and submit assignments. We will also explore communication tools such as announcements, course messages, and discussion boards. By the end of the session, students will have the confidence to navigate Blackboard, access resources, and actively engage in online learning activities. |