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Hop back into your work week after Spring Break with the spring Teaching Today newsletter. In this issue, learn more about AI, as well as the updates Blackboard has seen the past few months. 

The first Teaching Today issue for 2025 is out now. The issue recaps everything that happened at the January Academic Resources Conference, including recording links for the sessions.

This January’s Academic Resources Conference was packed with sessions covering a variety of topics, and each session has a short summary, making it easy for you to pick and choose what you want to watch.

View the list of today’s sessions for the January Academic Resources Conference (ARC) below:

• 9 a.m.: Open Labs: Microsoft Questions – Ali Levine and OIR Staff
• 10 a.m.: Open Labs: Course Copy and Setup Questions – OIR Staff
• 11 a.m.: Open Labs: Grading and Gradebook Questions – Carolyn Speer and OIR Staff

Visit the January 2025 ARC page to find a downloadable PDF schedule, see session descriptions, add sessions to your calendar and find meeting links.

View the list of today’s sessions for the January Academic Resources Conference (ARC) below:

• 9 a.m.: Accessibility Training AY 20224-25 – John Jones
• 10 a.m.: Supporting Students in Blackboard – Magi Penner-Hiebert
• 11 a.m.: Academic Integrity: Processes, Classroom Support, Tools – Kyle Wilson, John Jones and Carolyn Speer
• Noon: Be a Feedback Unicorn: Make an Impact with Feedback – Rachel Bastian
• 1 p.m.: Honorlock for Proctoring – Rachel Bastian
• 2 p.m.: Navigate Overview – Kim Sandin and Brett Bruner

Visit the January 2025 ARC page to find a downloadable PDF schedule, see session descriptions, add sessions to your calendar, and find meeting links.

View the list of today’s sessions for the January Academic Resources Conference (ARC) below:

• 9 a.m.: AI in the Classroom – Imran Musaji, John Jones and Carrie Dickison
• 10 a.m.: Blackboard Ultra’s AI Tools – Carolyn Speer
• 11 a.m.: Microsoft Copilot Update – John Jones
• Noon: Student Panel – Magi Penner-Hiebert, moderator
• 1 p.m.: You Need to Know These 15 Things – OIR staff
• 2 p.m.: WSU Open/Alternative Textbook Initiative (OAT) – Heather Merchant and John Jones

Visit the January 2025 ARC page to find a downloadable PDF schedule, see session descriptions, add sessions to your calendar and find meeting links.

View the list of today’s sessions for the January Academic Resources Conference (ARC) below:

• 9 a.m.: Getting Out of Panopto – Rachel Bastian
• 10 a.m.: Organizing OneDrive and Permissions – Ali Levine
• 11 a.m.: Recording Course Video in Stream and Teams – Magi Penner-Hiebert
• Noon: Recording Course Video in Snagit and PowerPoint – Rachel Bastian
• 1 p.m.: Editing and Adding Questions to Course Video – Rachel Bastian
• 2 p.m.: Get Your Videos into Blackboard – Magi Penner-Hiebert

Visit the January 2025 ARC page to find a downloadable PDF schedule, see session descriptions, add sessions to your calendar and find meeting links.

View the list of sessions for the January Academic Resources Conference (ARC) below:

• 9 a.m.: Opening Plenary – Rick Muma
• 10 a.m.: Watermark: Faculty Success (FAAR) and CES – Rachel Crane and Sandy Ranney
• 11 a.m.: Blackboard Exemplary Course Program – Rachel Bastian
• Noon: Privacy, Security, Your Data, and You – Gina Riggs, John Jones and David Wright
• 1 p.m.: Myths About Teaching and Learning – Carolyn Speer
• 2 p.m.: Pedagogy Grab Bag: Organization, Formative Quizzing, Achievements – Carolyn Speer

Visit the January 2025 ARC page to find a downloadable PDF schedule, see session descriptions, add sessions to your calendar and find meeting links.

Get ready for the Academic Resources Conference (ARC) next week. Whether you’re dipping your toes in or diving deep, there are sessions for you. Topics include the move away from Panopto, pedagogy, student support, Blackboard tools and more resources to support you as the spring 2025 semester approaches.

New this year is how you can plan and access the sessions. As you decide which sessions you want to attend, you will have the option to register for that session which will include both the link to access the session as well as the ability to RSVP and get the session into your Outlook Calendar.

Visit the January 2025 ARC page to find a downloadable PDF schedule, see session descriptions, add sessions to your calendar and find meeting links.

Mark your calendars to join the Academic Resources Conference (ARC), Jan. 13, 2025 through Jan. 17, 2025. The sessions this year continue to include topics ranging from Blackboard to Microsoft to mandatory trainings. This upcoming semester, one of the biggest changes coming is the move away from Panopto. This means that there will be sessions dedicated to video tools available to instructors as well as how to integrate them within the Blackboard environment.

Another change coming this year is how you can plan and access the sessions. As you decide which sessions you want to attend, you will have the option to register for that session which will include both the link to access the session as well as the ability to RSVP and get the session into your Outlook Calendar.

Visit the January 2025 ARC page to find a downloadable PDF schedule, see session descriptions, register and add sessions to your calendar and find meeting links.

In November every year, the Teaching Today newsletter takes a moment to give thanks and recognize the value of connection. In this year’s Thankful edition, OIR staff shares what they’re thankful for at Wichita State. You will also find a piece on connection and loneliness that encourages you to think about how you are connecting with others. There is also a piece on Blackboard Annotate and all of the tools available for instructors to use there