Author: Rachel Porcaro

Click on a session link to add it to your Outlook calendar or visit the May 2024 ARC webpage for direct meeting links.

Tuesday, May 21:

• 9 a.m.: Course Video in O365: Recording, Storing, and Sharing – Rachel Bastian
• 10 a.m.: Students and AI – John Jones, Carolyn Speer, Kyle Wilson
• 11 a.m.: How to Talk so AI Understands You – John Jones
• Noon: Blackboard Ultra’s AI Tools – Carolyn Speer
• 1 p.m.: Mindfulness for University Life – Carolyn Speer
• 2 p.m.: Ultra Labs (come and go) – OIR Staff
  Gradebook two ways: list and grid views demo at 2:05

Click on a session link below to add it to your Outlook calendar or visit the May 2024 ARC webpage for direct meeting links.

Monday, May 20:

• 9 a.m.: Building an Ultra Course – Rachel Bastian
• 10 a.m.: Blackboard Ultra Roadmap – Fredrik Klemming, Anthology
• 11 a.m.: Blackboard Can’t Help me with In-Person Classes: Change my Mind! – Carolyn Speer
• Noon: Grading and Gradebook in Ultra – Carolyn Speer
• 1 p.m.: Deep Dive: All about Ultra Tests and Test Settings – Rachel Bastian
• 2 p.m.: Ultra Labs (come and go) – OIR Staff
  Honorlock demo at 2:05

Next week is the May Academic Resources Conference (ARC).

Wichita State’s move to Blackboard Ultra is a large focus of the conference, but you will also find valuable information about AI, Microsoft tools, OER options, syllabus review and more.

Visit the May 2024 ARC webpage to see session descriptions and add sessions to your calendar and find a downloadable PDF schedule.

Click on the session link to add it to your Outlook calendar or visit the January 2024 ARC webpage for direct meeting links.

Thursday, Jan. 11:

• 9 a.m.: Blackboard Ultra Roadmap – Fredrik Klemming, Anthology
• 10 a.m.: Using Microsoft Lists to Make Your Life Easier – Ali Levine, application training specialist
• 11 a.m.: Course Video in O365: Capturing, Editing, Storing, and Sharing – Rachel Bastian, instructional designer and accessibility specialist
• Noon: Panel Hour: Tech Decisions and How They are Made – John Jones, executive director of the Media Resources Center; Ryan Corcoran, director of audio-visual engineering; Brett Morrill, director of application development and support
• 1 p.m.: Common Issues in Bb Ultra and How to Solve Them – Carolyn Speer, director of the Office of Instructional Resources; Rachel Bastian
• 2 p.m.: Getting Data and Running Reports in Ultra Classes – Carolyn Speer

Click on the session link to add it to your Outlook calendar or visit the January 2024 ARC webpage for direct meeting links.

Wednesday, Jan. 10:

• 9 a.m.: What Faculty need to Know about Navigate – Brent Bruner, assistant vice president of Student Success and Persistence; Kim Sandlin, director of Student Success
• 10 a.m.: Mandatory Accessibility Training – John Jones, executive director of the Media Resources Center
• 11 a.m.: Using ChatGPT’s Virtual Agents as Personal Assistants – John Jones
• Noon, hybrid: Panel Hour: The Impact of Generative AI on Business and Work – Moderator: Tonya Witherspoon, associate vice president of industry engagement & applied learning; panelists from campus industry partners
• 1 p.m.: Using Adobe’s AI Features to Support Your Classroom – Eric Rowse, Adobe
• 2-4 p.m., hybrid: Culturally Responsive Practices – Dr. Bobby Berry, assistant dean in the College of Applied Studies; Dr. Sara Mata, executive director of Hispanic Serving Institution; Dr. Jennifer Friend, dean, College of Applied Studies
  • Note: This session will be in-person and online. Attend in person at 231/232 Woolsey Hall. If you plan to attend the workshop, fill out this form so organizers can plan for online and F2F participants.
• 4:15-6 p.m., in-person only: Wichita State Connect Mixer – Hosted by Provost Shirley Lefever
  • Note: This event is in-person only at the old Wonder School location: 1900 Research Place (west of Woolsey Hall)

Click on the session link to add it to your Outlook calendar or visit the January 2024 ARC webpage for direct meeting links.

Tuesday, Jan. 9:

• 9 a.m.: Getting Started with Ultra – Rachel Bastian, instructional designer and accessibility specialist
• 10 a.m.: Building Courses in Ultra – Carolyn Speer, director of the Office of Instructional Resources
• 11 a.m.: Ultra Grading and Gradebook – Carolyn Speer, Rachel Bastian
• Noon: Panel Hour: Retention Fellows Panel – Melinda DeFrain, assistant teaching professor of English; Cindi Mason, associate teaching professor and undergraduate coordinator of industrial, systems and manufacturing engineering; Carolyn Shaw, professor of political science
• 1 p.m.: Using Blackboard’s AI Tools in Ultra – Carolyn Speer
• 2 p.m.: Know your Library Resources – Nathan Filbert, assistant professor and research and instruction services librarian

Click on the session link below to add it to your Outlook calendar or visit the January 2024 ARC webpage for direct meeting links.

Monday, Jan. 8:

• 9 a.m.: Saving Money on Textbooks – John Jones, executive director of the Media Resources Center; Carolyn Speer, director of the Office of Instructional Resources; Maria Sclafani, coordinator of Library Instructional Services and assistant professor
• 10 a.m.: How the Library can Support T&P for Faculty – Brent Mai, dean, University Libraries
• 11 a.m.: First Generation Student Success – Brett Bruner, assistant vice president of Student Success and Persistence; Sara Mata, executive director of Hispanic Serving Institution; Kennedy Rogers, director of Student Affairs Staff Engagement
• Noon: Panel Hour: Student Panel – Moderator: Brett Bruner. Students: Julie Tran, Melissa McHatten, Journey Smith, Alexander Hurla, Devon Robinson, K Carter
• 1 p.m.: Mindfulness for Instructors – Carolyn Speer
• 2 p.m.: Watermark CES Results Reporting – Sandy Ranney, Social Science Research Lab director; Carolyn Speer

The January 2024 Academic Resources Conference (ARC) begins Monday, Jan. 8. All ARC sessions are online via Teams (with two special hybrid sessions this conference) and everyone is invited.

Find links to Teams meetings, calendar invites and more information at the January 2024 ARC webpage.

Faculty and staff are invited to attend the January 2024 Academic Resources Conference. The conference, one of three per year, includes sessions on a variety of topics, including technology, pedagogy, WSU programs and trends in higher education.

All sessions are online via Teams, and two sessions this time are hybrid, so participants can come in person if they’d like. Everyone is invited.

Join the final day of Academic Resources Conference sessions Friday, Aug. 18 by clicking on the session links to add them to your Outlook calendar or visit the August 2023 ARC webpage for direct meeting links.

Today’s sessions include two hours of come-and-go lab time for Blackboard.

• 9-11 a.m.: Blackboard Class Help (see ARC webpage for meeting links) with Mary Morriss and Rachel Porcaro
• 11 a.m.: Blackboard’s Gradebook (Original and Ultra) with Rachel Porcaro
• Noon: PANEL – Thinking outside the Classroom with Jennifer Friend, Cheyla Clawson, Chris Leonard, Sara Mathews and William Weare
• 1 p.m.: How Students can use AI to Support and Undermine their Learning with Carolyn Speer