Category: Academic Resources Conference

Join the May 2026 Academic Resources Conference today, May 22. All sessions are free and online.

Click the session links below to join the live meetings, or register for calendar invites (optional).

9 a.m.: Intentionally Serving First Generation Students – Sara Mata, Joshua Villa
10 a.m.: AI’s Impact on First-Generation Students – Carolyn Speer
11 a.m.: Speaking the Same Language: Making Career‑Ready Skills Visible Through the Syllabus – Sarah Mathews
Noon: Be Part of Developing the ARC (Focus Group Conversation) – Carolyn Speer, OIR Staff 

Thank you for joining the May ARC. Visit the May 2026 ARC webpage for session recordings and resources.

Join the May 2026 Academic Resources Conference today, May 21. All sessions are free and online.

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9 a.m.: Course Data for Administrators* – Carolyn Speer
10 a.m.: APS to Edify: What You Need to Know – Emma Ray
11 a.m.-1:50 p.m. (three-hour workshop): Using AI Workflows to Improve Course Content – Carolyn Speer
2 p.m.: I Need Help Right Now! Open Blackboard Lab Time – OIR Staff

*Prior registration required for this session; if you registered, check your email for your session invite.

See session descriptions and the full schedule on the May 2026 ARC webpage.

Join the May 2026 Academic Resources Conference today, May 20. All sessions are free and online.

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• 9 a.m.: WSU Classrooms of the Future – Ryan Corcoran
• 10 a.m.: Get Creative with AI Conversations – Carolyn Speer
• 11 a.m.: Using Microsoft as an Educational Technology – Rachel Bastian, Magi Penner-Hiebert
• Noon: Make Course Files Work for All Students – Accessibility Tools with Microsoft, Blackboard, and Adobe – Heather Merchant
• 1 p.m.: Mandatory Accessibility Training – Krystal Iseminger, John Jones
• 2 p.m.: Honorlock, Your Proctoring Solution – Rachel Bastian

See session descriptions and the full schedule on the May 2026 ARC webpage.

Join the May 2026 Academic Resources Conference today, May 19. All sessions are free and online.

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• 9 a.m.: Safety and AI – Imran Musaji
• 10 a.m.: Using AI in Grading Workflows – Carolyn Speer, Susan Castro
• 11 a.m.: Building an AI Policy for your Class – John Jones
• Noon: AI Impacts – The Environment, the Economy, and Education – Carrie Dickison, Justin Keeler, Holger Meyer
• 1 p.m.: Getting Ready to Teach in Blackboard – Magi Penner-Hiebert
• 2 p.m.: Techniques to streamline Online Large Enrollment Classes – Carolyn Speer
• Also 2 p.m.: I Need Help Right Now! Open Blackboard Lab Time – OIR Staff

See session descriptions and the full schedule on the May 2026 ARC webpage.

Join the May 2026 Academic Resources Conference today, May 18. All sessions are free and online.

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9 a.m.: The Need-to-Know on New Accessibility Standards – Krystal Iseminger, John Jones
10 a.m.: What Does Continuous Improvement Look Like? – Alicia Newell
11 a.m.: How to Build Surveys in Qualtrics – Whitney Crager
Noon: What You Need to Know about the Current Generation of WSU Students – Alicia Newell
1 p.m.: From Headline to Access: Getting Past Paywalls with Library News Sources – Meghann Kuhlmann
2 p.m.: Blackboard for Beginners: Setting Up your Course or Org (for Staff and Faculty) – Rachel Bastian 

See session descriptions and the full schedule on the May 2026 ARC webpage.

The Academic Resources Conference (ARC) begins Monday, May 18 with five days of free online sessions. Each day features WSU experts on tools, teaching strategies and updates to help faculty and staff prepare for fall.

Sessions are free, online and open to all WSU employees. Register (optional) if you would like to receive meeting invites.

See the full schedule via the May 2026 ARC webpage.

The Academic Resources Conference (ARC) is next week, Monday, May 18 through Friday, May 22, with daily sessions designed to prepare faculty and staff for upcoming semesters.

Topics include:

• Special interest for staff: Continuous improvement, building surveys in Qualtrics, new accessibility standards
• AI: AI impacts on environment, economy and education; building an AI policy for your course, safety and AI
• Ed tech: Blackboard, Honorlock, Microsoft, accessibility tools
• Research on first-generation students
• A special data workshop for administrators
• And much more

Sessions are free, online and open to all WSU employees. Register (optional) if you would like to receive meeting invites.

See the full schedule and get meeting links via the ARC webpage.

The Academic Resources Conference (ARC) is coming soon, running Monday, May 18 through Friday, May 22 with daily sessions designed to prepare faculty and staff for upcoming semesters.

Topics include:

• Special interest for staff: Continuous improvement, building surveys in Qualtrics, new accessibility standards
• AI: AI impacts on environment, economy and education; building an AI policy for your course, safety and AI
• Ed tech: Blackboard, Honorlock, Microsoft, accessibility tools
• Research on first-generation students
• A special data workshop for administrators
• And much more

Sessions are free, online and open to all WSU employees. Register (optional) if you would like to receive meeting invites.

See the full schedule and get meeting links via the ARC webpage.

Join the January 2026 Academic Resources Conference today, Jan. 16. All sessions are free and online.

Click session link below to join live meeting, or register for calendar invites (optional).

9 a.m.: No Textbook Required: OAT, OER, and You – Heather Merchant
10 a.m.: From Insights to Action: Addressing Why Some Students Leave – Brett Bruner and the Faculty Retention Fellows: Daniel Bergman, Melinda DeFrain, Jacie Green, Cindi Mason, Lindsey Ott, Irma Puškarević and Sarah Taylor
11 a.m.: Planning and Developing Curriculum Around Outcomes – Magi Penner-Hiebert
Noon: Annual Accessibility Training – Krystal Iseminger, John Jones

See session descriptions and the full schedule on the January 2026 ARC webpage.

Join the January 2026 Academic Resources Conference today, Jan. 15. All sessions are free and online.

Click session link below to join live meeting, or register for calendar invites (optional).

9 a.m.: Course Data Workshop* – Carolyn Speer, Rachel Bastian
10 a.m.: Don’t Guess, Experiment: Improving Courses Through Action Research – Carolyn Speer
11 a.m.-12:50 p.m. (two-hour session): Coding for Non-Coders: Creating Activities for Blackboard and the Web – Carolyn Speer
Noon: I Need Help Right Now! Open Blackboard Lab Time – OIR Staff
1 p.m.: Designing Effective Surveys – Whitney Crager 

*Prior registration required for this session; if you registered, check your email for your session invite.  

See session descriptions and the full schedule on the January 2026 ARC webpage.