Training & Workshop Schedule
Fall 2026 Sessions
Organizing Your Online Course
Date/Time: Thursday, August 20, 2026, 11:00 AM
Topics: Help students focus on the content instead of how to get around. You will learn practical tips and proven strategies for creating a well-organized course that supports student success and reduces the number of questions that faculty receive.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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Connecting with Online Students
Topics: Learn how to connect with students at a distance by establishing and maintaining instructor presence in the online environment. We will also explore strategies for encouraging online interaction, engagement, and collaboration.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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Panopto 101
Topics: Welcome to Panopto, UNCW's new campus-wide video platform. During our 60-minute introduction to the tool, we'll cover the basics, including: how to access Panopto, create videos, organize your content, and share your videos with students and peers.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
Establishing Foundational Course Design
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 11:00 AM
Topics: This session will explore foundational strategies for course planning and introduce valuable concepts like backward design and alignment. You will also learn how to use your existing course learning objectives and information about your learners to generate ideas for the structure of your course, as well as the assessments and activities you may want to include.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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Designing for Everyone: Foundations of Digital Accessibility
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 1:00 PM
Topics: What does digital accessibility really mean, and how can it improve the learning experience for your students? In this introductory workshop, you'll explore digital accessibility through the lens of effective course development and discover how small, intentional choices can make your course easier for all students to access, navigate, and engage with. We'll discuss practical strategies for planning course content, selecting instructional materials, and creating accessible digital resources using everyday best practices. You'll leave with practical resources, including a digital accessibility checklist, and know where to find additional support through DEeL.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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Providing Impactful Instructional Materials
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 11:00 AM
Topics: Learn about strategies, resources, and tools for selecting and sharing instructional materials that are effective, diverse, and accessible. You'll also walk away with ideas about how you can transparently communicate the purpose of your instructional materials to your students.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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Increase Assessment Security with Respondus LockDown Browser/Monitor & Turnitin
Date/Time: Thursday, September 17, 2026, 10:00 AM
Topics: Learn about practical steps you can take to increase the security of your online assessments. This session will provide you with an understanding of when you might want to take steps to secure an assessment and how you can leverage UNCW-supported instructional technologies like Respondus and Turnitin to promote academic integrity.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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Panopto 101
Date/Time: Monday, September 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
Topics: Welcome to Panopto, UNCW's new campus-wide video platform. During our 60-minute introduction to the tool, we'll cover the basics, including: how to access Panopto, create videos, organize your content, and share your videos with students and peers.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
Providing Accessible Digital Materials: A Look at Accessibility Tools
Date/Time: Thursday, October 1, 2026, 10:00 AM
Topics: Learn practical strategies for creating accessible course materials and explore the accessibility tools available to UNCW faculty. This session covers accessibility best practices, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Accessibility Checkers, the Canvas Accessibility Checker, the Canvas Course Accessibility Checker, Blackboard Ally, and PDF accessibility issues. Participants will leave with a better understanding of how to identify and address common accessibility issues while creating more inclusive learning experiences for all students.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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Intentional Assignment Design in the AI Era: Strategies for Online and Hybrid Courses
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 1:00 PM
Topics: In this session, designed for beginner and intermediate AI users, examine how generative AI tools impact your current assignments and explore the new possibilities they create for assessments and learning activities. This session will address various assessment formats, adaptation strategies for different AI use scenarios, and practical examples from online and hybrid courses. Participants will engage with key questions about assessment design in an AI-influenced environment and leave better equipped to make informed decisions about their own assessments.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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Designing for Everyone: Foundations of Digital Accessibility
Date/Time: Thursday, October 15, 2026, 11:00 AM
Topics: What does digital accessibility really mean, and how can it improve the learning experience for your students? In this introductory workshop, you'll explore digital accessibility through the lens of effective course development and discover how small, intentional choices can make your course easier for all students to access, navigate, and engage with. We'll discuss practical strategies for planning course content, selecting instructional materials, and creating accessible digital resources using everyday best practices. You'll leave with practical resources, including a digital accessibility checklist, and know where to find additional support through DEeL.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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Providing Accessible Digital Materials: A Look at Accessibility Tools
Date/Time: Monday, October 19, 2026, 1:00 PM
Topics: Learn practical strategies for creating accessible course materials and explore the accessibility tools available to UNCW faculty. This session covers accessibility best practices, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Accessibility Checkers, the Canvas Accessibility Checker, the Canvas Course Accessibility Checker, Blackboard Ally, and PDF accessibility issues. Participants will leave with a better understanding of how to identify and address common accessibility issues while creating more inclusive learning experiences for all students.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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Designing for Everyone: Foundations of Digital Accessibility
Date/Time: Monday, October 26, 2026, 10:00 AM
Topics: What does digital accessibility really mean, and how can it improve the learning experience for your students? In this introductory workshop, you'll explore digital accessibility through the lens of effective course development and discover how small, intentional choices can make your course easier for all students to access, navigate, and engage with. We'll discuss practical strategies for planning course content, selecting instructional materials, and creating accessible digital resources using everyday best practices. You'll leave with practical resources, including a digital accessibility checklist, and know where to find additional support through DEeL.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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Increase Assessment Security with Respondus LockDown Browser/Monitor & Turnitin
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 1:00 PM
Topics: Learn about practical steps you can take to increase the security of your online assessments. This session will provide you with an understanding of when you might want to take steps to secure an assessment and how you can leverage UNCW-supported instructional technologies like Respondus and Turnitin to promote academic integrity.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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Providing Accessible Digital Materials: A Look at Accessibility Tools
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 11:00 AM
Topics: Learn practical strategies for creating accessible course materials and explore the accessibility tools available to UNCW faculty. This session covers accessibility best practices, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Accessibility Checkers, the Canvas Accessibility Checker, the Canvas Course Accessibility Checker, Blackboard Ally, and PDF accessibility issues. Participants will leave with a better understanding of how to identify and address common accessibility issues while creating more inclusive learning experiences for all students.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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Designing for Everyone: Foundations of Digital Accessibility
Date/Time: Thursday, November 19, 2026, 10:00 AM
Topics: What does digital accessibility really mean, and how can it improve the learning experience for your students? In this introductory workshop, you'll explore digital accessibility through the lens of effective course development and discover how small, intentional choices can make your course easier for all students to access, navigate, and engage with. We'll discuss practical strategies for planning course content, selecting instructional materials, and creating accessible digital resources using everyday best practices. You'll leave with practical resources, including a digital accessibility checklist, and know where to find additional support through DEeL.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
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An Introduction to Quality Matters: Evidence-based Standards for Online and Hybrid Course Design
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 9:00 AM
Topics: Join us for a 60-minute training session designed for all faculty and instructional staff who wish to gain a deeper understanding of practical, evidence-based standards for designing high-quality online and hybrid courses. Additionally, you will learn about QM tools, DEeL services, and upcoming QM faculty development opportunities.
Registration: This 60-minute session is delivered virtually for maximum flexibility. Please register using the link below to secure your spot and receive the Zoom information for the training.
Self-Paced Course Options
Introduction to VoiceThread
Course Description
Miss hearing your students discuss topics together? Want to create group projects online without the hassle of having to log in at the same time? Then, come discover VoiceThread!
VoiceThread is a tool for conducting student discussions asynchronously using video, voice, and/or text commenting. There are a variety of ways in which using VoiceThread can enhance the community building in your course and provide students with multiple means of expressing their learning. This self-paced course introduces faculty to the VoiceThread tools and features as well as how they can be utilized in the online environment.
Topics that will be covered include:
- Exploring and interacting with VoiceThread
- Viewing a gallery of example VoiceThreads in real online classes
- Creating and sharing VoiceThreads
- Introducing students to VoiceThread
- Using VoiceThread with group projects
- Facilitating and grading VoiceThreads
- VoiceThread support and additional resources
To access this course, you will first need to self-enroll into the course by clicking the button down below.
Survive to Thrive: Moving Beyond Rapid Remote Instruction
Course Description
Global pandemics, hurricanes, ice and snowstorms...just a few of the unprecedented events that may cause a quick pivot towards rapid remote instruction. However, as situations change, it is important to recognize when and how online courses should be modified to reflect high-quality online learning best practices rather than rapid remote instruction.
This three-part self-paced microlearning training will provide faculty with the foundation for recognizing the difference between rapid remote instruction and high-quality online learning along with recommended strategies and steps to follow when modifying online courses.
Topics that will be covered include:
- Defining rapid remote instruction and high-quality online learning
- Identifying contributing factors
- Exploring online course quality indicators
- Modifying specific course items to reflect recommended best practices (Getting Started Information, Course Syllabus, Instructional Materials, Instructor Presence, Student Engagement, and Assessments)
- Exploring DEeL resources and support
- Identifying strategies for evaluating changes made to online courses
To access this course, you will first need to self-enroll into the course by clicking the button down below.
Tools to Communicate
Course Description
This self-paced Canvas course introduces you to some of the Canvas Communication tools, and includes the topics below in a series of mini-learning modules that are designed for grab and go, or take all of the modules and submit for a Tools to Communicate certificate.
Topics that will be covered include:
- Creating strategic and multi-media announcements in Canvas.
- Setting virtual (student drop-in) hours in your Canvas course using Zoom.
- Using your Canvas Inbox to communicate with your students.
- Utilizing Canvas SpeedGrader beyond the comment box to provide feedback for students.
To access this course, you will first need to self-enroll into the course by clicking the button down below.