Author Dr. Rachel Thompson


Adobe Professional Faculty Training

This fall, the Center for Instructional Technology is partnering with Adobe to offer four customized Adobe training sessions exclusive to UA faculty members. Each session is instructed by an Adobe certified trainer and designed to share ideas and resources for infusing creative thinking and communication in the classroom. Participants will receive a certificate and digital…


Fall 2023 Faculty Prep Days

Join The Center for Instructional Technology to get your Fall courses polished and ready to go. CIT is hosting two days of workshops and one-on-one technical and pedagogical assistance to get you ready for the Fall semester. Register for a session(s) you would like to attend or drop by and receive one-on-one help setting up…


June 9 Instructor Instructional Technology News

Hello from your Center for Instructional Technology! Below, you’ll find announcements and events to assist you with teaching and learning needs. Changes to Third-Party Integrations in Blackboard Learn  Anthology, Blackboard’s parent company, has announced a major change in the methods used to connect third-party tools to Blackboard Learn (examples: publisher resources, digital textbooks, and most…


May 12 Instructional Technology News

May 12 Instructor News from the Center for Instructional Technology  Hello from your Center for Instructional Technology! Below, you’ll find announcements and events to assist you with teaching and learning needs.   Global Accessibility Awareness Day Join colleagues from across campus and around the world to celebrate the 12th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Thursday, May…


April 28 Instructional Technology News

Hello from your Center for Instructional Technology! Below, you’ll find announcements and events to assist you with teaching and learning needs.   Summer and Fall 2023 Syllabi in Simple Syllabus   UA’s new online syllabus platform, Simple Syllabus, launched April 17. All sections must have a syllabus published in Simple by the first day of classes.…


April 11 Instructional Technology News

Hello from your Center for Instructional Technology! Below, you’ll find announcements and events to assist you with teaching and learning needs. Simple Syllabus Launches April 17 UA’s new online syllabus platform, Simple Syllabus, launches April 17. All sections must have a syllabus published in Simple by the first day of classes for Summer 2023 and…


February 20 – Instructional Tech News

Hello from your Center for Instructional Technology! Below, you’ll find announcements and events to assist you with teaching and learning needs.   Upcoming Learning Opportunities  CIT Faculty Prep Days  It’s midterms and time to focus on your Gradebook. We are here to help answer questions or simply review your settings.  Drop in OR schedule a virtual…


January 27– Instructor News

Hello from your Center for Instructional Technology! We hope that your semester is off to a great start. Below, you’ll find announcements and events to assist you with teaching and learning needs.   Instructional Tech Changes and Announcements  PointSolutions change in classrooms  TurningTechnologies is now Echo360 Point Solutions, and the classroom computers will now reflect…


January 4– Instructor News from the Center for Instructional Technology

Faculty Prep Days  IT’S TIME! Time to get your Spring courses polished and ready to go. CIT is here and ready to offer technical assistance, pedagogical assistance, a quiet space, moral support, and coffee and yummies! Come see us!   CIT will be joined by representatives from OIT Security, Research Computing, and Audio Visual Solutions classroom…


Dec 13 Instructional Technology News

Hello from your colleagues in CIT! We’re wrapping up Fall 2022 with final grades due tonight by 11:59 PM. Below, you’ll find resources to help you close this term and prepare for the next.   Resources for Final Grading:   Grading in Blackboard, including downloading and managing submissions and grades.  Grade Reporting at UA to import grades…