Author Dr. Rachel Thompson


August 24 Instructor News from the Center for Instructional Technology 

Welcome to Fall 2023 from your Center for Instructional Technology! Below, you’ll find announcements and events to assist you with teaching and learning needs. As always, email cit@ua.edu, call 205-348-3532, or stop by A203 Gordon Palmer Hall for assistance with UA’s instructional tech tools.  Simple Syllabus –Per the UA Syllabus Policy, Fall 2023 syllabi must…


August 3 Instructor Technology News

Fall 2023 Faculty Prep Days Join the Center for Instructional Technology August 16 and 17 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. Register for a session(s) you would like to attend or drop by and receive one-on-one help setting…


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…


July 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. Collaborate End of Use On August 1, 2023, Class Collaborate will be deactivated and no longer available to use at UA. This change does not affect the Blackboard Learn system, only the virtual web…


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…


Simple Syllabus login errors

Update 6/28/23: We are still working with the vendor to resolve the issue. In the meantime, users should be able to access Simple Syllabus by adding a tool link in their Blackboard course. Follow the instructions below or visit our knowledge base article: In your Blackboard course, click on the +  icon at the top…


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…