Professional Development & Training

Upcoming IDC professional development opportunities and workshops for instructors, TAs, students, and staff. No registration is needed. This year, our team is focusing on Course Design with Intention: Align. Engage. Support.

Current Workshops

October

October Workshops
Date Time Workshop Title Duration
(minutes)
Audience In-person room / Online Link
Thursday, October 1 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Blackboard Ultra *New* Gradebook- CANCELED President's Inauguration 

30 Instructors, and TAs  Online - Zoom
Tuesday, October 6 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM AI Conversation Series - Effective Context Engineering for AI Agents 60 Instructors, TAs Online - Zoom
Wednesday, October 7 

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Thesis Formatting in MS Word 60 Students Online - Zoom
Thursday, October 8

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Accessiblity in Action   -- Instructors, TAs In-Person - Memorial Union - Sahnish

Tuesday, October 13

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Creating and Remediating Accessible Files in Microsoft Excel 30 Instructors, Staff, and TAs Online - Zoom
Wednesday, October 14 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Intentional Course Design Part 1: Foundations of Backward Design 30 Instructors  Online - Zoom
Thursday, October 15 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM VoiceThread Basics 30 Instructors, TAs

Online - Zoom

Tuesday, October 20

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Excel 2: Data Analysis with Sorts, Filters, Formatting, Pivot Tables, and Pivot Charts 60

Instructors, Students, and Staff

Online - Zoom


Wednesday, October 28

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Creating and Remediating Accessible PDFs in Acrobat Pro 30

Instructors, Students, and Staff

Online - Zoom


Wednesday, October 28 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Intentional Course Design Part 2: Aligning Assessments, Activities, and Tools 30 Instructors Online - Zoom

November

November workshops
Date Time Workshop Title Duration
(minutes)
Audience In-person room / Online Link

Monday, November 2

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Thesis Formatting in MS Word

60 Students Online - Zoom
Tuesday, November 5 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Feedback for Learning 30 Instructors, and TAs Online - Zoom

Friday, November 6

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Excel 1: For Beginners Only 60 Instructors, Staff, and Students Online - Zoom
Thursday, November 9 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Blackboard Ultra *New* Gradebook 30 Instructors, TAs Online - Zoom
Tuesday, November 10 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM AI Conversation Series - Ethics Is the Edge: The Future of AI in Higher Education and AI Ethical Guidelines 60 Instructors, Staff, and TAs Online - Zoom

Monday, November 16

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Creating and Remediating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Word

30

Instructors, Staff, and Students Online - Zoom

Thursday, November 19

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Creating and Remediating Accessible PDFs in Acrobat Pro

30

Instructors, Staff, and Students

Online - Zoom

Wednesday, November 19 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Wrapping up the Semester 30 Instructors, TAs

Online - Zoom

Recorded Sessions

Please visit our Anywhere, Anytime Resources for recordings. 

Practice Workshop Files

Please visit our IDC Practice Workshop Files website to access and download the sample documents for hands-on practice during the workshops.

Workshop Accommodation

If you require an accommodation, please email the IDC (instructional.design@ndsu.edu) at least 24 hours before the workshop.



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