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
September
| Date | Time | Workshop Title | Duration (minutes) |
Audience | In-person room / Online Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 1 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Getting Started with Vevox | 60 | Instructors | Online - Zoom |
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Wednesday, September 2 |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Thesis Formatting in MS Word | 60 | Students | Online - Zoom |
| Thursday, September 3 | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Blackboard Ultra Introduction for Instructors | 30 | Instructors, TAs | Online - Zoom |
| Tuesday, September 8 | 11:00 AM -11:30 AM | Creating and Remediating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Word |
30 | Instructors, Staff, and Students | Online - Zoom |
| Tuesday, September 8 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | AI Conversation Series - AI Literacy (Chapter 3 from Teaching with AI) | 60 | Instructors and Staff | Online - Zoom |
| Wednesday, September 9 | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Blackboard Ultra *New* Gradebook | 30 | Instructors, TAs |
Online - Zoom |
| Thursday, September 10 | 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | Discovering Your Ally in Accessibility | 30 | Instructors | Online - Zoom |
| Tuesday, September 15 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Intentional Course Design Series Part 1: Foundations of Backward Design |
30 | Instructors | Online - Zoom |
| Wednesday, September 16 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Creating and Remediating Accessible Presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint | 30 | Instructors, Staff, and Students | Online - Zoom |
| Monday, September 21 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Excel 1: For Beginners Only | 60 | Instructors, Staff, and Students | Online - Zoom |
| Tuesday, September 29 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Intentional Course Design Series Part 2: Aligning Assessments, Activities, and Tools |
30 | Instructors | Online - Zoom |
October
| 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 | 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 |
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Monday, October 12 |
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, Staff, and TAs | Online - Zoom |
| Thursday, October 15 | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | VoiceThread Basics | 30 | Instructors, TAs |
Online - Zoom |
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Wednesday, October 21 |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Excel 2: Data Analysis with Sorts, Filters, Formatting, Pivot Tables, and Pivot Charts | 60 |
Instructor, Students, and Staff |
Online - Zoom |
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Wednesday, October 28 |
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Creating and Remediating Accessible PDFs in Acrobat Pro | 30 |
Instructor, 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, Staff, and 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.