Classroom & Webinar Courses

The Adobe Roundtable Series at UTSA is designed to foster an interactive, collaborative dialogue about the integration of Adobe tools into university courses. This series will underscore Adobe’s influential role in enhancing digital literacy and spearheading educational innovation. Each monthly session connects educators with Adobe experts, UTSA staff, and faculty who are adopting groundbreaking methods to enrich learning experiences with Adobe technologies. Participants will explore best practices, exchange strategies, and gain actionable insights to empower both educators and students in digital literacy.

This Session:
Overview by TLTD Accessibility Team: A focus on UTSA’s commitment to accessibility and the suite of tools available to make content accessible.

Faculty Q&A and Feedback Session: A session for faculty to share challenges they face in making content accessible and receive practical advice on solutions with Adobe tools.

The Adobe Roundtable Series at UTSA is designed to foster an interactive, collaborative dialogue about the integration of Adobe tools into university courses. This series will underscore Adobe’s influential role in enhancing digital literacy and spearheading educational innovation. Each monthly session connects educators with Adobe experts, UTSA staff, and faculty who are adopting groundbreaking methods to enrich learning experiences with Adobe technologies. Participants will explore best practices, exchange strategies, and gain actionable insights to empower both educators and students in digital literacy.

This Session:
Storytelling Techniques: Successes and lessons learned from visual storytelling projects are shared by Willie Schaefer and UTSA faculty members.

Panel Discussion and Reflection: Panelists share best practices and challenges, offering guidance on how to integrate storytelling into the curriculum effectively.

: The Adobe Roundtable Series at UTSA is designed to foster an interactive, collaborative dialogue about the integration of Adobe tools into university courses. This series will underscore Adobe’s influential role in enhancing digital literacy and spearheading educational innovation. Each monthly session connects educators with Adobe experts, UTSA staff, and faculty who are adopting groundbreaking methods to enrich learning experiences with Adobe technologies. Participants will explore best practices, exchange strategies, and gain actionable insights to empower both educators and students in digital literacy.

This session:

Keynote by Brian Johnsrud: An exploration of the fundamentals of digital literacy, its impact on student learning, and its broader implications for the workforce.

Interactive Q&A Session: UTSA faculty and Adobe representatives discuss digital literacy goals tailored to the unique needs of UTSA faculty and students.

To promote lifelong learning and continued professional development at UTSA, this 45-minute presentation will provide an overview of professional development opportunities available to students, faculty, and staff at UTSA through microcredentialling. Participants will be guided through the process of registering for microcredentials offered by industry partners, identifying credentials of interest within the catalog, and discuss strategies for effectively transferring newly acquired skills to their current roles at UTSA.

Course Description: Faculty peer networking group to share and discuss all things regarding teaching online at UTSA.

Course Objectives: Discuss innovative best practices and quality in online teaching
Learn about the latest digital tools
Solve common challenges you see in online teaching
Work together to elevate the quality of our online courses and programs

Target Audience: Faculty

Course Description: Elevate your presentations with accessibility in mind! Learn how to design visually appealing slides that meet accessibility standards and use built-in tools to ensure everyone can engage with your content. Let's make your presentations shine for all audiences! Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. 

To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.

Course Objectives: 

• Learners will be able to design PowerPoint and Express presentations that adhere to accessibility standards. 
• Learners will be able to utilize accessibility tools within presentation software to identify and fix accessibility issues. 
• Learners will be able to integrate best practices for accessible presentations into their regular presentation design process.

Course Description: 

This interactive training session introduces faculty to Brainfuse, an online tutoring and academic support platform integrated into your class. Faculty will learn how to effectively incorporate Brainfuse services into their course curriculum to enhance student learning and engagement. The training will cover the features of Brainfuse, including live tutoring, writing lab support, and collaboration tools. Participants will explore practical strategies for promoting these resources to students and learn how to leverage the platform to support diverse learning needs.

Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.

Course Objectives: 

• Understand Brainfuse Features and Benefits
• Integrate Brainfuse into the Course Curriculum
• Promote Brainfuse to Students
• Support Diverse Learning Needs

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) are proud to host the first event focused on sharing best practices in the use of Generative AI (GenAI) in education. The event will bring together academics from both institutions to explore the transformative potential of GenAI in enhancing digital literacies.

This event offers a unique opportunity to learn from each other's experiences, discuss ethical practices, and explore innovative applications of GenAI across various disciplines. The emphasis on student engagement, learning outcomes, and professional learning highlights the commitment to not just keeping pace with technological advancements, but also leading the charge in shaping the future of education.

This shared GenAI in Education Community of Practice event is driven by the importance of collaborative, global efforts in maximizing the benefits of GenAI, fostering a community that's dedicated to enhancing digital literacy and preparing students for a rapidly evolving digital world.

This lunch and learn series will introduce faculty to the basics of using generative AI to create with Adobe. Each hour-long session will cover a specific tool. Professional graphics and promotional images – Photoshop

• Basic overview of image editing with Photoshop
• Using generative fill to expand images for courses and videos
• Using AI to create a professional headshot
• Combining AI with Photoshop

This lunch and learn series will introduce faculty to the basics of using generative AI to create with Adobe. Each hour-long session will cover a specific tool.

Course Description: Training session is designed to equip instructional designers, teaching and learning consultants, and other academic support staff with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively inform faculty on the uses of ReadSpeaker within Canvas. ReadSpeaker is a powerful text-to-speech tool that enhances the accessibility of course content. Participants will gain hands-on experience with the tool, understand its benefits, and learn best practices for implementation and support.

Course Objectives: Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of ReadSpeaker's functionalities and how it enhances accessibility in Canvas.

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Course Description: Join our informative sessions on teaching and learning with generative AI, where you can bring your questions and engage in dynamic discussions. Explore a tour of our self-paced online course designed to explore generative AI in education. Discover spotlight strategies to effectively engage students and integrate generative AI into your teaching practices.

Adobe Acrobat is PDF software for your desktop that allows you to easily edit and create PDFs.

Qualtrics is a tool that allows you to create surveys and use those surveys to effectively analyze your data