Center for Distributed Learning

Explore UCF's commitment to delivering accessible learning materials that benefit all learners. This session covers practical captioning methods for new and existing media in various platforms, along with a live demo of Clipchamp's auto-captioning features. For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21423896&appointmentType=55127572

Join us for a hands-on session where we'll walk through our Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool (UDOIT), a tool within Webcourses@UCF that scans your course for accessibility issues and helps you fix them quickly. Discover why accessibility is important, gain practical experience using UDOIT in your courses, and deepen your understanding of best practices for accessible course design.Be sure to bring your laptop, your course materials, and your questions. Let's UDOIT together!This virtual workshop is limited to UCF faculty, staff, and GTAs.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/38ac1755/?appointmentTypeIds[]=80037036

Say goodbye to slide overload! Learn how to design clean, accessible, and compelling slides that boost student learning. Explore different presentation tools and walk away with practical, ready-to-use design strategies.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/38ac1755/?appointmentTypeIds[]=80455493

Alt text matters, and it's easier than you think! In this 60-minute session, learn how to write clear, effective descriptions for images, explore AI-powered strategies, and use Canvas checkers to make your course content visible to everyone.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21423896&appointmentType=80678608

Join us for a hands-on session where we'll walk through our Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool (UDOIT), a tool within Webcourses@UCF that scans your course for accessibility issues and helps you fix them quickly. Discover why accessibility is important, gain practical experience using UDOIT in your courses, and deepen your understanding of best practices for accessible course design.Be sure to bring your laptop, your course materials, and your questions. Let's UDOIT together!This virtual workshop is limited to UCF faculty, staff, and GTAs.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/38ac1755/?appointmentTypeIds[]=80037036

How can you foster academic integrity in your online courses? Join us to discover strategies to reduce the motivation and opportunity for cheating, leverage AI for learning, and use academic integrity tools judiciously.Our first session laid the foundation by exploring the meaning, purpose, uses, and principles of assessment. In this second session, we will address a pressing concern for many instructors: how to support academic integrity in online courses.Join us for an engaging seminar that explores:* how to reduce the motivation and opportunity for cheating in online assessments. * how to leverage AI tools to enhance learning rather than enable dishonesty. * how to effectively and ethically use academic integrity tools within Webcourses@UCF.Faculty Seminars in Online Teaching are stand-alone seminars that provide a space for collegial dialogue around best practices in online teaching. Co-presented by the Center for Distributed Learning and UCF teaching faculty, Faculty Seminars in Online Teaching are designed as ongoing professional development for online instructors following IDL6543. However, all members of the UCF community with an interest in online teaching are welcome to participate. To view additional sessions or learn more, visit https://cdl.ucf.edu/teach/professional-development/faculty-seminars/ Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21423896&appointmentType=81092576

Leverage podcasting as an engaging and informative educational tool. From developing the concept of your first episode to audio recording and post-production in Adobe Audition, harness the power of audio storytelling in higher education.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21423896&appointmentType=80456022

The [Division of Digital Learning](https://digitallearning.ucf.edu/)(DDL) invites you to our Digital Learning Day event!Here at UCF and across higher education, "digital learning" may have a different meaning based on the context. For this event, Digital Learning means empowering faculty to leverage educational technology, tools, and resources in support of UCF's mission. This includes a particular emphasis on exploring pioneering ways to positively impact students and the quality of the learning experience in all course modalities.To promote digital learning at UCF, Digital Learning Day (DLD) is an opportunity to:* Learn more about DDL's services and tools * Learn from fellow peers on how they are implementing state-of-the-art techniques in their courses * Connect with colleagues and staff across the university * Celebrate the great work that is conducted every day at UCFThis event is restricted to UCF faculty only. Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-learning-day-2025-tickets-1368600594219?aff=oddtdtcreator Registration Info: To learn more visit https://digitallearning.ucf.edu/digital-learning-day/

AI image generation is a growing and changing area of generative AI development, with constantly expanding capabilities. In this 60-minute workshop, you'll learn about the various AI image generation tools that are available and their various strengths, tips for generating the image you want, advice for prompting and best practices for their use.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21423896&appointmentType=80456049

Join us for a hands-on session where we'll walk through our Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool (UDOIT), a tool within Webcourses@UCF that scans your course for accessibility issues and helps you fix them quickly. Discover why accessibility is important, gain practical experience using UDOIT in your courses, and deepen your understanding of best practices for accessible course design.Be sure to bring your laptop, your course materials, and your questions. Let's UDOIT together!This virtual workshop is limited to UCF faculty, staff, and GTAs.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/38ac1755/?appointmentTypeIds[]=80037036

Kick off your course with style! Learn how to script, shoot, and share a compelling intro video that welcomes students, builds rapport, and sets the stage for a successful term. In this 60-minute session, follow along with a live demo from a seasoned UCF faculty member using Adobe Express.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21423896&appointmentType=80723495

Join us for a hands-on session where we'll walk through our Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool (UDOIT), a tool within Webcourses@UCF that scans your course for accessibility issues and helps you fix them quickly. Discover why accessibility is important, gain practical experience using UDOIT in your courses, and deepen your understanding of best practices for accessible course design.Be sure to bring your laptop, your course materials, and your questions. Let's UDOIT together!This virtual workshop is limited to UCF faculty, staff, and GTAs.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/38ac1755/?appointmentTypeIds[]=80037036

In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to build Mastery Paths (MP) in Webcourses. MP enables you to deliver personalized learning experiences tailored to student performance, providing extra support where it's needed most at zero cost to students. Backed by research and real classroom use, our facilitators will share how MP has improved student achievement and satisfaction. After this workshop, you will walk away with the practical steps and the confidence to implement MP in your course.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/38ac1755/?appointmentTypeIds[]=74912114

Get started with Adobe Premiere Pro by exploring its interface and all the essential tools you need to create lectures, tutorials, documentaries, and more! Follow along with a live demo of covering installation, video assembly, captions, and exporting.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/38ac1755/?appointmentTypeIds[]=49409903

In this 90-minute workshop, discover how to turn simple media into immersive learning experiences with ThingLink! Dive into the basics of its intuitive interface and powerful features to craft stunning interactive images, infographics, videos, 360-degree tours, and even 3D models. With live demos and hands-on exercises, you'll gain the skills to create clickable, shareable, and unforgettable learning materials that will captivate and inspire your students. Let's make your content unforgettable!This workshop is limited to UCF faculty, staff, and GTAs.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/38ac1755/?appointmentTypeIds[]=71561536

Join us for a hands-on session where we'll walk through our Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool (UDOIT), a tool within Webcourses@UCF that scans your course for accessibility issues and helps you fix them quickly. Discover why accessibility is important, gain practical experience using UDOIT in your courses, and deepen your understanding of best practices for accessible course design.Be sure to bring your laptop, your course materials, and your questions. Let's UDOIT together!This virtual workshop is limited to UCF faculty, staff, and GTAs.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/38ac1755/?appointmentTypeIds[]=80037036

On October 24, the High-Impact Practices Hub (HIPs) and the Division of Digital Learning (DDL) will partner together to host a 90-minute, action-oriented workshop centered on High-Impact Practices (HIPs) and designed specifically for online faculty. The goals of this workshop are to:* Explore High-Impact Practices in the four key areas of: Service-Learning, Integrative-Learning Experience, Research-Intensive, Global-Learning. * Learn how High-Impact Practice activities can be utilized in the online learning space. * Discover how High-Impact Practices can impact online student engagement and success. * Showcase four online faculty who are exemplifying the use of High-Impact Practice activities in their online courses. * Develop a personalized action plan for increasing high-impact learning into your own online courses!This event is an opportunity for online faculty to explore together High Impact Practices, and for us, as an academy, to expand the use of HIPs throughout our digital learning space.This workshop is limited to faculty credentialed to teach online courses. Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/38ac1755/?appointmentTypeIds[]=82436991

Save time and simplify complex research tasks with emerging AI powered research tools! In this 60-minute workshop, the FMC and CDL will help you use AI-based research tools to the fullest.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21423896&appointmentType=80456076

Your instructional videos have a voice, but do they speak to everyone? In this hands-on session, you'll explore the basics of audio descriptions and how to create them using Microsoft's Clipchamp. Walk away with practical strategies and skills that you can apply right away.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21423896&appointmentType=80138785

Join us for a hands-on session where we'll walk through our Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool (UDOIT), a tool within Webcourses@UCF that scans your course for accessibility issues and helps you fix them quickly. Discover why accessibility is important, gain practical experience using UDOIT in your courses, and deepen your understanding of best practices for accessible course design.Be sure to bring your laptop, your course materials, and your questions. Let's UDOIT together!This virtual workshop is limited to UCF faculty, staff, and GTAs.For similar events and training opportunities, check out our full listing of [Faculty Multimedia Center workshops and events](https://cdl.ucf.edu/support/fmc/events-workshops/) for the semester here.Don't miss out on enhancing your skills and knowledge with our beginner, intermediate, and advanced level workshops! Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/38ac1755/?appointmentTypeIds[]=80037036