Digital badges (Canvas Credentials) are now awarded for attending Learning Technologies workshops. Earned badges may be applied to one of the Learning Technologies certificates: the Online Design and Teaching Certificate and Teaching Tools Certificate.
Online Design and Teaching (ODT) Certificate
The ODT certificate is awarded to individuals who have earned 10 digital badges by attending the ODT Series workshops. This series includes the Universal Design for Learning workshops, ODT workshops and the Quality Matters (QM) workshop offerings. Alternatively, you may earn the ODT certificate by completing the Online Design and Teaching Canvas course.
Teaching Tools (TT) Certificate
The TT certificate is awarded to individuals who have earned 10 digital badges by attending the TT Series workshops.
Awarded Digital Badges
To receive a digital badge for workshop attendance, you must be present for at least half of the scheduled time. Once a digital badge has been awarded, individuals receive an email from “University of Alabama at Birmingham Badging [noreply@badgr.com]" congratulating you on your achievement. From the email, you can access your Canvas Credentials account, download your digital badge, and share your digital badge to social media.
Note: Digital badges are not awarded for viewing archived sessions.
Check Your Progress
To check your progress towards earning a Learning Technologies certificate, log in to Canvas Credentials. Once in Canvas Credentials, click on “My Pathway” tab to view progress.
For questions, please submit a Learning Technologies support request.
Thank you for registering for one or more of the workshops available this semester. Your registration is confirmed.
What’s Next?
Check your email: You will receive a confirmation email with event titles, dates, and times. Confirmation emails will come from the Qualtrics survey tool, so please check your spam/quarantine or other folder if you do not see it in your inbox.
Save the event to your calendar: The confirmation email contains a Calendar event for each workshop that you can save to your Outlook calendar. The calendar event contains the Zoom link and a built-in reminder alert 5 minutes before the workshop begins. Click “Add to Calendar” under each event to download the ics file and add to your calendar. View tutorial video to learn how to save the calendar event.
Attend the workshop: At the start time of the scheduled workshop, you can join by clicking the appropriate Zoom link. The Zoom link to the workshop can be found in your confirmation email, saved calendar event, or the OLT Workshop webpage.
If you have any questions about our Workshops, please email us at elpstech@uab.edu.
Thank you for attending a Learning Technologies workshop!
Please take advantage of the resources below. If you have any questions about Learning Technologies workshops please submit a Learning Technologies support request.
Workshop Materials
Provide Feedback
Workshop Recordings
- Subscribe to the Learning Technologies Channel to be notified when new recordings are uploaded.
- Watch Workshop Recordings On-Demand with captions and fast forward options.
- Share any of the recordings with colleagues.
Earn a Certificate
- Learn about the Learning Technologies Certificates you can earn from attending a Learning Technologies workshop
- View the full workshop schedule to plan your path to earning a certificate.
- Check your progress by going to the Digital Badges page.
The Office of Learning Technologies, in collaboration with other units across campus, offers an exciting and informative series of workshops primarily focused on online and hybrid/blended course design and teaching, Universal Design for Learning, and Teaching Tools (Learning Technologies). Attendance in Learning Technologies workshops can earn you one or both Learning Technologies Certificates: Online Design and Teaching Certificate and Teaching Tools Certificate.
View Learning Technolgies' Tentative Schedule Below
Please note all dates and offerings below are tenative. Registration, workshop details and dates are solidifed at the beginning of each active semester. To see workshops available in the current semester, go to eLearning Workshops Home.
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- Online Design and Teaching
- Quality Matters
- Student Workshop Series
- Teaching Tools
- Universal Design for Learning
- Archived Workshops
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Online Design and Teaching
ODT workshops focus on course design, including developing assessments, activities, and instructional materials. Participants are encouraged to have course objectives already developed before attending these workshops as activities will involve developing materials for an upcoming or existing course.
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Quality Matters
Quality Matters (QM)™ is a faculty-centered, peer review process that is designed to certify the quality of online and hybrid/blended courses. QM is a leader in quality assurance for online education and has received international recognition for its peer-based approach and continuous improvement in online education and student learning.
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Student Workshop Series
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Teaching Tools
Teaching Tools workshops cover new and existing academic technologies approved by UAB. These technologies are available to UAB faculty, students, and staff for academic use. These workshops are offered on campus and online throughout the year.
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Universal Design for Learning
UDL is a set of principles for curriculum development that focuses on providing equal learning opportunities for all individuals. Workshops explore UDL concepts and how to apply them.
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Archived Workshops
UAB eLearning has recorded each virtual workshop and archived them so that faculty can watch at their own pace and share with other instructors.
Click here to access archived eLearning WorkshopsInstructors can also subscribe to our Archived Channel to receive email notifications when new videos are uploaded.