Thursday, July 14, 2016, The BbWorld Conference will offer their sessions online for free. There will be eight different sessions broadcast live over the course of the day themed around Digital Learning in Higher Education.

Sessions of note include:

Rocket session: great teaching in a world of connected students. 10:30AM CDT – This block will supercharge the TED talk format offering 7-minute sessions that pack a punch on topics including “Engaging Your Students Via Text Message,” “Integrating Video into Your Courses,” and “Social Presence in Online Learning.”

The Top 10 things you didn’t know you could do in Blackboard Learn. 2:00PM CDT – Tammy Jolley of Blackboard, uses her 19 years of experience in education to highlight the most exciting capabilities of Blackboard Learn that you can start using today.

A response to the challenge of digital accessibility. 3:00PM CDT – What does it mean to create “accessible course documents?” Harriette Spiegel of University of Tennessee, Martin will walk through the step-by-step protocol for creating accessible content and discuss recent trends in accessibility.

Please visit the Blackboard site for additional information and to see the other sessions and Q&A’s being offered and to register for free. Please note that the times on their site are listed in EDT.