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Focused on providing opportunities for Newhouse School faculty, staff and students to increase their IT expertise.

We offer both regularly scheduled training sessions covering a wide variety of topics and one-on-one training in various areas.

Be sure to check out our training schedule for upcoming professional development opportunities.  If you have any questions please email us at:  newhousetraining@syr.edu.


Training Offerings:  January 2021

Course Tools and Processes

These sessions will all be conducted on Zoom.  Registration links are associated with each session.

Blackboard Basics

In this session we will go over some of the newly added features of Blackboard and talk about how you can use these in your classes.  Topics we will cover:

    • Using Announcements
    • Sending Email
    • PlayPosit integration
    • Zoom Integration
    • Learning Modules

Session Dates:

    • Monday, January 11, 9:00am - 10:00am EST    -     Watch video recording  *To view, you will be prompted to login to Kaltura with your NetID and Password

    • Monday , January 18, 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST*    -     Register
      *  Joint session with Course Development Tools Open Discussion

    • Thursday, January 21, 9:00am - 10:00am EST    -     Register


Course Development Tools Open Discussion

In this session we want to answer your questions on how you can use the available tools and general questions that are available to you through the university.

Session Dates:

    • Monday , January 18, 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST*    -     Register
      *  Joint session with Blackboard Basics

    • Thursday, January 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm EST    -     Register


Kaltura Overview

In this session we will introduce you to Syracuse University's video streaming platform Kaltura.  Kaltura allows faculty members to easily create or upload video to be used in your courses.

Session Dates:

    • Wednesday, January 13, 9:00am - 10:00am EST    -     Watch video recording  *To view, you will be prompted to login to Kaltura with your NetID and Password

    • Monday, January 25, 9:30am - 10:30am EST    -     Register


PlayPosit Overview

In this session, we will go through the basic steps of setting up a PalyPosit bulb and incorporating it into Blackboard.  Topics we will cover:

    • Overview of PlayPosit
    • How to access PlayPosit through Blackboard
    • Creating a PlayPosit Bulb
    • Capturing question results

Session Dates:

    • Thursday, January 14, 9:00am - 10:00am EST    -     Watch video recording  *To view, you will be prompted to login to Kaltura with your NetID and Password

    • Tuesday, January 26, 9:30am - 10:30am EST    -     Register


Kaltura/PlayPosit: Differences & Similarities

In this session we will answer your questions about Kaltura and PlayPosit, and talk about which tool is right for the job.

Session dates:

    • Tuesday, January 19, 9:00am - 10:00am EST    -     Register

Zoom at Syracuse Overview

In this session we will go through the basic operation of Zoom as a host.  Topics we will cover:

    • Different types of meetings

    • Meeting Settings

    • In meeting controls

    • Recording and how to share


Session Dates:

    • Wednesday, January 20, 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST*    -     Register
      *  Joint session with Zoom in the Classroom


Zoom in the Classroom

In this meeting we will discuss different ways of using zoom in the classroom.  This is beneficial for any type of teaching setup:  in-person, hybrid and online.

Session Dates:

    • Wednesday, January 20, 9:00am - 10:00am EST    -     Register
    • Wednesday, January 20, 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST*    -     Register
      *  Joint session with Zoom at Syracuse Overview

Newhouse Training Video Channel

Subscribe to our Newhouse Training Video Channel in Kaltura to view previously recorded sessions and other video tutorials.  → SUBSCRIPTION LINK

Note you must be logged into Kaltura to subscribe and view.  If you have not logged into Kaltura yet, follow this link to log in to your Kaltura Media Space.

Other Training Resources at Syracuse

If you are interested in taking a deeper dive into these topics and get a broader perspective on some of the capabilities of the tools available to you, check out some of the resources below.


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