Workshops & Events

Learning Technologies Brown Bag Discussion Series feature faculty-led discussions intended to promote the effective and innovative uses of ELMS and other learning technologies.

• Upcoming meetings [1]
• Archives of past Brown Bag sessions [2]

The Learning Technologies Institute (LTI) offers workshops free of charge for faculty and staff that cover ELMS (powered by Blackboard), wikis, Wimba Live Classroom, podcasting and other tools used to enhance learning.

• Calendar of upcoming Workshops [3]
• Registration information [4]

The Innovations in Teaching and Learning conference is co-sponsored by the Division of Information Technology and the Center for Teaching Excellence. This annual conference is a forum for faculty on campus to share their experiences and demonstrate their innovative teaching practices. For detailed information, please visit the conference site:

How Do I--Q&A Webinar Series are weekly "how-tos" that target specific features of the tools supported by Learning Technologies group and are broadcasted on the Web. Learn how to enhance your teaching from the comfort of your office or home every Tuesday @ 12:30 p.m.

• Current Schedule [6]
• Archives of past webinars [7]

Additional Workshops and Events

A number of additional workshops and events are available free to the University of Maryland community through Division of IT memberships and affiliations to top organizations in the field of educational technology and online learning. These organizations include:

• Educause Learning Initiative [8]

• Sloan-C Consortium (Main Site) [9]
  • See upcoming Sloan-C workshops and register for them at the training.umd.edu web site [10].

• New Media Consortium [11]

Please visit the above links for complete information about each of their offerings or refer to our calendar, below, for selected upcoming events:

Learning Technologies Calendar [3]