New before-the-first-class availability!

The Instructional Design Team will be available on Sunday, 1/7, from 10am-10pm, to respond to last-minute queries before the start of class. Call us, email us, or reach out on Teams.

Designer Bookings:

Course Shells for Spring will be available on Dec. 18! Book with an instructional designer to help convert your course to Ultra. 

“What Microcredentials Look Like at 3 Colleges”:

Marshall University is one of three institutions featured in this College Innovation Network article about microcredentials. Read out how the Marshall Skills Exchange initiative prioritizes flexibility and portability for learners. 

Course Development Deadlines:

Are you designing a new online course? Courses offered during the Summer term are due to the Design Center by January 15th. Courses offered during the Fall term are due to the Design Center by May 15th. 

Ultra Training options:

Whatever your needs, we have an Ultra training for you. Check out our range of options from self-starter and one-on-one tutorials to Ultra Academy and department workshops.

Professor Alberto Coustasse-Henke

Read about how Professor Coustasse uses Teams to engage business research scholars and Marshall students all over the world.

Ultra Office Hours:

Want a tour of Ultra or just have a question? This noon drop-in session runs every weekday until Thursday, 12/21, and we’ll start up again on Wednesday 1/3.  

QM session 1/5:

Our next QM certification session is an “Improving Your Online Course” virtual workshop on Teams on Friday, 1/5 from 9am-3pm. Register now and save your spot!  

Regular and Substantive Interaction: The Department of Education characterizes Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) activities as instructor-student interactions that are on a predictable, consistent basis and are focused on the course subject. We show you how to meet and exceed RSI standards, a tool to reflect on RSI in your classes, and how instructional designers can support you in RSI design.

Tech Tool Tip of the Month 

Teams: Curious about doing more with Teams? We show you how to create a channel, use Teams in your Blackboard course, and other tips and tricks. Enroll in our Ultra Instructor Resource Center to see this and other tutorials.

AI Tip of the Month

AI Teaching the Problem: Help your students think critically about generative AI with our problem-based learning activities. 

In the Know:

Course Exports and Archiving: Marshall Online hopes you have had a great Fall 2023 term! As you wrap up one term and head into another, the Design Center wants to remind you of a best practice in terms of course management and record keeping. At the end of each term, we suggest grabbing a copy of each Blackboard course to retrain for your records. 

Meet new team member, Lalicia!

The Online Student Engagement team would like to welcome Lalicia Brydie-Johnson as our new Student Engagement Coordinator. Lalicia is a Marshall alum with a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education and a Master’s in Early Childhood Education. She has served in various capacities within higher education, including career exploration, success coaching, advising, recruitment and retention management. Lalacia will work directly with students and on initiatives that support student success.  

Online Student Testimonies:

Marshall students share what they loved about their online programs.