Remote Recess
Take a Break with Colleagues and Learn Something Too!
Remote Recess sessions offer an opportunity for faculty to gather online and learn something new in a low-stakes, casual, and FUN way. Each session will focus on a topic (like Panopto) and a short demo, then the facilitator will open the session to Q&A. Participants are encouraged to share tips and tricks. These sessions are designed to help you decide how and when to use certain technologies and activities.
TLED Faculty Calendar
For the latest events and training, please visit the TLED Calendar. To view only the Remote Recess sessions choose the “RemoteRecess” tag to view a list of available offerings.
Remote Recess Archive
Remote Recess sessions are available to view. New recordings are uploaded within a week after a Remote Recess session. Click the Remote Recess tab at the top of the page to view the archive list.
Note: To view the archive, please log in with your ACC credentials.
Fall 2025 Remote Recess Sessions
Sessions are offered on Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m.
All sessions are one hour long.
Blackboard Basics: Creating Dynamic Content using Blackboard Ultra
This workshop will equip you with the tools to build a more interactive and visually appealing learning experience in your Blackboard courses. You will learn to effectively organize your course materials using different block types, seamlessly embed rich media like Panopto and YouTube videos, and gain the confidence to move and resize blocks to create a polished, professional layout.
Beautify Your Blackboard: Use Adobe Express to Personalize Your Blackboard Ultra
Are you ready to transform your Blackboard Ultra course into a visually engaging learning space? This hands-on workshop will introduce you to Adobe Express, a free and user-friendly design tool, to help you create custom graphics, banners, and icons that will boost student engagement with a more vibrant, accessible course design.
Online Presenting with Ladibug Document Cameras
Join us for a hands-on session and discover how the Ladibug document camera can help transform your teaching. Whether you’re presenting a document, annotating in real time, or showcasing a live demo, learn how this visual device can serve your student’s engagement.
Flip the Script: Making In-Person Content Shine Online
Learn how to transform your face-to-face lessons into dynamic, asynchronous learning experiences using Blackboard Ultra. This session will highlight easy-to-implement strategies for flipping content, boosting engagement, and designing with flexibility in mind. Walk away with practical tools to make your online teaching more effective and student-centered.
Building Belonging: Three Universal Design for Learning Tools for Neurodiverse Student Support
Join us for a hands-on, fast-paced session where we will explore three powerful tools that support neurodiverse learners through the principles of Universal Design for Learning. You’ll get to try Goblin Tools, a free app that helps with executive function; Blackboard Ally, which allows students to download accessible file formats with no extra work from you; and Adobe Express, a creative platform students can use to demonstrate understanding in a variety of formats. Come ready to explore with a Blackboard course open and a willingness to click around. You’ll leave with practical strategies, downloadable resources, and new ideas to help all students thrive.
Respondus LockDown Browser: Procedures & Updates for Blackboard Ultra
LockDown Browser is a custom browser that secures the testing environment within the Blackboard Learning Management System. The Procedures & Updates workshop will demonstrate the steps to enable Lockdown Browser for an assessment as well as updates and improvements regarding its integration with Blackboard Ultra.
Remote Recess Rewind: Self-Paced Online Courses!
Remote Recess Rewind is a series of online, self-paced courses that allow Austin Community College (ACC) faculty and staff to learn more about tools and technologies by rewatching Remote Recess sessions, taking a short quiz, and accessing resources to support continuous learning.
Professional development credit is automatically awarded in Workday after successful completion.
Contact
For any questions about Remote Recess, please contact Sara Schulz (sara.schulz@austincc.edu).