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Build Smarter Courses This November with IDLT
Posted November 11, 2026
by IDLT
Looking for practical ways to strengthen your courses while saving time? Instructional Design & Learning Technologies (IDLT) is offering two virtual faculty development sessions this November focused on tools available right here at SIUE. Whether you want to create more effective course videos or explore how generative AI can support course development, these short sessions will provide practical strategies you can use right away.
Create Better Course Videos with YuJa
Wednesday, November 11 | 2:00–2:45 p.m. | Microsoft Teams
Facilitator: Jennifer Albat
Whether you're recording lectures, creating tutorials, or sharing course announcements, YuJa provides tools to make video creation and delivery easier. This session will walk through recording, uploading, editing, captioning, and sharing videos using SIUE's YuJa platform. You'll also learn best practices for creating accessible, engaging video content that supports the student learning experience.
Teaching Smarter with Blackboard AI
Wednesday, November 18 | 2:00–2:45 p.m. | Microsoft Teams
Facilitator: Jonathan Coons
Explore how Blackboard's built-in generative AI tools can streamline course development and help reduce the time needed to create common instructional materials. This session will demonstrate how AI-assisted tools can help create learning modules, rubrics, assessments, discussion prompts, images, and more. You'll also get a look at AI Conversations and role-playing activities, along with practical ideas for incorporating these tools thoughtfully into your teaching.
Learn, Explore, and Put It Into Practice
Both sessions are virtual, just 45 minutes long, and designed to give faculty practical ideas and skills they can immediately apply in their courses. Join IDLT for one session or both and discover new ways to make the most of the instructional technologies available at SIUE.
