Learning Webinars & Community Meetups
Here you can find all the upcoming learning webinars and upcoming meetups for Regional Bluenotes Chapters and Community Interest Groups, as well as all past learning webinars.
Learning webinars for Bluenotes community members are one example of how you can globally connect and share experiences with improvement in mind. Created and presented by experts from Blue® powered institutions and experts from Explorance, these sessions will give you an opportunity to learn best practices from real Blue users.
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Course Evaluations at Boise State University: A case study in “‘Blue’ Turf Thinking”
Over the past few years, Boise State University has been making a concerted effort to evaluate and improve their enterprise course evaluation system. Stakeholders in Academic Affairs and Information Technology looked at internal systems and processes as well as the web-based software tool that delivered the evaluations. This presentation describes Boise State’s transition to Blue from a legacy system (while also transitioning support and administration to central IT) and how it presented opportunities to examine and improve many of their practices, while introducing value adds like universal questions.
In this webinar you will learn about the history of course evaluations at Boise State, what led to transition to Blue, learning about the implementation and how the University has embraced it’s new course evaluation tool.
Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Time: 1pm EST
Presented by: Dr. Leif Nelson and Michael Ellis, Boise State University
Bluenotes East Central Chapter Meetup: June 7
Members in the Bluenotes East Central Chapter (recently expanded from the Bluenotes Allegheny Chapter to include all Blue-using institutions in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana) are meeting on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 @ 3pm EDT to connect together and continue discussions on topics relevant to the East Central region. Don't forget to specify the topics you want to discuss together as a community as you register!
Exclusive To: Members in the Bluenotes East Central Chapter
Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Time: 3pm EST
Bluenotes Atlantic Hurricanes Chapter: June Meetup
Members in the Bluenotes Atlantic Hurricanes Chapter (Blue-using institutions in the Mid/South Atlantic region of the US) are meeting on Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 2pm EDT to connect together and continue discussions on topics relevant to the Mid and South Atlantic region. To gather information prior to the meetup to inform discussion, chapter members are encouraged to enter the topics they wish to discuss by completing the this pre-meeting Google form.
Exclusive To: Members in the Bluenotes Atlantic Hurricanes Chapter
Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023
Time: 2pm Eastern Time
Chapter Co-Chairs: Heather Thompson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Adam Flanders, University of Maryland Global Campus
[Bluenotes Midterm Surveys: June Meetup] Improving the Experience and Adding Value
The Bluenotes Midterm Surveys Community meetup is scheduled on June 28, 2023 at 1pm ET. This meetup's discussion will focus on topics surrounding:
- Harnessing Blue 8 features and functionality
- Blue Connector, including LMS integration, features, and set-up
We will also continue to discuss topics being shared on the Bluenotes Midterm Surveys Discussion forum.
Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Time: 1pm Eastern Time
Co-Chairs: Cindy Davis, The Ohio State University & Lisa Votodian, University of Pittsburgh
Bluenotes R1 Universities Chapter Meetup: July 19
Members in the Bluenotes R1 Universities Chapter (Blue-using R1 universities in the United States) are meeting on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 @ 2pm EDT to connect and share experiences. Key topics they are interested in discussing, sharing and solving together include:
- cadence of how we run evaluations
- automating with course block
- timing of reports and best practices
- and more!
Exclusive To: Members in the Bluenotes R1 Universities Chapter
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Time: 2pm Eastern Time
Facilitated by Chapter Co-Chairs: Lisa Emery, University of Michigan & Paul Creed III, Kent State University