ETA - Educational Technologies Group

Academic Computing provides and supports many of the educational technologies and resources for the academic area. While our primary support focus is on the schools, many of our applications are available for campus-wide use.

The Educational Technology Administrators (ETA) group serves as a collaborative forum to share information, discuss tools, and provide feedback related to our educational technologies

Membership

The ETA Group is led by Academic Computing. Members serve as liaisons for their respective areas and include:

• School and department staff, faculty, and technical personnel
• Power users
• Academic Computing system administrators
• ITS representatives

Members are granted access to our Microsoft Teams space, which includes meeting resources, shared documentation, and communications.

Meetings and Communications

ETA Meetings

• Bi-weekly on Thursdays (unless communicated otherwise)
• 2:00 - 3:30 pm
• via Microsoft Teams

Blackboard Ultra Focus Sessions
(alternating with ETA meetings)

• Bi-weekly on Thursdays (unless communicated otherwise)
• 2:00 - 3:00 pm
• via Microsoft Teams

ETA meetings cover a range of educational technologies, while Ultra Focus meetings specifically support the campus transition from Blackboard Original to Ultra.

All meetings are recorded. Attendance is appreciated but not required.

Members also receive:

• Access to a shared notebook of meeting agendas (past and upcoming)
• Updates via our email distribution list regarding system changes, downtime, and other relevant notices

We ask that members help disseminate important updates within their respective schools and/or departments

Purpose

The ETA group provides a collaborative environment to:

• Share updates on educational technology tools
• Discuss challenges, successes, and best practices
• Participate in pre-release testing
• Contribute feedback to guide implementations and support models

Academic Computing shares:

• Product updates and timelines
• Training opportunities (including "train-the-trainer" sessions)
• User resources and documentation

Get Involved

Interested in joining or attending a session?

Contact us at edtech@utmb.edu.