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This User Group serves the Midwest Blackboard Learn community for the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, and Nebraska. The group meets on the first Thursday every other month. Upcoming events and meeting agendas are available in the Events menu. Check out the Blog for the most recent meeting minutes and agenda.

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Stephanie Kajpust
Programs for those Self Hosted/Manage Hosted: SaaS Planning Workshop – offered quarterly providing the information required to begin the transition to SaaS. https://learn.anthology.com/saas-planning-virtual-workshop     ...
Molly Brower
Hi all! Last week in the meeting I gave a few examples of how we use the Observer role. But… as it turns out, our “Observer” role is a custom course role that was created many years ago, specifically for the purpose of peer course review, not ...
Sonny Painter
More information can be found at: IT Instructional Designer - Teaching and Learning Technologies
Sonny Painter
Mostly remote, but will require on-campus meetings when necessary. So, need to be within driving distance. More information can be found at Online Learning Specialist – Testing and Assessment Position. Closing applications soon.
Magdalene Moy
Hi All- My name is Magdalene Moy and I'm an Instructional Technologist and Blackboard Admin at Fort Hays State University. This semester we have been seeing a very odd error with Ultra courses where students and faculty cannot access ...

@Magdalene Moy Have you resolved this issue, yet? We had something similar for an instructor trying to grade a ...

Susie Arvidson
I am the Librarian and Blackboard/Online Coordinator at Fort Scott Community College. We are preparing/researching the transition to Ultra from Original. Along with this, we are investigating (maybe piloting) other LMSs. Has ...
Clint Brooks
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is looking for an Instructional Technologist to join our team. Candidates should have experience with technology and education, preferably instructional technology and/or instructional ...
Clint Brooks
UAFS is hiring an Instructional Designer to join our Instructional Support team. This individual will assist faculty with course design, as well as offer administrative, technical, and training support on campus. The listing is ...
Rachel Bastian
Clint Brooks
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is hiring an Instructional Technologist, to support faculty working with Blackboard and supporting integrations (Panopto Video, SmarterProctoring, Respondus, etc.) The listing just went ...

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06/05/2025 1:00pm EDT
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08/07/2025 1:00pm EDT
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10/02/2025 1:00pm EDT
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12/04/2025 1:00pm EST