Category: Quick Tip

Creating Great Course Videos

Making low cost, or no cost videos for your course may seem daunting, but with a few tips on creating video, I hope you will feel more comfortable taking this on.  Here is an 11 minute video that gives you information on how to shoot a successful course video.   In the next video (below), I …

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Helping Students

I have a couple items to share with you today! Getting Started GIF Are you finding that your students are not clicking on your “Get Started” page?   You would think this is obvious, but sometimes students need a little nudge to get them where you want them.   Susie Feero at the Sitka campus has created …

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Welcome Back UAS Faculty – 2021-2022 School Year

Welcome back!  I hope everyone had a great Summer. I wanted to update you on a few items so you get off to a good start this Fall. VoiceThread VoiceThread has a new Assignment Builder, so if you use this tool, you will want to watch this 45 minute video that outlines all the new …

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The History of Valentine’s Day and Loving Education

This Sunday is Valentine’s Day, a day where we talk about love, and give cards, flowers, and chocolates.  But where did this holiday come from?  Here is a 5:30 minute video that’s will give you the full history going back to ancient Rome. So as we think about Valentines Day and school, how do we …

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Setting up Appointments in Google Calendar

As the Semester winds down, and you get more questions from students, my tip for today is to use Google Calendar to set up Office Hour Appointment slots. This is easily done in your Google Calendar. The following video will walk you through the process. If you still have questions on setting up or sharing …

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UAS DASHBOARD Data Training with Kristen Handley

Here is an important training that was presented by Kristen Handley, who is the Institutional Effectiveness Director at UAS.  This hour long training takes you through a number of dashboards that will help get you the data you need on the Institutional Effectiveness – Student Data website. Here is a breakdown of what you will …

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Review Button – Helping Students Stay Organized in Your Course

There are many ways to help students succeed.  Some examples would be week to week consistency within your Blackboard site, using cues to highlight essential elements of each lesson, and chunking material into smaller bite size pieces. Review Button Today I wanted to show you a tool to help students stay organized in Blackboard, especially …

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Improving Video Content

Today’s Faculty Learning Corner comes out of a video blog by Ant Pugh entitled “How Jimi Hendrix Will Improve Your Training.”  The video (below) is less than 4 minutes.  I also need to tell you that he uses a clip from the movie “White Men Can’t Jump,” which contains explicit language. What I like about …

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Social Distancing

Yes, social distancing is the new way of life, and is helping to slow the spread of COVID-19.  With this virus being able to spread prior to an individual showing symptoms, it’s an important practice, especially for those in greater risk categories. Here are tips for social distancing from the CDC: Follow guidance from authorities …

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One Stop Reference Guide

Wow, it’s been a crazy few weeks, with a lot of changes.  How do we keep up?  I am hoping to help you, with links to some of the sites that have the changing/updated information.  I have also added other links that might be interesting to you right now.  You can click on the link, …

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