When it comes to course assignments, there may be times when you want to have your students record a PowerPoint video and submit it. This can easily be done by students using Zoom. In this seven minute video I have provided information that is very basic, giving them information on how to submit a video …
Category: Students
Sep 03
Student Learning Loss
With Covid19 came a huge faculty transition, with those who had never taught on-line forced to make a sudden and unexpected shift to distance teaching. The transition focused on shifting course content online quickly, with speed of transition as the main goal. Because of that, and because of the multiple layers of stress (including stress …
Aug 27
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 …
Feb 05
The Power of Education
Here is an inspiring talk from Michelle Obama as she speaks to the sophomore class at Bell Multicultural High School in Washington, D.C. in 2013. She talks about higher education, and gives the students a glimpse into how important education is to their future. This 17 minute speech was given in 2013, but is still …
Jan 29
Group work in an Online Environment
As we teach online and usher in a new “21st Century” age of learning, an important aspect to keep in mind is student to instructor interaction, and just as important, student to student interaction. Not only do we want students to get to know each other to form bonds and learn collaboration, but we also …
Jan 08
The Impacts of Social Media
Chancellor Carey, in light of the historic events of January 6th, has asked UAS’s CELT team for programs that focus on a couple of key areas of our current lives. My FLC today will touch on the impacts of social media, while next week we will talk about “difficult conversations.” My hope is that these …
Sep 25
14 Seminars For Job Seekers
The UAS Sitka campus Title III Complete to Compete grant program has a series of Zoom seminars for job seekers. They are for new college graduates, current college students, or anyone considering a job change or looking for work. The presenter of the first eight is Deborah Rydman, Career Services Coordinator/VA School Certifying Official for the University …
Aug 28
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 …
Mar 23
Moving Forward – Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Hi everyone. I am writing this FLC with my son in mind. He is a first year Doctoral student at the Hartt School of Music in Hartford, Connecticut. His degree program is percussion performance, and his instruments are housed at the school. He left for Spring Break with a plan for what he was going …
Mar 06
Tips for Online Learning
Here in Sitka we do a lot of Online Teaching. The video below is from Michael Wesch, a faculty member at Kansas State University, who made the jump from face-to-face teaching to online teaching. He has ten tips for online teaching, which you can watch in the video below. Even those of you that have …
