Hi everyone. This is my second FLC post for today, but I wanted to share a presentation I made for the Sitka All-Campus meeting today. This gives you some tips and strategies for working at home. As we keeping moving forward I will try to keep you informed as I get more, and updated, information. …
Category: Miscellaneous
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 20
Remote Teaching Recommendations
Today’s Faculty Learning Corner gives you resources, tips, and recommendations for moving forward with remote teaching. The form was adapted from Oregon State University. Let the Helpdesk, CELT, and your instructional designers know what issues you run into as we transition to remote learning. Identify Expectations for Students Consider some of your expectations for students, …
Mar 17
Things to Think About When Moving Your Classes Online
I wanted to share some tips from Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Fox, Assistant Professor at Arkansas State University, to help you move forward through the transition to online teaching. Things to know about your students Here are some things to think about as you move online: Your students know less about technology than you think. Many of …
Mar 13
Moving to Remote Teaching Quickly
Resources From friend and Instructional Designer Kristen Bourgault: The following resources offer useful suggestions for educators who are being asked to quickly move into the online environment in response to school closures. IDEAS FOR REACHING OUT TO STUDENTS How to Outreach Online StudentsVery quick, straightforward, one-page list with tips for reaching out to students in …
Mar 12
Learning and Growth
I hope you are having a good Spring Break. Today I wanted to give you just a quick one and a half minute video about learning from Dr. Michael Wesch, who was awarded 2008 U.S. Professor of the Year award from CASE and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Learning is Fun You are not …
Mar 09
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Update
Many aren’t asking if the Coronavirus is going to spread to Alaska, but are wondering when will it get here. As we move towards education of this virus, and away from panic, I wanted to share a segment from CBS Sunday Morning that aired this last weekend (March 8th, 2020). Although over 100,000 people have …
Feb 21
Mistakes
Mistakes are a part of life, but never pleasant when they happen. I want to apologize to Leah Mason, who provided me with last weeks FLC’s post. Unfortunately I messed it up, and got the pictures in the wrong order. It was totally my fault. The mistake is now corrected, and you really should scroll …
Feb 14
Accessible Language Helps More Students Succeed
-Leah Mason, from the UAS-Sitka Campus, brings us today’s Faculty Learning Corner. How often do we question the accessibility of our language? Most of us would agree that plain language is important in public communications – we want people to understand what we are trying to tell them, right? We rarely think about whether plain …
Feb 07
Single Accreditation in Maine?
This week I thought I would share an article about Maine and how they are looking to accredit all their Universities in a single accreditation. This article in “Inside Higher Ed” (January 28, 2020) is interesting in that it parallels a consolidation solution Alaska has discussed while dealing with our own budget issues. Click on …
