Course Spotlight – ART 262
Allison Zhang teaches the History of World Art II as though she is guiding students through a museum as they learn to be curators themselves. In this course developed by Zoë Jones (see also History of World Art I), each…
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Course Spotlight – MUS 200
In this Course Spotlight from June 2020, we chat with Lisa Kljaich about her Explorations in Music course. Lisa Kljaich has been teaching online for a long time. Originally, her Explorations in Music was a combined exploration with Art and…
Course Spotlight – ART/COJO 464/664
In this Course Spotlight from July 24, 2020, Jason Lazarus shares his History of Photography course with us in a two-part recording. Jason is a professional photographer who teaches a variety of advanced photography courses for the Art Department and…
Course Spotlight – EDSE/PSY 488/648
In this Course Spotlight from July 10, 2020, Jenn Wagaman shares her EDSE/PSY 448/648 course, Understanding FASD – Designs and Intervention Strategies. This cross-listed course stays focused with clear objectives, an extremely comprehensive syllabus, and a simple structure in Blackboard.…
Course Spotlight – BIOL 371
Friday, June 26, 2020, 10-11am [button link=”https://alaska.zoom.us/j/94005258062″ color=”orange” newwindow=”yes”] Join Zoom Session[/button] Join us to talk with Diane Wagner and tour her BIOL 371, Principles of Ecology course! more information coming soon.
Course Spotlight – BIOL 103
Edited Recording from June 12, 2020 As the instructor for a non-major GER science course, Anja Kade has a lot of students that come with apprehensions about doing well in a lab course, especially a distance lab course. Her…
Effective distance teaching through flexibility
Pros and cons of three distance-education methods -- audio conference, video conference and online -- from UAF’s rural-oriented programs.
My journey teaching an online course
I have been teaching Principles of Genetics (BIOL F260) face-to-face at UAF for the past 15 years. It’s a required course for biology majors and a prerequisite for medical school. In 2019, my department chair asked if I would consider…
Fostering engagement in online discussion
Creating active discussions in a course can be challenging. In times of COVID-19, fostering that space for community exploration and making connections between content and the current world can become the anchor that keeps the momentum.
Early reflections about what worked and what we learned
With an unprecedented semester behind us, some faculty share their perspectives on how they adapted their teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
OLC Innovate 2020 Virtual Conference
UAF CTL has secured registration fees for anyone associated with UAF to virtually attend the Online Learning Consortium’s (OLC) “Innovate 2020” Virtual Conference. This virtual conference is from June 15-26 with daily sessions on weekdays. (There are also pre-conference sessions…
Keeping the door open
Now more than ever, you are an important tether between our students and campus. Here are some tips for keeping the door open to maintain a relationship with your students.