Category Teaching Tips

Emerging ideas, Teaching Tips

Where to find inspiration for course design

Course Showcase We can learn a lot from each other. You may be curious to see what other faculty are doing in their online class, like how they are organizing content and managing activities. Touring other courses can…

Moss
June 15, 2020

Emerging ideas, Teaching Tips

Finding community and humor in a changed classroom

Despite the initial challenge, my spring semester students created an environment filled with community and humor, and it ended up being one of the most memorable classes I have ever taught.

Emerging ideas, Teaching Tips

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.

UAF CTL Staff
June 1, 2020

Emerging ideas, Teaching Tips, Tools and how to (tips)

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.

UAF CTL Staff
May 19, 2020

Emerging ideas, Teaching Tips

Existing online courses not immune to COVID-19 changes

Courses that were already being taught online were not immune to the rapid changes brought on by COVID-19. After all, online courses exist in the world of humans and that world was not normal.

Sean Holland
May 11, 2020

Emerging ideas, Teaching Tips

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.

UAF CTL Staff
May 6, 2020

Teaching Tips

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…

UAF CTL Staff
May 1, 2020

Best practices, Inclusive Practice, Teaching Tips

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.

UAF CTL Staff
April 24, 2020

Teaching Tips, Tools and how to (tips)

End-of-semester grading for an extremely unusual semester

The end of spring semester is coming at us like a freight train and if you don’t usually use the Blackboard Grade Center, you may be wondering how to adjust the way you share grades with students while staying FERPA-compliant.

Clara Noomah
April 21, 2020

Emerging ideas, Teaching Tips

Impermanence, vulnerability and slowing down: Lessons from meditation

In times of uncertainty, we can apply principles from meditation to our teaching practices. Let’s reflect on a few of these principles: impermanence, slowing down and vulnerability.

UAF CTL Staff
April 13, 2020
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Best practices, Teaching Tips

Connecting with your students during crisis

Group of scared people expressing fear, anxiety and panic. Vector illustration

Empathy is a powerful tool for social connection. Reaching your students now is critical not only to their academic success but also their overall health and wellbeing.

UAF CTL Staff
March 30, 2020

Teaching Tips

Roundup of relevant Teaching Tips during coronavirus pandemic

Selective focus on a smartphone screen displaying a male instructor in glasses who is recording a video for his course in finance.

As you begin teaching via distance, these tips from the CTL archives can help you modify your course without losing quality.

UAF CTL Staff
March 24, 2020