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Emerging ideas, Teaching Tips

Introducing ArcticVū: UAF’s Virtual Production Studio

A still shot from Media Day with the UAF Girls Volleyball team in the ArcticVū studio.

At UAF’s Center for Teaching and Learning, we see video not just as a technical tool but as a way to transform teaching and research. Our newest resource, the ArcticVū virtual production studio, uses LED wall technology to place faculty, students, and guests into realistic, dynamic environments—from Arctic field sites to immersive classrooms. Built to expand access and spark creativity, ArcticVū makes cinematic-quality media production available to the entire UAF community.

Sean Holland
August 27, 2025

Presentations & Events

WeVideo Workshop: Authentic Assessment & Routines with WeVideo

Friday, 16 August 2024, from 11am-12pm, join us for training on WeVideo, a browser-based video editing tool that all UAF affiliates have access to use. WeVideo experts will demonstrate how to increase engagement and enhance student learning outcomes through authentic…

UAF CTL Staff
August 8, 2024

Accessibility, Community Engagement, Teaching Tips

Options for captioning course content

Auto-generated captions use a speech-to-text engine to transcribe audio. They have greatly improved over the past few years and are usually 90-95% accurate given clear audio quality, a Standard American English accent, and one speaker speaking at a time. However,…

Clara Noomah
May 24, 2022

Teaching Tips, Tools and how to (tips)

What I love about PlayPosit

UAF Associate Professor of Art Mareca Guthrie teaches Beginning Drawing, which consistently has close to 100 enrollments. She has been experimenting with interactive video for several years and shares eight things she loves about PlayPosit.

Sean Holland
October 1, 2021

Best practices, DIY Video, Teaching Tips

How to make your webcam video look good

These days, your webcam is likely one of the most important tools you use in your courses. Here are a few tips to make your webcam video look as good as possible.

Eric Lonn
September 21, 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

Teaching Tips, Tools and how to (tips)

Try Flipgrid for more engaging discussions

Flipgrid is one way to engage students in an interactive discussion and can be utilized without creating additional work for the student or faculty member.

UAF CTL Staff
March 16, 2020

Teaching Tips, Tools and how to (tips)

A Swiss Army knife for video

Kaltura MediaSpace provides a rich set of tools and features for staff, instructors and students to create video. Learn how to make the most out of what it offers.

Sean Holland
February 3, 2020
1 Comment

Teaching Tips, Tools and how to (tips)

Use Zoom videoconferencing in your courses

Video call. Online business meeting. A successful African American freelancer communicates via video conference with his colleagues using a laptop while sitting in a cafe. On his laptop screen are nine other participants on the Zoom conference

Many UAF instructors rely on Google Hangouts or Blackboard Collaborate Ultra to facilitate synchronous sessions in their courses. There’s a new tool on the block: Zoom Meetings. Let’s run through what can be accomplished by meeting in Zoom, the new…

Sean Holland
August 26, 2019

Best practices, Teaching Tips

Creating your own course videos

Close-up focus on a modern professional camera shooting a male instructor making course videos in the background.

While instructor-created video can greatly enhance the quality of a course, it can be intimidating to take the leap. Here are some tips from an experienced faculty member and media professional to help you get started.

UAF CTL Staff
July 14, 2019

Teaching Tips, Tools and how to (tips)

Make your videos interactive with PlayPosit

Adding interactivity has the potential to allow students to better understand your video content. PlayPosit is a tool that allows instructors and students to add quizzes, polls, discussions and extra information to an existing video.

Moss
March 3, 2019
4 Comments

Teaching Tips, Tools and how to (tips)

Use streaming video with Kanopy

The UAF Rasmuson Library has made 20,000 films available through Kanopy, a deep well of curated, high-quality content. It has a friendly interface with a watchlist and recommendations to help instructors find films that align with course content.

UAF CTL Staff
October 28, 2018