Presentation Skills: Foundations workshop May 31
A workshop, Presentation Skills: Foundations, will be held from 8:30 a.m – 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, in 401 IARC. Lunch will be on your own. This 6-hour workshop introduces the fundamental principles of designing and conducting a training session. Participants will learn to identify the ideas they want to share with their audiences, how [more ...]
June 1: Alaska Business Week application
Alaska Business Week is a high school-bridging program held on the UAF campus July 14 – 21. ABW gives students a hands-on learning opportunity to explore their leadership skills and future career choices in the area of business. This simulated business environment immerses students in an actual scenario of running a business. Competing with other teams, students will discover [more ...]
May 25: 2012-13 Academic Leadership Institute application
The Academic Leadership Institute is designed as an opportunity for a small group of faculty, staff and/or administrators to explore the topic of leadership in an academic context. Since its inception in 2000-01 more than one hundred individuals have taken part in the institute, resulting in enhanced leadership at UAF. You are encouraged to apply [more ...]
May 1: May iTeach application
The Center for Distance Education is currently offering a $500 stipend plus all travel expenses paid to faculty attending our May iTeach, from May 21 – 25. The deadline to apply is May 1, and you can find more information and apply at http://iteach.community.uaf.edu. WHAT IS iTEACH? iTeach is a week-long hands-on clinic offered by the Instructional Design Team at [more ...]
Teaching Tip: Copyright and Fair Use
Be confident using copyrighted materials in your course. This tip highlights information on copyright, the fair use doctrine, public domain and Creative Commons. Learn more about the guidelines that make up fair use. Go online for resources and more information. Contact the Center for Distance Education at http://distance.uaf.edu/cde-staff/.
Teaching Tip: Microblogging in education
As a follow up to the recent Teaching Tip on Blogging, the Center for Distance Education instructor online training course examines what a microblog is, how you may use it in your classroom, and focuses on two microblogging platforms: Tumblr and Twitter. If you are interested in learning more about blogging or believe it’s time [more ...]
Specialty food business workshop April 21
UAF will offer a workshop on starting a specialty food business April 21 in Fairbanks and at videoconference sites in Anchorage, Delta Junction and Sitka. The workshop will run from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension Service Tanana District office at 724 27th Ave. Go to the online newsroom to read the full [more ...]
Homebuilding workshop April 14
Cooperative Extension Service Community Sustainability Coordinator Rich Seifert will teach his cold climate homebuilding techniques workshop from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, April 14, in Schaible Auditorium. The free workshop will include a manual and a CD. The workshop will focus on insulating homes and will cover options for retrofit, ventilation, indoor air quality, roofs, [more ...]
Special Education informational session April 17
The School of Education will host an informational meeting about its special education certificate and master’s degree programs 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 17 in room 150 of the University Park Building, 1000 University Ave. Parking is free. The one-hour presentation will review requirements to become a special education teacher. Those interested in working in a [more ...]
Workshop on community based learning, April 5
There will be a faculty workshop and brown bag lunch with community-based learning scholar Patti Clayton from 1 – 2 p.m., Thursday, April 5, in 340 Rasmuson Library. Clayton, a senior scholar with the Center for Service and Learning at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, will discuss her experiences with community-based learning. Find out [more ...]
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