Posted by Kathryn Zawisza | Oct 1, 2018 | Teaching Academy Events
Dr. Kate Shoulders, Associate Professor of Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences, gave a presentation titled “A Picture’s Worth a...
Read MorePosted by Kathryn Zawisza | Sep 14, 2018 | TFSC: Teaching and Faculty Support Center
Are you interested in learning about Open Educational Resources? Members of the University of Arkansas Open Educational Resources Team gave a presentation titled, “Open Educational Resources & You: Implementing OER in Your Courses What You Need to Know to Do It Now!” for the TFSC New and Not-So-New Faculty Lunch Series.
Read MorePosted by Kathryn Zawisza | Sep 12, 2018 | Student Instructions
The University offers several software programs in our virtual environment (VDI, Virtual Labs, etc.). You can also access several of these remotely on your own computer. However, sometimes you cannot access your files that are on your personal computer. Read here to learn how to access local files from your computer in the virtual environment.
Read MorePosted by Kathryn Zawisza | Aug 24, 2018 | HIP Events
Including topics from many perspectives in the classroom is essential to building intercultural competence. Jacquelyn Wiersma-Mosley gave a presentation titled “Building Intercultural Competence in Student Learning” which represents HIP 7: Global Learning. In collaboration with Brande Flack, Wiersma-Mosley focused on methods to increase students’ intercultural competence. She emphasized the need to set ground rules for civil discourse and teach students how to engage respectfully and rely on evidence-based arguments.
Read MorePosted by Kathryn Zawisza | Aug 24, 2018 | HIP Events
Douglas Adams and Erica Estes present an example of High Impact Practice 5: Collaborative Assignments and Projects. This example focuses on an assignment which encourages students to interact in class to solve problems related to course content.
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