I hope that you are keeping warm. Here are my offerings this week:
Computer security
Last week I discussed the importance of keeping your computer up-to-date. One instructor pointed out to me that he was not sure about doing updates. Mr. Bill advised me that Java updates and Windows updates are the most important. Rather than create tutorials, I found some videos that explain how to do these updates:
- Update Java
- Turn on Windows auto update (Mr. Bill recommends this)
- Manually do a Window update
IDEA (remember IDEA?)
Have you completed the Faculty Information Form (FIF) for IDEA, our online course evaluation system? The FIF link is emailed to your UAA email account weekly until you complete the FIF or until Dec. 17, though you can't add additional questions after Nov. 27. Here is a guide for completing the FIF to customize the course evaluation and get more useful results. The survey opens to students on Wed. Nov. 27 and closes on Tues. Dec. 17 unless you have made other arrangements with Faculty Services.
I came across this article on teaching in higher education. What impresses me is not so much the active learning in his classroom, but the reflection on teaching by this professor.
Blackboard upgrade
We are upgrading over winter break and Blackboard will be unavailable Dec. 20 -29. Get the scoop on the UAA Blackboard upgrade:
- Online resources
- Collaborate recording by Scott Ready from Blackboard
- Faculty Technology Center workshop schedule
Sign up to access the testing server to explore the new environment (open to the first 100 faculty who sign up)
Most of the sessions from last week's eTech Fair were recorded and the links are now up. Take a peek if you want to see what some of your colleagues here at UAA have done.
I will be out of town Thanksgiving week, so there will be no email from me until December.
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