Dear colleagues,
Here are a few hopefully tasty bites for you this week:
UAA eTech Fair for Distance Ed Week: Nov. 11-15, 2013
Just drop-in! No preregistration required.
Join the UAA Elearning Workgroup for our 3rd annual eTech Fair during distance education week Nov. 11-15. Attend daily sessions (morning & afternoon) presented by UAA faculty and instructional designers on distance education tools and resources. All sessions will be held online via Blackboard Collaborate.
Door prizes will be given out at each session to randomly selected participants who complete the evaluation survey! (Door prizes donated by: UAA IT Services, College of Education, College of Health, Disability Support Services, Kenai Peninsula College, Kodiak College, School of Nursing)
Visit the eTech Fair website for this year's sessions and information on attending.
Student withdrawal deadline approaching
If a student has stopped coming to class, you can withdraw the student until November 15:• Contact the student via email or phone and ask the student to withdraw (you may or may not get a response)• Use the online form to withdraw him/her from the class.The student will receive a "W" as a grade for this class and will not get a refund.Please note that at the end of the semester, if a student has stopped coming to class and has not withdrawn, you must give him/her a grade:
• F for failing the class or• NB (No Basis) for not having completed enough work to be graded.A last date of attendance is required for F and NB grades.
Understanding by Design Transfer Goals
In prior weeks, I've discussed the big idea for a course, essential questions, and the UBD egg. One other important design consideration is transfer goals. What do you expect the student to be able to do in other contexts besides your classroom as a result of your course? For skills classes, this is often more than just the skill… there needs to be understanding of when,where, and why to apply a certain skill. What good is learning how to use Word if the student can't write a business letter? What good is knowing how to use AutoCAD if the student can't create a drawing to the specs provided by the employer? I find transfer goals a great way to get at what we really want our students to understand and be able to do as a result of our instruction.
Tutoring addenda
Last week I wrote about tutoring options for students. D'Arcy Hutchings, librarian at the Learning Resource Center, informed me about the excellent list of tutoring resources compiled by the staff at the Learning Resource Center. Check them out!
Warm regards,
Lee
Lee Maria Henrikson
Instructional Designer
UC 132G
Beyond Anchorage Workforce Development Grant
Community and Technical College
University of Alaska Anchorage
907-786-4903
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