Wow, it's that time already. We're getting back to the university. Here is some information to get you back in the groove.
Course Copy in Blackboard Learn
We have two instances of Blackboard Learn at UAA. All 2016 courses are in classes.uaa.alaska.edu. 2015 courses and earlier are in bbarchive.uaa.alaska.edu. You can use course copy to load content from your spring 2016 course shell to fall 2016 course shell. To get content from 2015 and earlier courses, you'll need to export from the course in bbarchive.uaa.alaska.edu and import to classes.uaa.alaska.edu. Here's an edutip (that I wrote!) that explains the process.
EduPass Conference by Academic Innovations and CAFE
Sunday, August 21- Tuesday August 23, 2016 at the Learning Resource Center (LRC), UAA Campus
Register to receive an email to select the workshops you would like to attend. Workshops include:
- Blackboard 101
- eWolf ePortfolio 101
- Course Architecture: Choosing a Platform
- Facilitating Online Courses using BB Collaborate
- Flip your Online Course: Active Learning in BB Collaborate
- Course Navigation & Design
- Crucial Course Components: Set Up Students for Success
- Rethinking Content & Design: Open Educational Resources
- Supporting Learning and Engagement through Gamification
- And more
Secure Online Test Proctoring
UAA will be piloting Software Secure's Remote Proctor Now this fall, with rollout in spring 2017. Remote Proctor Now does not require students to commute to approved physical proctoring centers, but instead, allow students to take assessments anywhere that has a reliable internet connection and a web camera with the flexibility of 24/7. Remote Proctor Now will be at the EduPass conference all three days and doing a demo on Tuesday, August 23 at 12:30 in SMH 107 (Math Emporium). If you are interesting in piloting in a course, (there are just 1-2 openings left) please contact Keith Berggren at eLearning and Distance Education.
Updated Academic Calendar
UAA has a slightly revised academic calendar this year. Of interest is that the Labor Day holiday for students is only one day and that the Thanksgiving holiday for students is only Thursday and Friday. That's right... the day after Labor Day and the day before Thanksgiving are regular class days. See the registrar's dates and deadlines calendar (click on FALL 2016 button).
