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Academy News
August 9, 2017
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Fall 2017 Faculty/Staff Orientation Week
- President's All Campus Meeting, August 15
- 50th Anniversary Employee Kick-off Luncheon, August 15
- Coffee, Tea, and Scones & All Faculty Meeting with the Provost, August 16
and so much more!
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Cornerstone Series
We're excited to announce our new workshop series for Fall 2017! The Cornerstone Series is a set of four hands-on workshops that explore some of the foundations of engaging and effective face-to-face and online classrooms.
- Enhancing Distance Course Design Using the OSCQR Rubric
- Making the 4 Connections in Your Classroom
- Making an Impact with Collaborative Learning
- Creating a Course Orientation with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
Every workshop has two parts, and each part is offered twice (once in the morning, once in the evening). In addition, one of the workshops is offered fully online. Faculty who attend both parts of a workshop (or fully complete the online workshop) and demonstrate an innovation they've made to their online or face-to-face classroom at a Series Showcase can earn CEUs or a stipend. Learn More & Register
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New Testing Procedures for Access and Disability Services
In an effort to provide ADS students with effective and flexible services, ADS is moving from the paper based "Request for Test Accommodations'' form to an online "Alternative Testing Contract." ADS will be offering walk-in hours to answer any questions instructors may have regarding this new procedure. Learn More
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50th Anniversary Events & Updates
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Blackboard: What's New?
New Features in Blackboard:
Join us during Orientation Week to learn more about new features in Blackboard such as Content Collection and Collaborate Ultra.
Learn More
Blackboard Mobile App Updates:
If you or your students currently use Bb Mobile Learn you need to know that this app is being replaced. Blackboard's strategy for its mobile apps has transitioned from a single app for all, to persona-based apps for students and instructors.
When will these changes take place?
- The mobile app named "Blackboard" is designed for student use and is available now.
- The mobile app named "Blackboard Instructor" is designed for instructor use and offers increased functionality. It will be available by the end of August 2017.
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What can we learn from comic books that we might use in our teaching?
Brian Cremins, Associate Professor of English, says that there's something for everyone in this class. "We'll be covering Marnie Galloway's Particle/Wave, an autobiographical comic grounded in physics and cosmology; John Porcellino's The Hospital Suite, in which he writes openly about his experiences with OCD and anxiety; and biologist Jay Hosler's Clan Apis, which is not only about the life cycle of honey bees (the focus of Hosler's research) but also one of the best modern variations on Joseph Campbell's hero's journey that I've ever read. We'll also read classics like Art Spiegelman's Maus, his memoir about his parents' survival of the Holocaust. So my colleagues will not only get a good sampling of the kind of work being done today, but also think about how they might be inspired by the verbal/visual strategies these writers, artists, and scientists have used in their work." View Details & Register
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Teaching Online Successfully
Teaching Online Successfully: Create
This course prepares and supports faculty who are developing an online or blended course in Blackboard for the first time and any faculty who have an interest in exploring best practices in online and blended course design.
Format: Online
Dates: September 4 - September 17
GECs: 1
View Details & Register
Teaching Online Successfully: Facilitate
This course prepares and supports faculty who are teaching an online or blended course in Blackboard for the first time and any faculty who have an interest in exploring best practices in online and blended course facilitation.
Format: Online
Dates: September 4 - September 17 (Section 1) and October 2 - October 15 (Section 2)
GECs: 1
View Details & Register
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Creating an Accessible Learning Environment for Students with Disabilities
In this course, participants will have an opportunity to learn basic information about the 10 most common visible and invisible disabilities, in order to evaluate a course or program and develop methods that make the learning environment inclusive and welcoming to all students, including students with disabilities. This course will utilize real case studies of current and past Harper students, in order to have an honest discussion about the challenges that students face when navigating an inaccessible learning environment. View Details & Register
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What's Happening @ Harper?
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Friday, September 29, 2017: Annual Assessment Conference and Share Fair
October 2017: Disability Awareness Month Events
Friday, October 20, 2017: Diversity Symposium
October 23 - 29, 2017: "Doing More Together" Giving Back Week: 50th Anniversary Event
Friday, October 27, 2017: DeafTEC
Saturday, April 14, 2018: Community Day: 50th Anniversary Event
Friday, April 20, 2018: Faculty Development Festival
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