By Alison Pearce

The Costa Rica study abroad group had a wonderful time visiting many

diverse ecosystems of this beautiful country. We began our week in San

Jose, the country’s capital. We then traveled to the Caribbean coast, where

we stayed in a beachside lodge in Tortuguero National Park. We saw lots of

amazing wildlife, including spider monkeys, toucans, basilisk lizards, and

poison dart frogs. From there we traveled to the Arenal volcano and kayaked

on Lake Arenal. Our next stop was a small mountain town called

Monteverde. We zip lined, rode horses, hiked in the cloud forest, visited

butterfly gardens, and toured a coffee & chocolate plantation. Our final

activity of the trip was whitewater rafting on the Sarapiqui river. All in all it

was a fantastic trip, and the students learned a lot about the country and its

conservation efforts.

By Gretchen Benton

Are you tired of clicking into every assignment individually in Moodle to update your due dates every term? Use the Moodle Dates Report and save yourself time and frustration! The Date Report is an amazing tool in Moodle that allows you to view, edit, and sort through all the due dates for your course on one page! 

If you have any issues please email edtech@davidsondavie.edu 

Davie Campus - LAB workroom

Davidson Campus - Briggs 225

By Amy Holmes

Have you thought about adding Universal Design for Learning (UDL) components to a course or workshop but you're not sure how to get started? Take a look at the UDL Resource Library materials at the Davie Campus or Davidson Campus for some ideas!

UDL is all about engaging learners, providing choices, and allowing them to take charge of their learning. The UDL materials that we currently have are open-ended, meaning that they can be used in a variety of ways, based on learner needs. The great thing about UDL is that you can provide students with these materials and they can decide whether or not to use them - you don't have to do any extra work!

After looking through the materials and deciding what to use, use your phone's camera to scan the QR code on the UDL instruction sheet (located alongside of the materials). The QR code will take you to this Google form that contains a list of materials and a question about how the materials are being used.

If you can't find what you need or have ideas for the UDL Resource Library, email amy_holmes@davidsondavie.edu. Be on the lookout for a UDL workshop in early Fall 2023!

By Phil Tietjen

In this episode of the Learning Conversations podcast, my colleague Trudy Brown and I sat down to chat with Niamh Murray. Niamh is a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant here at Davidson-Davie Community College. Among the many topics we talked about was Irish culture and music (She’s a musician with her own Spotify channel), her cross-cultural experiences here in North Carolina and classes she is teaching this academic year. Enjoy!