UAA Teaching Academy

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Using VoiceThread to Increase Student Engagement and Community

 |  Heather Marie & Lara Madden  |  , , ,

VoiceThread is a dynamic online tool that is very visual and allows students to comment on images, videos, or instructor prompts with text, audio or video. It takes 4 steps to set up a new VoiceThread discussion, but the student experience can be enhanced by putting some time into this process. VoiceThread (VT) is also a great tool to build community in F2F, online, and blended courses.

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Creating Accessible Online Electronic Course Documents

 |  Lara Madden  |  , , ,

UAA is committed to ensuring that all of its students – regardless of disability or other challenges – can accomplish their academic goals. In this workshop, faculty will explore principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), an approach to designing courses and assignments in a way that serves all users and avoids segregating or stigmatizing any students. This blog tutorial uses easy steps to edit course documents and save them in accessible online formats.