Hoping to make her online course match the in-class experience, Jenny Tucker teamed up with the Alabama Digital Humanities Center and Katy Allen of the College of Continuing Studies to build an interactive map for
Category: Faculty Blog
“Bebop to Hip Hop: Young America and Music,” Sharony Green
Instructor: Sharony Green Course: Bebop to Hip Hop: Young America and Music (HY 300) “Bebop to Hip Hop” is a 300-level course that explores social developments, like the beatnik, Civil
How Librarians Can Help Your Students Find Better Sources
by Sara Whitver, University Libraries One of the things we all can usually agree on is that undergraduates struggle to find appropriate sources for their writing assignments. This issue perplexes us
Want to Help Students Annotate? Here’s a Hypothes.is
by Nathan Loewen, Department of Religious Studies How do you annotate your texts? How do you think your students annotate their texts? Among the likely answers to the former include
Active Learning Quick Start Guide
by Jessica Porter, Office of Educational Technology (eTech) Active learning replaces the traditional lecture with a mix of meaningful activities. Instead of sitting and listening passively, students purposefully interact with
Writing Well: An Incomplete Set of Guidelines
“If there’s anything [God] hates, it is… oozy writing.” —William James (1905) It’s that time of the semester: final essays. But before you mash the print button or send that
A Few Articles from The Teaching Professor
In case you missed them, here are some interesting articles from The Teaching Professor, a journal available to all A&S faculty with active UA+Box accounts. “Multiple Choice Exams: An Alternative Structure” (December 2014)
Digital English! Active Learning with WordPress
by Duncan M. Yoon, Department of English I was fortunate enough to present at the CIT Faculty Technology Showcase this past February. My presentation was on how I build WordPress
Midterms and Student Mental Health
Tips Concerning Spring Break and Mid-term Exams This time of year can be stressful for students, as exams and other commitments sometimes tax their abilities to cope. Here are a
Survey: Does Blackboard Meet UA’s Instructional Needs?
Does Blackboard meet UA’s instructional needs? UA faculty and course developers are invited to complete the UA Learning Management Systems Needs Survey to help the Technology & Learning Committee gather