Teaching Academy
The Teaching Academy provides faculty development and instructional support opportunities. It is held twice a year, in August (Fall Teaching Academy) and January (Winter Teaching Academy), before classes start. Sessions are led by faculty and staff colleagues, experts working in faculty development and instructional design, and institutional leaders.
The Teaching Academy is open to all full-time and part-time faculty, postdocs, and interested GTAs at all UAA campuses. Programming focuses on evidence-based teaching and learning strategies, key institutional issues and initiatives in student support, effective use of academic technologies, student-centered teaching, and much more. The sessions will be held on Zoom, except for the orientation to main campus classroom technologies. Don't miss the opportunity to learn from and with others while you build your collegial network!
Recordings and materials from past sessions are available in a Teaching Academy self-enrolling Blackboard course (UA only).
Past Teaching Academy Recordings
- Winter Teaching Academy 2025
Winter Teaching Academy
- Welcome and Land Acknowledgement | Plenary - Teaching With Honors
- Managing the flood of student records
- Designing your work life
- Teaching with the Archives and Special Collections
- Classroom management tips and tricks for face-to-face instruction
- New IDEAs for demonstrating teaching effectiveness
- Reviewing your course for accessibility
Adjunct Orientation and Academy
- Fall Teaching Academy 2024
Fall Teaching Academy
- Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
- Plenary: Demonstrating Teaching Effectiveness Beyond the IDEA Survey
- Trauma-Informed Pedagogy in Higher Education
- Effective Remote Proctoring in Online Courses: When and How to Use Honorlock
- The Syllabus as a Course Cornerstone: Fair, Flexible, Humane
- Teach with the Updated Library Website & Information Literacy Resources
- Creating and Sharing Instructional Videos with Kaltura
- Extending the Conversation on A.I.: Balancing Academic Integrity, Student Engagement, and Instructor Capacities
- Techniques & Resources for Managing Disruptive & Challenging Student Behavior
- Supporting and Engaging First Generation Students
- "How In The World Are We Going To Respectfully Talk About __ (Fill in the blank)?" Strategies for Teaching Controversial Topics
- Alternatives to Traditional Testing
- Managing Procrastination
- Teaching with Accessibility in Mind
Adjunct Orientation and Academy
- Winter Teaching Academy 2024
Winter Teaching Academy
- Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
- Faculty showcase: Teaching Creative and Critical Thinking
- Encouraging Critical Thinking Through Collaborative Learning
- Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) in Online - No Set Time Courses
- Blackboard Ultra Preview by Anthology
- Improve Your VoiceThread Discussions
- Thinking Critically About Information Literacy
- Learning from UAA’s Learning Assistant Program
- Finding and Creating Effective Videos for Learning
- Using Navigate to Reach and Support Students
- Teaching with Generative AI: Tools, Prompts, and Cultural Context
- Writing Rubrics That Promote Creative and Critical Thinking
- Transforming Learning Intentions
Adjunct Orientation and Academy
- Fall Teaching Academy 2023
Fall Teaching Academy
- Welcome and Land Acknowledgement / Plenary: Connecting Curriculum to Career
- The Syllabus as a Course Cornerstone: Fair, Flexible, Humane
- The Grade Center and Grading in Blackboard
- Making Accessible Documents
- TILT Your Assignment to Showcase the Creative and Critical Thinking Core Competency
- Integrating Community Engagement and Service Learning into Your Courses
- Already TILTing Your Assignments? Learn to TILT Your Whole Course
- Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) in Courses with No Set Meeting Time
- Academic Integrity and Generative AI
- Teaching Creative & Critical Thinking with Generative AI
- Strategies for Speed Grading
- Supporting Student Mental Health Without Harming Your Own
Adjunct Orientation and Academy
Faculty Success
Library 213 • 907-786-4496 • uaa_facultysuccess@alaska.edu • Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.