Register for the asynchronous course, Improving the Accessibility of Your Canvas Course. The course will help you design an inviting online learning community and enhance all modalities of teaching (in-person, hybrid, and online). The six-week class includes a $300 stipend upon successful completion. Visit Digital Learning's Advancing Excellence in Online Teaching webpage to find more information about this and other upcoming classes.
Not ready for the full class? No worries; the Office of Digital Learning offers various bite-sized, on-demand resources to help you learn how to humanize your Canvas course in all modalities of instruction.
Learn more about YuJa – UNO’s new video platform. YuJa can help you create videos to embed in your Canvas site, improve interaction and accessibility, and check in with students to see what they are learning.
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For a comprehensive list of teaching support resources – visit the Part-time Teaching tab on the CFE webpage.
UNO’s Career Services Officeprovides tremendous support to students related to career exploration, resumes/cover letters, interviewing, and internships. It offers students the opportunity to meet with a career advisor and learn how to use Handshake – a platform to browse employment listings; apply for local, national, and on-campus jobs; and view upcoming career fairs and events.
To help you and your students learn about the resources available to them, request a class presentation by a Career Services professional. You can also learn more by joining the Campus Career Council or signing up for your own Handshake account.
UNO holds the Community Engagement Classification from the CarnegieFoundation. Faculty can benefit from and contribute to community engagement in many ways, and students can even earn a Community Engaged Scholars Transcript Designation.
Here are a few possible ways for you to tap into UNO’s community engagement resources:
Engaged Research – Resources are available that will help you redefine your scholarly work through reciprocal partnerships within the UNO community.
If you haven’t already done so, visit UNO’s Community Engagement Center (CEC) and learn more about the many community partners who call the CEC home (i.e., Education Rights Counsel, Epilepsy Foundation, Inclusive Communities, Nebraska Writers Collective, Juvenile Justice Institute, and many more). The Maverick Food Pantry is also located in the CEC.
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