| Focus on UO Online
UO Online provides a portfolio of services that support faculty members who are developing and teaching online courses. This includes instructional design support for help planning and designing an online course, media production support for creating unique and professional learning content, and a support team for help using Canvas, guidance for advanced features, or ideas for addressing teaching challenges. For more information, contact UO Online at 541-346-1942 or uoonline@uoregon.edu.
Grading for Growth in Online Classes
In online asynchronous classes, alternative grading practices can deepen engagement between faculty and students. Traditional grade-based structures can be replaced with collaborative contracting, process- or outcome-oriented evaluation, portfolio-based assessment, or ungrading. These approaches redistribute authority and accountability, flattening hierarchical dynamics to position instructors and students as invested partners in the learning process. A faculty network is launching a spring-term sharing session on April 8 to discuss strategies, challenges, and Canvas-based solutions. To learn more or to take part in ongoing discussions, email Jason Bryant.
New Course on Developing Online Degree Programs or Microcredentials
UO Online and Continuing and Professional Education has launched Online and Microcredentials at the University of Oregon, a new short, self-paced course. The course is designed to help faculty and academic leaders understand the current landscape, explore opportunities, and learn more about the support available to bring ideas to life.
This session is intended for faculty and staff developing their first online course. Join us to explore the University of Oregon’s five Canvas Course Site Essentials for Online Classes. In this workshop, you will learn why each component is essential to the success of an online course, see examples from your colleagues at UO, and brainstorm ideas for your course.
This session is intended for faculty and staff teaching their first online class. Join us to explore what it means to teach an online course at the University of Oregon. Building learning relationships in online and hybrid classes can be challenging, but meaningful interactions help students become critical thinkers in our classes and beyond.
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New Graduate Student Recruiter
Paolo Daniele has been hired as UO Online’s new graduate recruiter. Paolo starts at the end of April and will be working on online graduate programs to support and foster student application and enrollment growth.
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| News and Resources
Join us for the final two topics in this 5-part series:
- How Does Career Readiness Work?
Paul Timmins, Executive Director of the University Career Center
Kristina Cammarano, Associate Vice President for Experiential Learning and Engagement
Jamie Buffalino, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts and Sciences
Register via MyTrack
— April 8, 11 a.m.-noon (in-person)
— April 21, 10-11 a.m. (Zoom) - How Does Student Success Work?
Grant Schoonover, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Success
Ron Bramhall, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Austin Hocker, Assistant Vice Provost for Data & Decision Support
Register via MyTrack
— May 6, 3-4 p.m. (in-person)
— May 21, 1-2 p.m. (Zoom)
Want Your Students to Participate in a UO Research Study About AI?
The Teaching Engagement Program’s GenAI CAIT research team is studying how UO students navigate generative AI approaches across their courses.
New and Updated TAEC Resources
The Global Studies Institute is excited to launch "The Global Hearth" Podcast, a faculty-focused podcast highlighting UO’s international research.
How does power shape the stories that are told in our rapidly evolving world? How does the earth capture carbon, and what impact can that have on decelerating climate change? Can developmental disabilities caused by malnutrition in Cambodia, or anywhere, be prevented?
These questions and more will guide the podcast's conversations with UO researchers. New episodes drop Mondays at 8 a.m. on Apple Podcasts and on Spotify.
Join a member of the Office of the Provost’s Elements team as you build your profile, refine search settings for your work, and review and revise your activity content. Join a session directly from our training and support webpage.
- April 10, 10-11 a.m., Zoom
- April 17, 10-11 a.m., Zoom
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| Faculty in the News
“It tells you that the very best can exist. It gives hope for making ever stronger glasses that can approach the very best,” said University of Oregon physicist Eric Corwin, who led the research, published in the journal Physical Review Letters.
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| Awards and Opportunities
Nominate an Outstanding Graduate Teaching Instructor by May 4
- Departments/programs to nominate one GE for the Graduate Teaching Excellence Award
- Graduate instructors to apply directly for the Graduate Instructor Teaching Award
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| Events and Learning
Grading Students "Live"
Wednesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to noon in Knight Library DREAM Lab
More UO faculty report that they’re addressing the pervasiveness of GenAI tools by moving toward grading students’ live work during class (presentations, participation during discussions, oral exams, etc.). Colleagues trying out ‘live’ grading, and those interested in exploring it, are invited to a conversation about your techniques, challenges you encountered or foresee, and what research has to say about best practices.
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In the days before Canvas, students crowd into a hallway to check their grades from a science class in 1965.
Photo by George Bigham from UO Archives Photographs.
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