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You’ll find the latest from the Adams Center staff here at the Adams Blog.  The content varies, but the subject is always the same: teaching and learning.

Faculty Quarantine Go-Bag

Imagine the following scenario: you settle into your favorite recliner at 9:00 pm on Tuesday night to check your email and find a message notifying you that you have come in close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19. You need to quarantine...

Friday Link Round Up

Happy Friday! I hope you are able to find rest this weekend, even in the midst of last-minute preparations. Here are a few things from around the web that I thought you might enjoy. -- Blessings, Laura ACU Writing Center Services Your Students Will Be Different This...

Sample Attendance and Engagement Policy

Cliff Barbarick wrote and policy below, and we sought input from UAP, SOAR, and Student Life. Feel free to use or modify as needed. (Also be sure to join us for the Zoom session on Covid Care for students on Wednesday, August 26th at 11:30.) Attendance/Engagement The...

Captioning Services

UAP created an informational sheet that includes different ways to produce captions with different service providers. Thanks to Liz and her team for all their hard work.

Virtual Whiteboard Alternatives

Many of you will be in classrooms this fall that either don't have a whiteboard or don't have good access to whiteboards. In addition, whiteboards are very difficult for remote students to read. Therefore, we recommend faculty consider a variety of virtual whiteboard...

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Assistant Provost for Teaching, Learning and Vocational Formation

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