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Finding Your Balance with Technology
Oct 12, 2020

If you stop to think about it, with the internet as we know it having been "born" only about 25 years ago, it's fairly miraculous that we already have...

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Zoom Strategies with Dr. Lindsay Masland
Sep 14, 2020

Now, more than ever, faculty are meeting with students in Zoom, but Zoom fatigue can be real. In this recorded Webinar, Dr. Lindsay Masland explores w...

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Dr. Susan Colby named an ACE Fellow for the 2020–21 academic year!
May 19, 2020

Appalachian State University’s Dr. Susan Colby, director of faculty professional development in the university’s Center for Academic Excellence an...

7 Best Practices for Necessitated Online Meetings
Mar 10, 2020

COVID-19 is causing many higher ed people who would typically meet face-to-face to now meet online. Zoom's focus on simplicity (fewer features) and qu...

Prioritizing Faculty in Online Education
Dec 13, 2019

Although professors are stakeholders in online education, their roles in online learning and the benefits they stand to gain are rarely discussed, wri...

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Experimenting with Video Tools in the Online Classroom
Nov 25, 2019

 As more teachers seek ways to communicate effectively in an online classroom, it seemed appropriate to share a blog post of Dr. Sandie Gravett. ...

Summer professional development opportunities
Jun 22, 2019

The Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) is pleased to announce the following summer professional development opportunities for our faculty.  The...

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Coming Attractions: The Dashboard
Apr 9, 2019

When we upgrade AsULearn in mid-May one of the areas I think will be a huge improvement for both our faculty and student is the dashboard. Currently o...

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Teaching with, but before, Technology
Jan 22, 2019

Technology has become a part of everyday life for most people in some form or fashion, and the education industry is no exception. With the dramatic i...

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Five Technology Tools To Consider Using in Your Course This Spring
Oct 24, 2018

Typically I avoid focusing on learning technology tools. It’s almost always a better idea to consider what you want to do in a course than to focus ...