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The Academy News is a twice-monthly newsletter sent to all faculty at Harper. We are looking for content regarding professional development opportunities, student success stories, teaching strategies, upcoming campus events, and other information pertinent to the faculty community.
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2021
2020
- December 9, 2020
- November 11, 2020
- October 28, 2020
- October 14, 2020
- September 30, 2020
- September 16, 2020
- September 2, 2020
- August 19, 2020
- August 17, 2020
- July 15, 2020
- June 10, 2020
- May 13, 2020
- April 29, 2020
- April 15, 2020
- April 1, 2020
- March 18, 2020
- March 4, 2020
- February 19, 2020
- February 5, 2020
- January 22, 2020
- January 9, 2020
- January 7, 2020
2019
- December 4, 2019
- November 20, 2019
- November 6, 2019
- October 23, 2019
- October 9, 2019
- September 25, 2019
- September 11, 2019
- August 28, 2019
- August 14, 2019
- August 12, 2019
- July 10, 2019
- June 12, 2019
- May 15, 2019
- May 1, 2019
- April 17, 2019
- April 3, 2019
- March 20, 2019
- March 6, 2019
- February 20, 2019
- February 6, 2019
- January 23, 2019
- January 10, 2019
- January 8, 2019
2018
Blog
Why integrate technology in your instruction? What tools are supported by the Academy?
Integration of technology into instructional practices can increase student learning and engagement. This is especially true when the technology is aligned with course and learning objectives. The process of choosing the appropriate technology for your learning...
How well do Harper students perform on quantitative reasoning skills?
Shared by the Learning Assessment Committee Our General Education Learning Outcomes state that students should be able to “Use quantitative analytical skills to interpret and evaluate problems” at the time they graduate from Harper. Last spring, the Learning...
Blackboard Ally: Faculty Journey of Improving Content Accessibility
If you aren’t familiar with Ally yet, it’s a tool that integrates with Blackboard allowing instructors to address accessibility issues (learn more). Ally also gives students the ability to download course content in a format that meets their needs. Learn how these...