Due to unsafe road conditions for Anchorage and surrounding areas, UAA’s Anchorage campus will be on a delayed start today, Thursday, Dec. 4. Campus will open at 10 a.m. to allow for safer travel.
Teaching Academy

The Teaching Academy is open to all full-time and part-time faculty, postdocs, and interested GTAs at all UAA campuses. Programming focuses on evidence-based teaching and learning strategies, key institutional issues and initiatives in student support, effective use of academic technologies, student-centered teaching, and much more. The sessions will be held on Zoom. Don't miss the opportunity to learn from and with others while you build your collegial network!
Recordings and materials from past sessions are available in a Teaching Academy self-enrolling Blackboard course (UA only).
Past Teaching Academy Recordings
- Fall Teaching Academy 2025
Fall Teaching Academy
- Welcome and Land Acknowledgement / Plenary - Retention, Persistence, and the Path to Graduation
- Generative AI in Higher Education: The State of Play in August 2025
- Lessons from a High DFW course: Student Success in General Chemistry II
- Learner-Centered Assessment Methods: Grading for Growth
- Creating a Classroom with No Walls: Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning at UAA
- Navigating the New Research Landscape: Collaborations for Student Success
- Student Mentorship and Connectedness in the Classroom and Beyond
- Introduction to Blackboard Ultra
- Digital Accessibility Basics at UAA
- Convert Your Course to Blackboard Ultra
- Accessibility and Accommodations in Blackboard Ultra
- Get Students Talking with VoiceThread
- Grading Effectively in Blackboard Ultra
- Best Practices in Teaching on Zoom: Tips, Tricks, Techniques
Adjunct Academy & Orientation
- Winter Teaching Academy 2025
Winter Teaching Academy
- Welcome and Land Acknowledgement | Plenary - Teaching With Honors
- Managing the flood of student records
- Designing your work life
- Teaching with the Archives and Special Collections
- Classroom management tips and tricks for face-to-face instruction
- New IDEAs for demonstrating teaching effectiveness
- Reviewing your course for accessibility
Adjunct Academy & Orientation
- Fall Teaching Academy 2024
Fall Teaching Academy
- Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
- Plenary: Demonstrating Teaching Effectiveness Beyond the IDEA Survey
- Trauma-Informed Pedagogy in Higher Education
- Effective Remote Proctoring in Online Courses: When and How to Use Honorlock
- The Syllabus as a Course Cornerstone: Fair, Flexible, Humane
- Teach with the Updated Library Website & Information Literacy Resources
- Creating and Sharing Instructional Videos with Kaltura
- Extending the Conversation on A.I.: Balancing Academic Integrity, Student Engagement, and Instructor Capacities
- Techniques & Resources for Managing Disruptive & Challenging Student Behavior
- Supporting and Engaging First Generation Students
- "How In The World Are We Going To Respectfully Talk About __ (Fill in the blank)?" Strategies for Teaching Controversial Topics
- Alternatives to Traditional Testing
- Managing Procrastination
- Teaching with Accessibility in Mind
Adjunct Academy & Orientation
- Winter Teaching Academy 2024
Winter Teaching Academy
- Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
- Faculty showcase: Teaching Creative and Critical Thinking
- Encouraging Critical Thinking Through Collaborative Learning
- Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) in Online - No Set Time Courses
- Blackboard Ultra Preview by Anthology
- Improve Your VoiceThread Discussions
- Thinking Critically About Information Literacy
- Learning from UAA’s Learning Assistant Program
- Finding and Creating Effective Videos for Learning
- Using Navigate to Reach and Support Students
- Teaching with Generative AI: Tools, Prompts, and Cultural Context
- Writing Rubrics That Promote Creative and Critical Thinking
- Transforming Learning Intentions
Adjunct Academy & Orientation
- Fall Teaching Academy 2023
Fall Teaching Academy
- Welcome and Land Acknowledgement / Plenary: Connecting Curriculum to Career
- The Syllabus as a Course Cornerstone: Fair, Flexible, Humane
- The Grade Center and Grading in Blackboard
- Making Accessible Documents
- TILT Your Assignment to Showcase the Creative and Critical Thinking Core Competency
- Integrating Community Engagement and Service Learning into Your Courses
- Already TILTing Your Assignments? Learn to TILT Your Whole Course
- Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) in Courses with No Set Meeting Time
- Academic Integrity and Generative AI
- Teaching Creative & Critical Thinking with Generative AI
- Strategies for Speed Grading
- Supporting Student Mental Health Without Harming Your Own
Adjunct Academy & Orientation
Faculty Success
Library 213 • 907-786-4496 • uaa_facultysuccess@alaska.edu • Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.






