Welcome back to another exciting academic year here at Castleton University!
A lot has happened (and continues to happen) and with any luck we’ll all manage to stay abreast of it together! At least, that’s one of the many noble goals we have here at The Educator.
Our goal this year is to regularly update this blog with important messages and useful resources to make it easier for you to find the things you need to know to have a successful academic year. In fact, in addition to this blog, here are some of the other resources you can access:
- Remote Delivery Resources Canvas Course: https://vsc.instructure.com/courses/15560
- While you may not be teaching online or even hybrid this semester, there are still many valuable resources on how to make use of Canvas to improve your students’ experience
- Sarah Chambers’ CTL Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUAv_rcvdx3KnRfi0UU1oeQ
- With just 40 more subscribers, Sarah will be able to further personalize this site and bring you additional helpful videos on how to use our many technological resources.
So with the start of classes, here’s what’s brewing:
- Four Minutes For You: Promoting Student Engagement In Your Classroom
- Latest Castleton Communications: Covering everything from Advising Reminders to the latest COVID-related policies and mandates on campus.
- Don’t Forget to Keep Using Canvas: The Canvas Features You Should Keep Using for Your Face to Face Class
- Classroom Technology UPDATE: Fall 2021
- Have You Seen…?: Icebreakers for your first week
Also, mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss these upcoming events:
- 8/23/2021: First Day of Classes!
- 8/26/2021 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm: Convocation
- 8/27/2021 starting at 4:30 pm: Welcome Back Faculty & Staff BBQ
- 9/5/2021: End of Add/Drop
- 9/6/2021: Labor Day – No Classes!
Here’s looking forward to an excellent fall semester together (in person) and I’ll see you at the BBQ!
Got ideas for a feature in the blog? Have a story you want to share or an announcement you want to make? Send it to either myself (Gillian Galle) or Chris Boettcher for inclusion in the next issue of The Educator.
