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Amendment to Credit for Prior Learning Policy

June 25, 2021

In Spring 2021 the Graduate Council, the Graduate College Academic Administrators Council, and Faculty Senate approved a proposal to update the Credit for Prior Learning policy. The updated policy can be found online.

Updated Policy
Admin Building Drawing

Building Communities in Online Courses

June 1, 2021

Participants in this 1-week, asynchronous, fully online mini-course will explore and discover the impact that instructor presence, collaboration, personalized learning and social networking can have on the development of community, connectedness, and learning in online courses.

Register

Summer Mini Courses

May 25, 2021

Spend about an hour a day on online mini-courses this summer.   Develop skills for teaching online, collaborative learning, building communities, and fine-tuning your class.  Register through EDGE Learning. 

OIA's mini-course schedule

New Director for Transfer Credit & Articulation

May 17, 2021

Effective Monday, May 17th, Dr. Shelley McGrath will join the Transfer Credit & Articulation team as the Director.  Dr. McGrath comes to TCA with over 19 years of experience in higher education including program/project management, assessment, institutional analysis, instruction, consulting, policy reform, communications, operations management, and student advisement. Congratulations Shelley!

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Shelley McGrath, Ph.D.

Student Success Conference, April 20

April 20, 2021

All University of Arizona faculty and staff are invited to attend the 3rd annual Student Success Conference. The focus of this year's conference will be working as a community to advance degree completion.

Learn more and register
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General Education Quick Start

April 7, 2021

The Office of General Education is pleased to announce its release of the General Education Quick Start. This is a module-based, self-paced introduction to the GE vision, curriculum and features for instructors preparing courses for the new UArizona General Education program.

Self Register
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Town Hall on the Upcoming HLC Review - Recorded from April 2

April 2, 2021

On April 2nd, Senior Vice Provost Gail Burd held a virtual, interactive town hall for campus stakeholders to learn more about the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and the comprehensive review taking place on April 26 and 27. This town hall provided an opportunity to learn more about HLC accreditation and to discuss different roles in the review process.

Watch the video

OIA Safe Protocols for In-Person Recordings

March 18, 2021

The OIA Multimedia Solutions team can help create multimedia to enhance your classroom or website.  Experienced staff and student technicians can help to integrate many forms of media into your course. 

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HLC Reports Submitted. Site Visit Review Approaches.

March 15, 2021

UArizona reached a significant milestone toward the HLC Reaffirmation of Accreditation with the locking of the Assurance Argument, Federal Compliance Worksheet, COVID Report, and Multi-Campus Report. At this point, no updates are possible. The review is on April 26-27, 2021. 

Read Dr. Burd's Memo

CIRTL Member Spotlight - Alma B. Tejeda Padron

March 12, 2021

Alma B. Tejeda Padron is a Ph.D. student in Psychology, where she is also the Graduate Student Representative and a member of the Online Education Committee. In addition to joining CIRTL, she is currently pursuing the Graduate Certificate in College Teaching through OIA.

Read more about Alma B. Tejeda Padron
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