National Distance Learning Week

For: Faculty
Our colleagues in CELT are offering sessions this week that complement the themes of National Distance Learning Week and invite faculty to join them in this session that addresses useful tools for fostering transparency and trust around AI use in teaching and learning while also inviting students into conversation with you and each other.

For: Students & Faculty
University of Kentucky Distance Learning Librarian Carla Cantagallo is your guide to Library Services when you are at a distance or on the go. This new brief video, debuting for DL Week, will walk you through the basics of accessing research and support materials through UK Libraries’ website and online databases, and will show you how to reach out for more guidance and help.

Available on demand.

For: Faculty
Join our panel discussion about the joys and challenges of building online community among students in fully online courses. UK Online Instructional Designer Tia Williams will moderate this session, which will feature the following panelists:
• Sean Burns, School of Information Science, College of Communication and Information
• Juan Fernandez Cantero, Hispanic Studies, College of Arts & Sciences
• Laura Manning, Classics, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, College of Arts & Sciences
• Holly Hapke, Marketing, Gatton College of Business and Economics

For: Students
Whether you are creating a podcast, a video, or an image, you have software available to you at UK for your assignments and personal projects. Learn more about where to find it, how to access it, and how to get support. Co-hosted by Alex Cutadean, UK Online’s assistant director of media production, and Kevin Reifert, ITS’s manager of the Student Media Depot.

For: Faculty
Join us for a panel discussion about faculty's course design journey, including what they focused on, what was implemented, what they learned, and what they may continue to refine moving forward.

Join us if you are thinking about how to make your online courses more navigable, engaging, and supportive of student success.

Panelists include:
America Edwards, School of Information Science
Marilyn Nehls, Nutrition and Physical Fitness
Anushka Karkelanova, Statistics

Moderated by: Kathryn Wong, UK Online

For: Faculty
Our colleagues in CELT are offering sessions this week that complement the themes of National Distance Learning Week and invite faculty to join them in this session that introduces how to build and prompt tailored chatbots designed specifically for your courses. Some basic knowledge of generative AI will be required.