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UP Virtual Learning Center

TLC from the TLC

vlcThis week’s teaching resource is about the Virtual Learning Center. Academic Technology Services has put dozens of well-indexed, brief instructional videos for subjects including online tutorials, workshops, webinars and online courses that cover every technological tool available to support excellent teaching. Use your coffee coupon and take ten minutes to scroll through the offerings.

For more information on VLC, please contact Sam Williams (williasa@up.edu); for coffee coupons or information about the Teaching & Learning Collaborative, contact Karen Eifler (eifler@up.edu).

UP Virtual Learning Center

virtuallearningThe academic technology services office is pleased to announce the creation and launch of the UP Virtual Learning Center (VLC), created in response to the growing need for professional development for staff and faculty on the University of Portland campus. The initial offerings include mini courses on Moodle, Storytelling, and MediaSpace. New self-paced online courses will be launching each month in addition to Tech Tutorials, Webinars, and workshops. Learners can earn digital badges for participating in the VLC. To get started, visit this link and click on “Online Courses.” For more information about the VLC and digital badging, visit http://vlc.up.edu and click on “About.”

For more information, contact Sam Williams,  academic technology services, at 7850 or williasa@up.edu.