Teaching Tips
Tips and Techniques from your Instructional Designer
Welcome to my Teaching Tips site! My name is Katie Walker and I am the instructional designer for the College of Health at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Read more about me at the bottom of this page.
Land Acknowledgement
Dena'inaq ełnenaq' gheshtnu ch'q'u yeshdu "I live and work on the land of the Dena’ina."
translation: Helen Dick, Sondra Shaginoff-Stuart, Joel IsaakHelp! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody.
Faculty Support
College of Health Intructional Designer kmwalker@alaska.edu
Teaching Resources
Vanderbilt Center for Teaching - teaching guides
Faculty Focus - free newsletter and podcast
Every Learner Everywhere Blog - equity
ACUE Online Teaching Toolkit - online teaching
Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast - excellence and creativity in teaching
Blackboard singing in the dead of night. Take those broken links and learn to fly.
UAA's Learning Management System (LMS) is Blackboard. We currently use Blackboard Original Courses and Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation. We will begin the multi-year migration to Blackboard Ultra course view in the summer of 2024 for early adopters.
Blackboard Ultra Resources
Blackboard Ultra Video Playlist (UAA FD&IS)
Blackboard Ultra Video Playlist for students (UAA FD&IS)
Blackboard Ultra step-by-step (U of Toledo)
Blackboard Ultra Faculty Quick Start (Lesley University)
Ultra and Original Feature Comparison (Syracuse)
Bb Ultra is designed to be accessible which means faculty will have more limited options for customizing content!
Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View - Quick Overview
Blackboard Learn Original
Blackboard Original: Course Copy video (2:53 min)
Blackboard Original: How to set up Zoom in Blackboard (6:11 min)
Helpful Faculty Guides
Eight days a week... is not enough to plan and prepare.
I'll teach you a technology tool, my friend, if it makes you feel alright.
She's got a ticket to ride...
Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park - August 2023
Katie Walker
Hello! I have been working for the University of Alaska for over 20 years and I have been an educator my whole career. I have experience as a coach, tutor, mentor, corporate trainer, high school teacher, and university assistant professor. Since 2011, I have had the pleasure of being an instructional designer and I love this job! Here is my CV if you want more details.
Currently I am helping faculty...
create meaningful learning experiences and realistic assessments of student learning based on learning outcomes
implement inclusive teaching practices such as Universal Design for Learning and accessibility
engage students in online and lecture courses
choose instructional technology tools that help meet instructional goals