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Faculty and staff: Here are 5 ways to help prepare students for their careers
With fall semester already in high gear, here is a quick refresher on all that the UAB Career Center offers to support students on their career journeys.
posted a while back 933 viewsTake a look inside UAB’s simulation capabilities with these 10 photosLearners can get hands-on practice in everything from birthing to crisis management, to tricky conversations at the Office of Interprofessional Simulation’s Simulation Center in Volker Hall.posted a while back 1576 viewsNew site gives UAB students an edge in anatomy studiesThe Virtual Anatomy Lab, created by a faculty member and a graduate student who is about to begin medical school, brings together a wealth of resources and study tools, from textbooks to podcasts.posted a while back 1913 viewsBig Interview replaces InterviewStream as UAB’s interview practice platformThe UAB Career Center has launched a new interview practice platform designed to help students, faculty and staff improve their interview skills and career readiness through training and practice.posted a while back 1015 viewsPoverty Simulation opens high-impact, interprofessional training to all studentsThis eye-opening experience is more popular than ever. Hear from faculty on how they incorporate the two-hour sim, now fully online, in their courses for undergraduates, graduates and professionals.posted a while back 1894 viewsCurious about virtual reality? Get hands-on and learn how the technology is being used today at UABCori Perdue, Ph.D., director of Collat Professional Education, and Dorothy Ogdon, emerging technologies librarian, talk about how they are using VR and augmented reality and how anyone with a BlazerID can check out a headset to take home.posted a while back 3109 viewsAn artistic focus in astronomy courses creates community and creativity for science studentsStudents in Michelle Wooten’s AST 101, 102 and 103 courses discovered unique connections to course material by creating artwork as part of class assignments.
posted a while back 3180 viewsEngage students, develop innovative programming with 2 Honors College opportunitiesThe Honors College Faculty Fellows program and the Summer Course Development Grant enable faculty to provide stimulating academic enrichment opportunities for honors students and enhance community within the college.
posted a while back 2576 viewsNew Career Center badges let students enhance LinkedIn pages, portfolios and moreThe Career Center Badge Rewards initiative uses gamification to enhance student learning and engagement — and signals career readiness to potential employers.posted a while back 3331 viewsNavigating life after prison is ‘nearly impossible.’ These faculty are challenging civilians to try.Humanities and social sciences unite to build an app that brings to life the struggles faced by former offenders in order to make the case for change. The project was made possible by funding from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Interdisciplinary Team Proposal program.posted a while back 4299 viewsArt imitating life: How a biology student uses embroidery to learn in her own wayLaura Calvert, a senior majoring in biomedical sciences, found that embroidering illustrations of plant structures, the glycolysis process and the human digestive system helped her to better grasp the subject matter — all while creating art along the way.
posted a while back 4649 viewsCourse melds empathy with app design to help former offenders reenter public lifeSally Cramer and Stacy Moak from the College of Arts and Sciences partnered to lead a unique course that challenged graphic design students to conceive, design and prototype mobile apps that alleviate barriers to reentry.
posted a while back 4573 viewsEducation methods changed overnight and UAB met the challenge head-onPerhaps no industry was altered quite as much as education during the COVID-19 pandemic. All across campus, Blazers worked together to bring the best of UAB into remote learning and ensure students could still receive an exceptional education experience even in rapidly changing circumstances.
posted a while back 4241 viewsSimulations let students, staff practice high-stakes skills, from social marketing to surgeryComputer-based simulations offer realism, promote empathy and enable experimentation to practice essential skills.
posted a while back 5507 viewsCreative Cloud programs can enrich coursework, increase student engagementLearn to use Adobe Creative Cloud to develop a range of compelling and meaningful multimedia projects in the classroom.
posted a while back 5401 viewsMulticultural curriculum grants spark fresh perspectives in Arts and SciencesDean Kecia Thomas, Ph.D., and four faculty explain how new and revised courses made possible by a new grant program will help students become better leaders, practitioners and citizens — and further UAB’s strategic goals.
posted a while back 5440 viewsCreating community in the classroom — wherever that isFive faculty share the tools, tweaks and shifts in mindset that helped them build connections with students during the fall semester.
posted a while back 7217 viewsCareer Center’s online course gets students ready to workFaculty have incorporated new Canvas modules in nearly 50 courses and engaged 7,000 students. Is it a fit for your class?
posted a while back 4356 viewsAdapting to science communication by screenCOVID-19 has changed the centuries-old process of defending dissertations and theses. Graduate School Dean Lori McMahon, Ph.D., and Associate Dean David Schneider, Ph.D., explain which changes are temporary and which could become permanent.
posted a while back 5987 viewsFaculty fellows to foster education-abroad experiences for studentsNine faculty and staff selected for the 2020-21 Faculty Fellows in Education Abroad program will develop courses to promote active and ethical citizenship, cultural immersion and community engagement.
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