Appalachian Studies Association Conference at UK Canceled
The Appalachian Studies Association conference, which was scheduled to take place this week at the University of Kentucky, has been canceled due to circumstances surrounding COVID-19. The following message was sent from the ASA to its members and registrants yesterday:
UK's Leading Latinas Inspire Lexington High Schoolers
When Isabella Morales’ older sister Maria was a high school student in Lexington, she noticed a lack of mentors who looked like her or who had lived her experience – that of a Latina student in a majority-white school. As a student at UK, she decided to do something about it by founding Leading Latinas, a student organization that mentors Latina high school students and encourages them to apply to UK.
UK Researchers Publish Book on Adjudication of Sexual Assault on College Campuses
A new book by researchers in the University of Kentucky's Center for Research on Violence Against Women (CRVAW) explores adjudication options on sexual misconduct on college campuses.
How to create a conference in a Canvas course
Canvas Conferences: Built-in Canvas tool for real-time presenting and screen-sharing, group discussions, and student presentations.
How to use Echo360 in Canvas
Real-time presentations that can be uploaded into Canvas, requires a classroom with an Echo360 appliance. Lectures can be published automatically to a Canvas course shell (requires setup).
How to use YuJa in Canvas
Recorded presentation that offers free captioning. You can also create video quizzes in Yuja (link at the bottom of this tutorial)