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Wednesday Wire: July 15, 2020

  1. Interesting Articles

    Submitted by Valerie Childress, childress.39@osue

     Here are a couple of interesting articles on teaching that I thought I would share.
       
       Microsoft Teams Tips and Tricks for Educators: 
       https://www.techlearninguniversity.com/how-to/microsoft-teams-tips-and-tricks-for-educators?utm_source=Selligent&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20789&utm_content=EDU+7%2F15%2F20+&utm_term=1081914&m_i=Za53unwQ%2BIJVgQVcI0vhBtSBd5U_JIjNhU0OFtSsi1rB_0iWumZUtbUZD8zbywvyPLD9gxY0njxs9ZcIWXUDTKJa9tc6EnoZZn
       
       Should Colleges Rethink Final Exams in the COVID Era? Some Profs Try "Epic Finales"
       https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-07-14-should-colleges-rethink-final-exams-in-the-covid-era-some-profs-try-epic-finales
     

  2. WW Promotion

    Submitted by Cindy Shelly, shelly.12@osu.edu

    Attend a Private Virtual Workshop exclusively for OSU employees and a new promotion. NEW: Lose 10 lbs. on WW!

    July newsletter

     

  3. Zac Burkey graduates from Leadership Wooster

    Submitted by Kim Sayers, sayers.1@osu.edu

    Please join me in congratulating Zac Burkey for graduating from the 12-month Leadership Wooster professional development program on July 8. The Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce began the Leadership Wooster program in an effort to train leaders who will go on to build a stronger community. By providing educational and networking opportunities, Leadership Wooster brings the "best and brightest" together to address local issues and needs. 
       
    While the 2020 class project and graduation day were not quite as interactive as in years past, the class gathered for a graduation video celebration, which you can see here: https://youtu.be/git26kDAJ9U.
       
    Well done, Zac!

  4. Many thanks for our first virtual new student orientation

    Submitted by Thom Janini, janini.4@osu.edu

    Dear ATI Community,
       Last week, ATI completed its first full week of Virtual New Student Orientation. Moving from an in-person to a virtual event was an incredibly difficult pivot, but we did it! Although there were a few rough spots and bugs in the system, the overall process was great for our new students and their families. 
       I want to sincerely thank all the staff and faculty who worked diligently to make this virtual New Student Orientation a success. Having to go virtual in such a short period of time hardly seemed possible to me. Yet we did it because so many dedicated and caring people worked together to make it happen.
       I want to thank all the folks who contributed video and content for the Orientation Carmen course, and those responsible for video post-production and content editing. Kudos to all who hosted Orientation Day sessions and were available to answer questions. I am grateful to all who staffed the Virtual Helpdesk, as well. 
       One group that deserves a special note of thanks is the Academic Affairs Team. So much of our virtual orientation hinged upon the implementation and coordination of university systems like SIS and OnCourse. This group put in untold hours to make this work and I want to recognize and thank them.
       We have a few more sessions to go and I am confident they will go as well or better than the first.
       With sincere gratitude,
       Thom Janini
       Assistant Director – Student Programming and Life