STaR

UA Little Rock’s Office of eLearning and Scholarly Technology and Resources (STaR) will host a week of events from Nov. 5-9 in support of continued academic excellence in online education as part of National Distance Learning Week.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been ranked one of the Top 10 universities in the nation to earn a degree online quickly and affordably. 

When Nita Copeland first met Amar Kanekar in 2012, the new professor was not convinced of the merits of teaching online. 

Five faculty member courses have been recognized for their promotion of online education and student learning and are the recipients of the Quality Matters (QM) recognition for their online courses.

Smartphone users with Android phones can now download UALR’s mobile app, available on Google Play, linking them to classroom discussions and assignments, the latest news, a campus map, and real-time locations of the Trojan Trolley.

Nita Copeland, an instructor in UALR’s Department of Health Sciences, will receive a Blackboard Exemplary Course Catalyst Award at the Blackboard World Conference this month in New Orleans.

Kelt Dockins, a specialist in the Scholarly Technology and Resources (STaR) Office in Extended Programs, will be honored at Blackboard Inc.’s annual conference Thursday, July 12, in New Orleans for his innovations in UALR’s use of the online class platform.

Dr. Donald Bobbitt, president of the University of Arkansas System, encourages educators to embrace quality, online strategies.

What happens if a student can’t get to a computer, the power is out, or WiFi is on the fritz and he or she is desperate to check an assignment, grade, or post a discussion comment? For UALR students whose classes use Blackboard Learn 9.1, “there’s an app for that.”