Archives for October 2016

Interactive Video System (IVS) Classroom Technology

October 28, 2016 By cmctestgenesis

Join us for this self-paced training offered online via Canvas. You will learn how to utilize CMC's Interactive Video System (IVS) classrooms. IVS courses are fully interactive college credit courses delivered via live, real-time television. IVS classrooms extend access to CMC courses by enabling an instructor to teach at one location, while students can attend at another CMC location via an IVS classroom. This training will address:

getting started with the IVS technology
sharing and viewing of Microsoft PowerPoint presentations or any other non-video application
how to record and play back recordings
tips for successful video conferencing
how to get help with IVS
resources for IVS at your local campus

Since this is a self-paced training, participants may participate at any time of day or night, from any computer (PC or Mac) with an Internet connection and either Firefox, Safari, Chrome, or Internet Explorer. After you register for this training in WebAdvisor, you will gain access to this training’s Canvas course in about 1 day. Enter the Canvas course and follow the directions; you will also find the deadline for completing this training in the Canvas course. Estimated completion time: 45 minutes.

If you have any questions about this training, please contact the Office of Innovations at (970) 947-8408 or via email at innovations@coloradomtn.edu.

WebAdvisor registration information.

Please register for this training via WebAdvisor using the following information: IVS Classroom Training : 17/SU : TRN-901-CS08 : 04501. Or ask us to register you! Use SYN number 04501.
Fall 2017 courses are coming soon!
Problems registering? Contact the IT Department’s Service Desk for help registering with WebAdvisor at 970-947-8438 or 866-642-0495.

Lynda.com: Accessibility

October 25, 2016 By cmctestgenesis

Join us for this self-paced online training with Lynda.com! Do all students have equal access to the learning resources and opportunities in your classroom? Learn to provide accommodations to make learning accessible to students with disabilities and meet Section 508 compliance for digital learning. In this course from Lynda.com, Oliver Schinkten explores how to modify your classroom and online instruction to accommodate students with special needs. Find out about the different types of disabilities and challenges students may face, and learn how to use assistive technologies such as screen readers and closed captioning, incorporate visual and auditory cues into teaching, and encourage students to seek the learning supports that will help them succeed.
Topics include:

What is accessible learning?
Accommodating different needs, from vision impairments to lack of digital access
Adapting presentations, responses, and timing
Using an LMS to make learning more accessible
Adding alt text to images
Adding closed captioning to videos.

Lynda.com is a leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Through CMC’s subscription, everyone at CMC enjoys free access to the lynda.com video library of engaging, high quality learning materials. This course is self-paced. Estimated completion time: 90 minutes.

WebAdvisor registration information

Please register for this training via WebAdvisor using the following information: Lynda.com Accessibility : 17/SU : TRN-901-CS03 (SYN: 04496). Or ask us to register you! Use SYN number 04496.
Stay Tuned for upcoming Fall Self-paced trainings, as well!
Problems registering? Contact the IT Department’s Service Desk for help registering with WebAdvisor at 970-947-8438 or 866-642-0495.

Murray, Athena, Ph.D.

October 19, 2016 By Frank Martin

Athena R. Murray, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Communications
Affiliated Faculty, Sustainability Studies

970-870-4424 | armurray@coloradomtn.edu
Location: Steamboat Springs Campus

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Communication Studies and graduate certificate in Women’s Studies, University of Georgia
M.A., Communication Studies, University of Kansas
B.A., Philosophy and Women’s Studies, Michigan State University

Communication is central to our public and private lives. As a former competitive debater, longtime debate coach, and communication professor, I have seen firsthand the transformative effect that communication skills have for individuals and communities. My courses teach students to think critically about the messages they experience everyday and to be more intentional when creating their own. I strive to instill communication competence and efficacy in students so they can succeed personally, academically and professionally.

Stewart, Nathan, Ph.D.

October 19, 2016 By Frank Martin

Nathan L. Stewart, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Sustainability Studies

970-870-4562 | nlstewart@coloradomtn.edu
Location: Steamboat Springs Campus

Education

Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks
B.A. in Biology from Carleton College, MN

Sustainability Studies Courses

SUS 300, Foundations in Sustainability
SUS 310, Ecology & Sustainability
SUS 311, Integrated Science for Sustainability
SUS 391, Field Experience in Sustainability
SUS 410, Conservation Biology
SUS 440, Watershed Science & Land Use
SUS 489, Sustainability Capstone

About

My approach to sustainability science, practice and teaching is informed by my training in ecology and conservation biology. My research broadly focuses on ecosystem function, resilience and recovery, and combines long-term observations from field studies with experimental manipulations and multivariate analyses of change. Wherever possible I strive to integrate research training, field techniques and laboratory methods into my coursework, with the goal of providing students with the skills and experience necessary to pursue meaningful careers in science.

I was previously faculty of biology at Boston University, and field program lead with the BU Marine Semester. I have taught courses at Tufts University, Wellesley College, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Columbia University’s Earth Semester, and the University of Arizona’s Nyanza Project, Tanzania (National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates). I am delighted to join the faculty in the Bachelors of Arts in Sustainability Studies Program here at Colorado Mountain College.

Rocky Mountain Land Management Internship

I currently serve as Program Lead for the Rocky Mountain Land Management Internship Program, a rigorous field-based internship offered in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service. This first-of-its-kind in the nation, two-year paid internship is designed to train the next generation of land managers, natural and social resource specialists, and forest rangers. Learn more about the Rocky Mountain Land Management Internship Program.

Select Publications

Bengtsson ZA, Kuhn KM, Battaglino AT, Li AS, Talbot MN, Wafapoor M, Atta CJ, Kowalski MB, Margolis SP, Rar EA, Burmester EM, Lesneski KC, Scavo K, Kaufman L, Stewart NL, Finnerty JR. 2015. Corals of the genus Porites are a locally abundant component of the epibiont community on mangrove prop roots at Calabash Caye, Turneffe Atoll, Belize. PeerJ 3:e1811

Stewart NL, Konar B, and Tinker MT. 2014. Testing the nutritional limitation and predator avoidance hypotheses for restricted sea otter habitat use in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Oecologia 177(3):645-55.

Stewart NL, Konar B, and Doroff AM. 2014. The influence of habitat complexity and prey availability on sea otter resource selection in a heterogeneous environment. Bulletin of Marine Science 90:921–939.

Stewart NL and Konar B. 2012. Kelp forests vs. urchin barrens: alternate stable states and their effect on prey quality in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Journal of Marine Biology 2012:1–12.

Freiwald J, Stewart NL, Yates DC, and Bernardi G. 2009. Isolation and characterization of nine polymorphic microsatellite loci of the kelp greenling, Hexagrammos decagrammus, a temperate reef fish. Molecular Ecology Resources 9:563–565.

Self-Paced Training: WebEx Presenter

October 12, 2016 By cmctestgenesis

Join us for this self-paced training offered online via Canvas. You will have all semester to work at your own speed and learn valuable guidance and tips for leading a WebEx session. Whether you are working with colleagues or students, take the stress out of presenting to your audience! We will cover:

Using WebEx via Basecamp to schedule a session
how to speak, share your screen, work with the virtual whiteboard, and upload a PowerPoint to display to your audience
managing your session
the different roles in a WebEx session and which role is the right role for the job
managing your recordings and sharing them

If you have any questions about this course, please contact the Office of Innovations at (970) 947-8408 or via email at innovations@coloradomtn.edu.

WebAdvisor registration information.

Please register for this training via WebAdvisor using the following information: 17/SP TRN901 CS09 (SYN: 03753). Or ask us to register you! Use SYN number 03753.
Problems registering? Contact the IT Department’s Service Desk for help registering with WebAdvisor at 970-947-8438 or 866-642-0495.

Diversity: Four Strategies to Engage the Multicultural Classroom

October 11, 2016 By cmctestgenesis

Diversity is the name of the game in higher education today, but facilitating a genuinely multicultural classroom requires more than a fresh set of labels. Learn the four key points of entry into multicultural course design. You will be guided through a framework for creating and sustaining an inclusive classroom. In this self-paced fully online course participants will:

Watch the 90-minute webinar “Four Strategies to Engage the Multicultural Classroom,” presented by Christine A. Stanley, Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity, Texas A&M University, and Matt Ouellett, Associate Director, Center for Teaching & Faculty Development, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Complete the activities in the Canvas course

This course is self-paced. Estimated completion time: 2 hours.

After you register for this training in WebAdvisor, you will gain access to this training’s Canvas course in about 1 day. Enter the Canvas course and follow the directions; you will also find the deadline for completing this training in the Canvas course. If you have any questions about this course please contact the Office of Innovations at (970) 947-8408 or via email at innovations@coloradomtn.edu.