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Online Final Exam Tips
May 5, 2020You are finally in the homestretch of the semester which means that finals season is upon us. As classes wrap up, these last few weeks of the semester can be some of the most challenging. So many are balancing work, assignments, end-of-semester projects, and finals – and for some,…
Virtually Connecting Students to Campus
April 29, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has altered how people are living their day-to-day lives, and this is no exception for the thousands of University of Georgia faculty and students. However, as students have traded in classrooms for their laptops, members of the UGA community are finding unique ways to help connect…
Expanded App Helps Open More UGA Online PE courses
April 28, 2020The number of physical education courses available online this summer amid the COVID-19 outbreak has more than doubled with the help of a serverless PE app. The app allows remote students to give physical education instructors fitness data with just one click from anywhere in the world.
Tips to Avoid Overeating at Home
April 23, 2020Overeating is a normal reaction to being bored or anxious, but in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the phenomenon has taken on a new dimension. With many Americans now rapidly adjusting to working or studying from home – often within arm’s reach of the refrigerator or pantry –…
Virtual Earth Day Events
April 21, 2020The University of Georgia’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is moving online. While most of the originally scheduled events have been canceled or postponed, others have been adapted to take place online, and several new events have been added. The UGA Earth…
Graduate Student Financial Education Program
April 16, 2020In the theme of April Financial Literacy month, the University of Georgia’s graduate school has released resources to help support and educate students on managing debt, loans, savings and other financial management practices while in graduate school. The Department of Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics and the ASPIRE Clinic…
Faculty Helping Faculty -Trina Cyterski’s OERs
April 13, 2020Faculty at UGA and around the world have transitioned to online teaching in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. UGA faculty experienced in online teaching have responded by making their fully-captioned instructional videos publicly available as open educational resources (OERs) to help faculty make the shift to online instruction.
Online Students Helping Students
April 9, 2020On March 30, the University of Georgia transitioned to campus-wide online instruction due to concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak. Switching to online courses can pose challenges for some students—here are tips from current and former online students on how to be successful in your online courses. Online…
Food Storage and Safety Tips
April 6, 2020If you are doing more cooking than usual due to coronavirus-related concerns, it’s important to make sure leftovers are stored properly. One of the most important tasks is to ensure perishable foods – those that require cold storage to be held safely – are placed in the refrigerator…
Emerging Media Master’s Online Program
April 2, 2020One of Grady College’s fastest growing graduate programs, the Master of Arts in Emerging Media, is offering a new program that features a curriculum completely online. The Emerging Media Masters online program will not only double the capacity of the program, but will also enable the curriculum to…