Apr 28, 2026
Great Lakes Maritime Academy faculty member Sarah Hirsch recently traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, for specialized Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats training with RCM Maritime. Accompanied by our mascot, Swoop, Sarah traded the Great Lakes for the Cooper River...
Apr 27, 2026
We’ve nearly reached the conclusion of our first full year as a “Canvas Campus,” and I hope your transition from Moodle has been as smooth as possible and you’re feeling comfortable with the next term change-over. As you prepare your courses for your next...
Apr 23, 2026
Canvas Corner Volume 19 (Season 2): Three Tips for Preparing Your Next Canvas Course Hopefully, Canvas treated you well this year, or at least didn’t make your life harder! As you start thinking about your next semester teaching from a Canvas course shell, this is a...
Apr 17, 2026
Thanks to Brandon and Kristy for their Durable Skills workshop at the April Friday Forum. We discussed the importance of using shared language about the skills we all teach. We also talked about the importance of being more intentional in presenting these skills...
Apr 17, 2026
All the hype about Generative AI had not impressed Nicole Speelman. Generating text and images didn’t seem useful for a chemistry instructor, and she was mindful of environmental concerns around AI energy usage. But something she learned at a department AI workshop in...
