Tutors are ready to help students ace their classes. Current students can schedule appointments for academic coaching and tutoring online using Navigate: https://www.virginiawestern.edu/advising/schedule-an-appointment/. Virtual and in-person appointments are available. If students need help making a tutoring appointment, they may visit the middle floor of Brown Library or email us at tutoring@virginiawestern.edu. Brainfuse is available 24/7 for (Read the full article…)
In memory of Shawnee Wimmer, 1953-2021
Virginia Western sadly lost a member of our college family last week when Sharlona “Shawnee” Wimmer passed peacefully at her father’s home surrounded by family. A celebration of her life is being planned for a later date; to read more visit: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/roanoke/name/sharlona-wimmer-obituary?pid=199961488. Our condolences go out to Shawnee’s family and friends. Shawnee began her career (Read the full article…)
The road ahead for community colleges … and more free professional learning opportunities
Here’s this week’s roundup of free professional learning opportunities, which features a Chronicle of Higher Education webinar on Aug. 31 entitled, “The Road Ahead for Community Colleges.” Panelists will include the president of Achieving the Dream and Amarillo College (which I’ve gushed about before). A full list of professional development opportunities for the month of (Read the full article…)
Welcome, innovators! The Innovation Grant Lab opens Sept. 1
I’m so excited to launch Virginia Western’s own Innovation Lab. Of course, this will be a virtual lab … a digital makerspace where we ask a lot of questions, experiment, and play. Our first project is an asynchronous workshop series: How to Design a Successful Innovation Grant, which begins Sept. 1. Come get a sneak (Read the full article…)
New eBooks @ the Library
The library provides access to thousands of e-books. See our latest ones here https://infoguides.virginiawestern.edu/c.php?g=751718&p=8040969 Below is little bit more about two. Flash Feedback : Responding to Student Writing Better and Faster Without Burning Out. (2020) https://tinyurl.com/ktd7bv69 “A lot of books on pedagogy present good ideas that seem like they’ll take a lot of time to implement, (Read the full article…)