Posted: October 4, 2023 8:00:00 AM CDT
Accessibility in online course design ensures that individuals with diverse abilities and disabilities can effectively access and engage with educational content.A disability is any condition or impairment of the body or mind that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities (activity limitation) and interact with the world around them (participation restrictions). The common forms of disabilities seen in online learning include: Common types of...
Posted: October 3, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
For Parker Hannifin, a global leader in the technology industry, quality is a must. Fortunately for their Kearney location, they don’t have to look any further than their back door to find that kind of quality churning out of UNK’s College of Business and Technology every year. Colton Stuhr, who graduated from UNK in 2018 and is currently employed by Parker Hannifin, shares that they “want the type of person that can step into the role” which is exactly why one-third...
Posted: September 26, 2023 3:00:00 PM CDT
Kameran Dostal is a real-life superhero, and recently was announced the Nebraska Art Teachers Association’s 2023 Elementary Art Teacher of the Year award to prove it. Dostal is an elementary art teacher at Emerson and Meadowlark elementary schools and a current graduate student in the University of Nebraska at Kearney Art Education M.A.Ed. program. She also received her B.A.Ed. from UNK in 2014. Art class has always held a special place in...
Posted: September 26, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
For Dusty Birge, who graduated from the University of Nebraska at Kearney back in 2011, going to work every morning feels a little bit like taking another Industrial Distribution class. His years spent in the classroom not only prepared him for his current career but also gave him the confidence that has been instrumental in the success he has enjoyed since graduation. Birge shares that what made UNK’s ID program unique was the way it “catered to an industry where the industry was...
Posted: September 19, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
For Dr. Sarah Borchers, her love of accounting extends beyond the classroom. As an undergraduate student, she was actively involved in an accounting society. Once she entered graduate school, this society received accreditation and became Beta Alpha Psi. She understands how “beneficial to (her) own career” the networking aspect of belonging to this honorary organization was for her and is grateful for the chance to pass along the same opportunity to her own financial students. In...
Posted: September 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
In YuJa, content creators can share their media with users inside and outside of the Video Platform using video Sharing, Publishing and Direct Links. Watch this video to learn. (2 min)
Posted: September 12, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
Mitch Peters describes himself as “very connected with the students” at the University of Nebraska at Kearney while also being “connected to industry.” For the members of UNK’s Industrial Distribution Organization, this is a powerful combination. He is passionate about the industry, a passion that includes an understanding of the roles of recruitment, networking, and professional development in the lives of those who will one day become part of the distribution...
Posted: September 7, 2023 4:00:00 PM CDT
Instructor presence simply means "being there" in your course. It refers to the active and visible involvement of the instructor in an online educational environment. It is a crucial aspect of effective online teaching and learning, as it helps create a sense of connection, engagement, and support for students. Online courses require intentional efforts to establish a strong instructor presence.It is easy for students to feel isolated or disconnected from their instructors and peers in...
Posted: September 7, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
Five Easy Ways to Improve Accessibility in Your Online Courses.1. ImagesWhen uploading images, charts, and graphs provide a description of the image. Include key details in the description that are important for learning the material. If the image is purely decorative, mark it as such.2. Audio and VideoMake sure all videos have closed captioning. Audio-only files should include a transcript. YuJa auto-captions all uploaded and user-created media. 3. ColorsWhen using color, ensure there is...
Posted: September 5, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
It’s not often that people are given a glimpse into their future. Thanks to adjunct instructors Jeremy Armagost and Troy Brockmeier, students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney are offered a chance to see what their future financial life can look like. Using their own knowledge as well as the wisdom offered by Brian Ursu, author of Now What, these financial advisors share their knowledge with UNK College of Business and Technology students who are much younger than their typical...
Posted: September 4, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
Four years after Rebecca Water’s graduated from the Biology M.S. program at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, the biology professors received an email thanking them for their continued support and knowledge that she received throughout the program that ultimately led to her graduating from Troy University’s School of Nursing. Waters, originally from Gainesville, Texas, completed high school in Jonesboro, Georgia and her undergraduate from the University of West...
Posted: August 29, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
For Adam Spanier and JD Stone, seeing each other in Discovery Hall this fall will add a new dimension to their long-standing friendship. Both Spanier and Stone are newly hired instructors at the College of Business and Technology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Between them, they bring a wealth of knowledge to share with the students who will be fortunate enough to take their classes. Spanier, who is currently pursuing his PhD at UNO, has been a part-time adjunct lecturer for the...
Posted: August 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
University of Nebraska at Kearney’s online Social Work student Sarah Keller is an overcomer. Hard work and resiliency transitioned Keller from being an inmate at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Blair, Nebraska to working there as a corrections officer. Keller’s dedication to her education allowed her to overcome her fears of attending a university, which in turn landed her a position as a case manager where she helps others overcome their...
Posted: August 22, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
Dr. Constance Li, a new Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s College of Business and Technology, has learned a lot during the travels that brought her to UNK. Her experience in the industry as well as her academic pursuits make her the perfect fit for the experiential style of learning that UNK is famous for. Dr. Li received her undergraduate degree in Shanghai, China before traveling to America to study at California State University in Los...
Posted: August 10, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
You may be ready for the semester, but let’s make sure your Canvas course is too! Review this checklist prior to your students starting the course. 1. Publish Your Course(s)Once the course is ready, make sure you publish it so your students can access it. Publishing the course does not automatically publish all the course content, you will have to publish the modules and course items individually. 2. Add a Profile Picture Personalize your Canvas profile by...
Posted: July 22, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
When Katie Henry, a current University of Nebraska at Kearney online History M.A. student, began her program at UNK, her professors continuously strived to help each student find meaningful careers. Luckily for Henry, hers came before she even graduated from her program. “I really love it,” Henry said about landing her dream job as the Assistant Curator at the City of Greeley Museums in Colorado. “I just really love working in education and...
Posted: July 14, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
YuJa user-Level Analytics provides useful information about how a specific user is engaging with the published content. This information can help faculty to better understand how specific users are engaging with course content. Learn more about YuJa analytics. You can also register for one of our YuJa trainings.
Posted: July 3, 2023 6:00:00 AM CDT
The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s blended General Kinesiology and Sports Science M.A.Ed. program has provided DJ Bokelman the perfect mix of courses, networking, and experiences to achieve her dreams of becoming an athletic director. Bokelman, originally from Scottsbluff, Nebraska, began her undergraduate career at Concordia University where she was a member of the women’s golf team. She then transferred to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in hopes to switch...
Posted: June 20, 2023 6:00:00 AM CDT
Most University of Nebraska at Kearney students look forward to being handed their diploma on graduation day, but Brin Martin was excited to receive a hug from her advisor, Sarah Bartling. Martin received her associate degree from Mid-Plains Community College then transferred to UNK where she graduated with her bachelor's in early childhood in 2018. In 2020, after a couple of years of teaching Special Education, Martin decided to pursue her master’s online through UNK. She...
Posted: June 16, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
Delete the entire Word at once You can delete an entire word by holding the Ctrl key along with Backspace to speed up your work. Smart Lookup you can quickly search the web from inside Word. Get information about a word, such as its definition, the word’s origin, pronunciation, and much more. Just right-click on a word > Smart Lookup.
Posted: June 12, 2023 6:00:00 AM CDT
The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s online Biology M.S. program is celebrating two decades of educating students through an online format. The program was developed in May of 2003, making it older than the majority of UNK’s incoming freshman. “I believe we are the oldest fully online Biology M.S. program,” Biology M.S. Online Program Coordinator Brian Peterson said. Throughout the decades, the program and technology has...
Posted: June 6, 2023 6:00:00 AM CDT
A major reason people steer away from online higher education is the fear of feeling like a number or not being connected to the campus, professors, or peers. This is not the case for Scott Foens, a current student in the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s online History M.A. program. Foens is a U.S. Airforce veteran and currently works for the city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa overseeing the land management system. His undergraduate was in history and his passion for writing history were...
Posted: May 26, 2023 11:00:00 AM CDT
“Not only does it make you more marketable having those three letters next to your name, but it also really helps round you out as a professional,” University of Nebraska at Kearney MBA alumnus Mitch Peters said. Peters graduated from UNK’s Master of Business Administration program in the fall of 2022 and was recently awarded the College of Business and Technology’s MBA Honored Graduate, which he states, “is a tremendous honor and...
Posted: May 22, 2023 11:00:00 PM CDT
After graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University of Nebraska at Kearney two years ago, Blase Rokusek has now earned his Master of Science degree from UNK with a new honor: 2023 Graduate Student of the Year. The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Graduate Studies and Academic Outreach created the Graduate Student of the Year award in 2022 to celebrate outstanding students, like Rokusek. “We are thrilled to recognize Blase Rokusek as the Graduate Student...
Posted: May 22, 2023 8:00:00 AM CDT
When Brenda Lopez Adame graduated from high school, she did not see a career in education in her future, but a high school teacher saw her potential and would not let her get away from a true calling that easily. “My high school teacher was Janet Eckerson,” Lopez Adame explained. “She was the one that asked me, ‘Have you considered teaching?’ And I was like, ‘Absolutely not.’” Little did Lopez Adame know; her former high...
Posted: May 17, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
Jennifer Lauder was an elementary teacher at Alliance Public Schools for nearly two decades when she decided she was ready to make a bold change. Enrolling into the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s online Learning, Design and Technology M.S.Ed. program with a concentration in Leadership in Instructional Technology led to a 400-mile move, a graduate assistantship, a master’s degree, and a new position she calls a “dream job.” Bold change...
Posted: May 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
While many students are counting down until the spring 2023 commencement ceremony, preparing their outfits for the big day, or even decorating a cap with an inspirational quote; you won’t find Amy Woodcock, a spring graduate from the English M.A. program, doing any of that. Woodcock will be approximately 6,000 miles away from campus on graduation day, as she currently resides in Sasebo, Japan, where she teaches 9th and 11th grade English for the US Department of...
Posted: May 12, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
Users can upload files by using Manage Media in YuJa application. Uploaded files may be auto-captioned and accessed in the same way as a file created using the YuJa Software Capture application. Read or watch the instructions.
Posted: May 2, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
For recent college graduate Hunter Novacek, finding a job wasn’t a problem. As a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Industrial Distribution program, one that boasts an almost 100% job placement rate, Novacek knew he had a great chance of immediate employment. However, his journey as an ID student helped him do more than just land a job. He was able to take loping strides from seeing his name printed on his college diploma to watching it appear on his office door...
Posted: April 27, 2023 10:00:00 AM CDT
“Oscar Wilde said that if you know what you want to be, then you inevitably become it – that is your punishment, but if you never know, then you can be anything. There is a truth to that. We are not nouns, we are verbs. I am not a thing – an actor, a writer – I am a person who does things – I write, I act – and I never know what I am going to do next. I think you can be imprisoned if you think of yourself as a noun,” Stephen Fry, English actor,...
Posted: April 25, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
There’s a lot of talent in Nebraska. For companies like Lutz and their HR manager Robby Renshaw, weeding through all that talent can be a daunting task. Thankfully, Renshaw has found an ally in the University of Nebraska at Kearney, a place that makes her job overseeing recruiting much easier. When Renshaw, a HR manager at Lutz, a business solution firm with locations in Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island, visits UNK, she knows she will be steered in the right direction. Thanks to the...
Posted: April 25, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
The 2022-2023 school year marked the inaugural year of the Graduate Student Association at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The eight-member organization is working hard to recruit new members to accomplish their primary goal of making sure graduate students feel like they have a voice on campus. “Right now, we are trying to grow our membership and let other graduate students—on and off campus—know that we are always here for them,” said GSA President...
Posted: April 25, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
More than twenty-nine percent of UNK’s master's degree graduates in the last five years also hold a bachelor’s degree from the institution. Olivia Slater and Jada Ruff will be among these alumni after the Spring 2023 commencement ceremonies, but they will also be identified as the first graduates of the Public Communication Master of Arts program, a relatively new addition to the UNK graduate catalog. After obtaining her Bachelor of Science degree in Sports...
Posted: April 25, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
Graduate Oral Presentation Award Winners: 1st Place (tie): Kelsey Walker – “Structured Student Conversations and their Impact” Kobe Lo – “Management of Post-Concussion Syndrome in a High School Wrestler: A Case Study” Graduate Writing Award Winners: 1st Place: Laura Gregory – “There’s a Double Meaning in That: Female Kinship and the Multifaceted Nature of Heroism and Blessedness in Much Ado About...
Posted: April 25, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
What kind of mark do you want to leave in the world? For Dr. Amy Nebesniak, an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, determining her answer to this question allowed her to take a more active role in her education and the formation of her goals. As a graduate student, she wished she had known that “it is up to me to apply what I am learning and [to] start navigating the impact I want to make on the world,” she said. “I am not...
Posted: April 25, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
According to a report released in December 2022 by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, by October 2022, 18 percent of public schools had at least one teaching vacancy, and 27 percent reported having multiple vacancies. The trend in teacher shortage and retention rates has caught the attention of people throughout the nation, including staff and faculty at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. UNK faculty are teaming up with Kearney Public...
Posted: April 21, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
As an instructor, you must always verify the links in your course. You can check these links using the course link validator, which searches through course content and returns invalid or unresponsive course content links in both published and unpublished content. Instructions
Posted: April 18, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
Giving to others comes naturally to Dr. Dan Smith, who currently serves as Assistant Professor of Aviation at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Whether he’s giving away his time and talents to his country as he did while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom I, Operation Enduring Freedom, or many of the other duties he performed as a United States Marine, Smith’s goal has always been to serve others. While serving his country as a lieutenant colonel in the USMC, Smith more than...
Posted: April 11, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
Most college students do not assist a cow with the birth of her calf, sleep outside in 25-degree weather on weekend army reserve trips, or think about how they want to run the family farm they will inherit. But Dan Kwiatkowski is not your typical student. Kwiatkowski, an Agribusiness student who graduates this May, brings a variety of previous life experiences with him to UNK. One could argue that these experiences shaped him into a better student and helped him meet the challenges of...
Posted: April 4, 2023 10:00:00 AM CDT
Studying abroad is nothing new for students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. In fact, it’s been an option at UNK for over 30 years. However, thanks to Dr. Timothy Burkink, who recently returned to the classroom after about 14 years in full-time administrative work, students now can benefit from his desire to “create shorter-term study abroad” opportunities integrated within the regular curriculum. Through his collaboration with Dr. David Kosina, assistant professor...
Posted: March 28, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
Ever wonder if you really can have the best of both worlds? If you ask the UNK students who recently participated in a couple of major competitions, they’ll tell you that their school has figured out how to use the coziness of small class size to their advantage. These University of Nebraska at Kearney students were recently able to prove that you don’t have to attend a large university to compete with one. Thanks to the experiential learning ubiquitous in classrooms across...
Posted: March 27, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
Canvas does not have a dedicated Recycle bin to show you the deleted items. However, Canvas, deleted pages, files, and announcements can be seen and/or recovered by typing "/undelete" after your course URL. Instructions: Navigate to your course and add the "/undelete" phrase to the end of the URL in the address bar. o Example: https://canvas.unk.edu/courses/31463/undelete o Press the Return key. o This will take you to the "Restore Deleted Items"...
Posted: March 21, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
“Connections separate you from others and get you in the front door,” Brian Moore says, when discussing his 30-year career in banking. It was connections developed with a fraternity brother and his dad at the University of Nebraska at Kearney that helped Moore land his first bank job just months after graduating with his Finance degree in 1992. Moore has always worked in the lending side of banking. Starting as a consumer lender, he moved to commercial loans, where he has been for...
Posted: March 7, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
It’s one thing to say that students matter. It’s another thing to demonstrate that they do. Sarah Borchers, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Theresa Yaw, Lecturer of Economics are two University of Nebraska at Kearney professors who live out this moto. Both take their teaching seriously and work to improve it. Working to Improve Borchers has been on both sides of the UNK classroom, as a student earning her BS and MBA and as a professor, which helps her teaching. “I am...
Posted: March 7, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
The University of Nebraska at Kearney has been recognized as one of the best schools for online master’s in history for 2023 by OnlineMastersDegrees.org. Only six percent of regionally accredited postsecondary institutions earned a ranking position. UNK’s online History M.A. earned top honors for overall quality, affordability, and commitment to student success. UNK’s online History M.A. offers a wide variety of rigorous courses at an affordable cost with faculty...
Posted: February 28, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
For students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, getting a great return on their investment is the ultimate goal of their college career. Fortunately for College of Business and Technology (CBT) students, there are many people working behind the scenes to help them every step of the way. Faculty members offer freshmen a seminar-type course for each available major. These courses shine a light on the career opportunities available at the end of a student’s college career. Dustin...
Posted: February 21, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
“Prior to my internship, I was actually considering changing majors,” Carter Franklin said. An accounting student at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, with a minor in marketing/management, he wasn’t sure how his class work applied to an accounting position. Nor was he sure about accounting as a career choice. “I found accounting semi-interesting, but I had doubts,” he admits. Then Carter did a 12-week internship at Lutz in Grand Island during tax...
Posted: February 14, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
Feeling prepared is often the hardest part of adjusting to college life for incoming freshmen. In fact, one out of five freshmen don’t return to school for their sophomore year. At the University of Nebraska at Kearney, students are given the opportunity to beat these odds by having the option of living in a creatively designed environment during their first year of college. For Brenda Jochum, who is in charge of making the College of Business and Technology’s Living Learning...
Posted: February 9, 2023 11:00:00 AM CST
Sometimes projects completed for coursework become forgotten assignments that acquire only a dormant state after the student has received a grade for the course. For Kelsey Walker, a recent graduate of the Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction program, this was not the case. Following her graduation from Chadron State College, Walker discovered a passion for teaching through her role as a middle school language arts educator. Having made this discovery, Walker knew she wanted to...
Posted: February 9, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
Faculty: If you are asking students to upload a YuJa video to their Canvas assignment, please share this short video tutorial with your students.Hint for Everyone: Always check out the video tutorials in YuJa under Shared > YuJa Training.
Posted: February 7, 2023 8:15:00 AM CST
Almost everyone loves to hear a good story, but it takes someone special to tell one. Students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s College of Business are treated to the fine art of storytelling when they enter Dr. Karl Borden’s classroom. His stories take them back in time to when he was a little boy learning the nuances of business from his father to his long career as a serial entrepreneur. With this much experience in the world of finance at his disposal, he uses his...
Posted: February 7, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
Many departments across UNK’s campus would include among their list of attributes commitment to student success. Chief among them, one can find UNK’s Calvin T. Ryan Library. For Evan Boyd, Dean of the Library, faculty support of students, and their research, serves as one of the most important qualities of the library. “My favorite thing about the library is how our work supports the learning of students across campus,” Boyd said. The Minnesota...
Posted: February 7, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
Graduate programs at UNK place an emphasis on student participation in research and creative activity. Whether in places like a laboratory or an archive, UNK students can pursue almost any original research or creative activity project. However, for most graduate students, one of the biggest hurdles encountered in any type of research can often be funding—for travel, for equipment, for source acquisition, etc. The Research Services Council (RSC), through...
Posted: January 31, 2023 6:00:00 AM CST
The students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney don’t shy away from hard work. Thanks to the generosity of numerous donors, these students are rewarded for their incredible efforts inside and outside of the classroom. Supporters who recognize the importance of investing in the future make scholarships available to deserving UNK students. The perfect chemistry of student effort and donor generosity creates an environment where excellence is given a chance to extend far beyond the...
Posted: January 26, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
ITS has added the “File Upload Question” feature to Qualtrics. The “file upload question” feature allows respondents to upload a file along with their other responses. Using the file upload, you can collect data that may not be available through standard survey questions. How many files can be uploaded to each survey question? Only one file per survey question What is the file upload limit per survey question? 100MB What types of files can...
Posted: January 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
Much like the doctors of Nebraska’s State Hospital for Tuberculosis, who for sixty years made their rounds in what is now UNK’s West Center, Steve Klein spends each morning checking in on his colleagues. As a Facilities and Technology Specialist for the College of Business and Technology, his dedication to his work helps UNK run smoothly. Klein, who has worked at the University of Nebraska at Kearney for the past fourteen years, credits his “natural passion for handling...
Posted: January 23, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
Lena Corrado, a winter 2022 Social Work B.S. graduate, has a long history of heroes in her family. She plans to continue the heroic lineage, but in her own way. “My brothers were in the military, my dad was in the military, my mom worked for the military, my grandpa was in the military, my grandma was in the military, my uncles, and my great uncles,” explains Corrado. “They’ve been in every war since WWII.” Corrado was born in Okinawa,...
Posted: January 4, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
Jenn True, Emerson Elementary Principal and University of Nebraska at Kearney graduate was recently awarded the 2022 Outstanding New Principal of the Year Award from the National Association of Elementary School Principals. While this award proves she has led her building with excellence, being a principal wasn’t always the career path True had in mind. “I always had the concern that I wouldn’t want to become a principal because I would miss...
