Academic Impressions
In partnership with the Office of the Provost & Executive Vice President and the University of Idaho Library, Employee Development and Learning offers all U of I employees access to Academic Impressions. Academic Impressions (AI) is a platform dedicated to providing leadership, personal development and skills-based training opportunities to employees in higher education. Most training is free via our partnership with AI, and some courses are available with a fee.
All University of Idaho employees can access AI through their Single Sign-On (SSO). Visit Academic Impressions and click “Create Account/Login” in the upper right corner of the screen.
Enter your “uidaho.edu” email address. A blue box saying “Log in using your University of Idaho credentials” will appear.
Click on the blue box and follow the U of I authentication prompts. Once you are logged in, click on the “Start Learning” link in the navigation near the top of the page and start exploring!
Below is a sample of exciting and informative courses available on Academic Impressions. All these courses are free with your membership. Stay tuned to this page, as EDL will offer more featured content!
*NEW* Supporting Career Growth Conversations — March 12
Career growth conversations are something that every supervisor and leader should be having with their employees. It is a data-driven method that is directly correlated with job satisfaction and employee retention. These discussions of growth create a psychologically safe environment for employees and let them know that their leaders support their growth and professional development.
In this session, you will learn about why these conversations work and the studies and data that support them. In addition, you will find how these conversations are structured through a simple and proven model. Finally, you will practice a strengths-based conversation with your colleagues.
This live training will take place from 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 12. Please register via Bridge@UofI.
Learn Effective Supervision Strategies & Practical Tools to Support Your Team in Just Four Weeks
Effective supervision is key to building an effective culture where everyone can contribute to team success. Beginning Monday, March 3 or April 7, join Academic Impressions online for a four-week bootcamp specifically designed for higher education supervisors who are new to their roles or looking to deepen their skills.
Each week you’ll have an average of 2.5 hours of work that can be completed on demand. The course will contain two live sessions. The first session will take place after Week No. 2, and the second session will be scheduled during the fourth week of the course.
The Program Curriculum Includes the following:
- Week No. 1 — Introduction and Setting Up the Supervisory Relationship
- Week No. 2 — Performance Management & Delivering Effective Feedback with Live Session #1
- Week No. 3 — Navigating Conflict and Part One of Cultivating and Retaining Staff
- Week No. 4 — Part Two of Cultivating and Retaining Staff with Live Session No. 2
Featured Courses — Stress Management
Academic Impressions has resources to help you manage tension. Below are some suggested courses that can help you, your employees and your students navigate these challenging times.
Understanding the Impact of Stress on Your Leadership Style
Having a deeper understanding of your own leadership styles in varying situations increases your self-awareness, enhances your emotional quotient and allows you to more effectively plan, communicate, strategize and ultimately, lead.
Join us to learn what your own leadership styles are, how they might change under stress and how this can apply to your team.
Managing Faculty Stress and Burnout: A Conversation for Faculty Affairs and Academic Leaders
Stress and burnout are at an all-time high. As faculty contend with their usual obligations of teaching, research and service, post-COVID challenges have exacerbated issues of work/life balance, family caregiving responsibilities and mental health strain. This webcast will help you effectively convey the importance of self-care, help faculty take advantage of existing university resources and help see value in making time for self-care.
Helping Students Cope With Stress
The weeks preceding the holiday see quite a bit of media attention to practices student affairs professionals have adopted to help students manage the stress and study-load of exams week. This article will help you put in place more effective programs to help students cope with exam week stresses and build better coping skills throughout the term.