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 UI employees access to Academic Impressions. Academic Impressions (AI) is a platform dedicated to providing leadership, personal development, and skills-based training opportunities to faculty and staff 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!
Featured Courses for the Holidays — Stress Management
The Holidays can be stressful, but Academic Impressions has resources to help you manage the 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.