1 UE Online Courses. For K-12 Schools

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1 UE Online Courses For K-12 Schools Education-specific, efficient, engaging. UE s online courses are designed to help you and others on your campus manage risks at your school. Browse this catalog for more information. 1 UE Online Courses

2 United Educators (UE) is expanding its online resources to make it even easier for you and others at your school to get the information you need to manage specific risks. UE Online Courses Education-specific Each course is based on UE claims experience with the 1,200 schools, colleges, and universities we cover. We ve designed these tools to help you navigate the unique risks associated with educational institutions from business affairs, such as contracting, to student affairs, such as short-term international programs. Engaging UE s online courses are designed to be taken in an hour or less. Multiple quizzes and tools ensure that the user not only gains new information, but interacts while learning to ensure retention of new concepts. Most courses feature a final quiz to help the learner understand to what extent he or she has successfully mastered the information. Ongoing review throughout the course provides real-time feedback regarding learning. Efficient Online learning provides an easy way for you to deliver training to students, staff, and faculty. Users have expressed positive feedback regarding the ability to take courses on their own schedule, in their preferred location (at home or at their school), and at their own pace. All UE members have access to our range of online courses at no cost making them one of the most cost-effective training vehicles available! 2 UE Online Courses

3 UE Online Courses: K-12 Schools Accessing Online Courses Staff, faculty, and students at member institutions can quickly and easily access the online courses offered by UE: Access through the UE website. If a staff or faculty member has access to the UE website, he or she can simply login and access the online courses through the Learn@UE section of Access the courses directly. UE online courses are available to your entire school community. Learners can go directly to elearning.ue.org or and register with an institution code to take a course. websupport@ue.org or call (301) to learn more and to obtain a faculty/staff or student code for your school. Reporting To help UE members take their training programs a step further, school administrators have the ability to identify individuals that have completed a UE online course. Our Institution Course Completion Reports are available on UE s learning management system. To enable report access for your school, please send an to websupport@ue.org. Only users that you authorize will be able to see your school s reports. 3

4 UE Online Courses For K-12 Schools Contracting Contracting Fundamentals Poor contracting practices such as failure to use a written contract to document key terms, omitting review of a written agreement before signature, or signing without authority can create needless liability. This course helps school employees avoid contract disputes and problems and promotes good contracting practices at your school. Academic department heads Athletics staff and coaches Business office and operations staff Facilities and auxiliary services staff: e.g., special events, child care, facilities use by outside groups Faculty members who advise student organizations, organize class field trips, etc. Program coordinators, including those for study abroad Student affairs staff; student government and organization leaders 4 UE Online Courses

5 UE Online Courses: K-12 Schools Risk Transfer/Allocation General contracts for the purchase of goods and services such as those for entertainment, professional services, small maintenance and building projects, and short-term use of resources or facilities can often present unexpected liability issues for schools. This course examines the potential for loss and liability that arises from contracts and the best ways to allocate or transfer those risks through indemnification and insurance. Business office personnel Insurance managers Personnel with contractual review responsibility or signatory authority Personnel who select vendors and negotiate contracts Purchasing/procurement personnel Risk managers Experiential Learning Short-Term International Programs Despite their brevity, short-term international programs deserve the same vetting, preparation, and planning associated with more traditional semester-long study abroad programs. UE developed this course to help schools prepare students and staff for safe and rewarding educational experiences around the world. Deans, academic chairs, department chairs Risk managers Study abroad officials Trip leaders 5

6 Harassment/Discrimination Preventing Workplace Harassment Workplace harassment can demean employees and create a negative work environment, destroying the sense of community and shared mission that is unique to educational institutions. This course helps schools deliver the harassment and discrimination prevention training necessary to maintain a productive workplace and protect the school from liability should issues arise. Versions are available for faculty and staff and supervisors. All employees of your school Lab Safety Teaching Science Safely Careless handling of materials and equipment in the science laboratory can have serious, even deadly, consequences. This course helps schools protect students and others from harm in science labs and classrooms. Administrators and lab instructors can use this course to reinforce existing knowledge on: Creating a comprehensive and effective lab safety policy Ensuring your school s labs are safe places to work and learn Teaching students a lifelong awareness of safety Administrators Lab instructors Technicians 6 UE Online Courses

7 UE Online Courses: K-12 Schools Sexual Misconduct A Manager s Guide to Prevention and Response An educator who engages in sexual misconduct with a child has committed a terrible betrayal of trust. This comprehensive course describes good practices for preventing incidents of sexual misconduct and responding properly when allegations are made. Administrators Faculty who supervise experiential programs involving children Volunteer coordinators How Teachers and Other Educators Can Protect Our Children How can we as educators keep the children in our care safe? Learn how to recognize, prevent, and report sexual misconduct. This course covers academics, athletics, recreational, and other school programs in residential and day schools. Coaches Faculty who work directly with children Teachers Volunteers 7

8 Transportation Safety Driver Safety Training When faced with the serious responsibility of driving on school business and transporting passengers, drivers must be ready for the unexpected. Proper preparation for trips, minor adjustments to driving habits, and elimination of distractions can all help reduce risks on the road. This course will help those driving on school business to identify and mitigate these risks, and learn specific strategies for handling potential accidents and other emergency situations. Contractors Faculty and staff Parents Volunteers 8 UE Online Courses

9 UE Online Courses: K-12 Schools Now Available! Student Online Courses at StudentFYI.com UE recognizes that students play an essential role in managing risks on campus. We are pleased to begin offering courses specifically for students at UE member institutions. Online courses from UE provide an easy, cost-effective way to provide information to your students. Course Access Courses for student learners at UE member campuses can be found at Please contact to obtain an institution code which students can input to gain access to the course. 9

10 Powered by United Educators Coming Soon! Alcohol Prevention for High School Students Many high school students overestimate alcohol use by peers, which can often lead to unsafe attempts to keep up with exaggerated levels of alcohol consumption. This course is designed to reduce adolescent alcohol use and risk-taking behaviors by correcting unhealthy attitudes and false perceptions; demonstrating alcohol s adverse consequences to health, academic performance, and social relationships; and offering strategies on how teens can protect themselves against the use and abuse of alcohol. This course is designed for 9th and 10th grade high school students. This course will help students: Coming Soon! Harassment/ Respect Among Peers Students who feel that they are part of a respectful learning environment are more engaged at school, and have a better self-concept and physical well-being. Harassment by peers, on the other hand, can interfere with students learning negatively affecting the capability to pay attention in class, concentrate on studies, or worse. Understand the hallmarks of respectful relationships Identify all types of harassment Report and prevent harassment in their own lives 10 UE Online Courses

11 UE Online Courses: K-12 Schools After taking this course, students should be able to: Coming Soon! Healthy Relationships/Dating Violence Though often unreported, dating violence and harassment affect a significant percentage of today s adolescents and young adults. UE recognizes the importance of these issues and has developed this course to respond to an area of growing concern. Recognize the prevalence of dating violence Identify the characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships, the forms of dating abuse, and the warning signs of an abusive relationship Learn what to do if involved in an unhealthy or abusive relationship Develop strategies for supporting friends in an unhealthy or abusive relationship 11

12 Education s Own Insurance Company United Educators Insurance, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group, is a licensed insurance company owned and governed by more than 1,200 member colleges, universities, independent schools, public school districts, public school insurance pools, and related organizations throughout the United States. Our members range from small private schools to multicampus public universities. UE was created in 1987 to be Education s Own Insurance Company on the recommendation of a national task force organized by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Our mandate is to provide a long-term, stable alternative to the cyclical unavailability and erratic pricing of commercial liability insurance. We understand the special nature of education and are committed to reducing the overall cost of risk for our policyholders. UE members benefit from tailored coverages as well as value-added, education-specific services in claims and risk management. United Educators is Rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best. For more information, visit our website at or call us at (301) United Educators has a Best s Rating of A (June 2012). For the latest rating, access Copyright 2012 by United Educators Insurance, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group. All rights reserved. Contents of this document are for members of United Educators only. Permission to post this document electronically or to reprint must be obtained from United Educators. UE /12