Welcome to the weekly UTLC Newsletter supporting teaching and learning at UNCG.
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This section is full of timely and evidence-based practices to apply in your teaching.
Now that UNCG has officially made the move to Microsoft Teams, you may be wondering the best ways to leverage this platform to support teaching and learning regardless of teaching face-to-face, hybrid, or online. Many students will likely use Microsoft Teams in their future careers, so now is a great time to start learning how to use this platform to communicate, collaborate, share files, and manage projects! Here are a few teaching tips that we recommend to get started.
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MS Teams Canvas Integration. To get started using Teams in your class, use the Getting Started With Teams step-by-step guide complete with screenshots and a video resource. This process only needs to be followed once per semester in each class. Once the integration is set up, you and your students can access Teams through the desktop application or in the browser. Make sure to show students how to access the Team and explain how it will be used in your course.
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Student Engagement in Teams. In any teaching modality, you can use your class MS Team as a backchannel to facilitate communication between yourself and students during or outside of class. For example, you could create a Teams channel called “Questions and Answers” for students to post and respond to each other's questions and share resources related the class, and/or a “Parking Lot” channel for students to pose questions during a lecture that you can address during a break. Teams channels also allow you to create a poll to anonymously check for understanding or quickly check in with students about how confident they are feeling about the material. Finally, you can create a recurring virtual meeting in the course Team to increase access to office hours for students who may not be on campus or prefer a virtual opportunity to connect.
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Group Work/Projects in MS Teams. Group projects are a great way to introduce students to the collaborative and technological skills they will need for future success in their careers. Within the MS Team for your course, you can create private channels for each of your groups so members can chat, organize shared files (without having to go back to their email each time!), set virtual meetings, and even record presentations to submit via Canvas. Teams also provides access to other Microsoft tools like Whiteboard, OneNote, and Project that integrate seamlessly and can enhance the group project experience.
To learn more about implementing these practices with Microsoft Teams, reach out to your college’s Academic Technology Specialist or request a consultation with the UTLC.
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UTLC FEATURED ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Check out the latest updates and offerings from the UTLC.
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Special Provost Announcement: Register for ACUE micro courses this Spring
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The ACUE program has been an essential tool in UNCG’s broader response to the evolving needs of our students and celebrating our campus culture of teaching excellence. Our next offering of ACUE teaching micros and the Fostering a Culture of Belonging (FCB) course will begin in late January 2024.
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ACUE Teaching Courses: ACUE teaching micros are seven-week courses that introduce effective teaching strategies and highlight the benefits of reflective teaching practice. Complete all four courses to receive the American Council of Education (ACE) Certificate in Effective College Teaching.
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Fostering a Culture of Belonging: FCB is open to faculty, staff, and Graduate Teaching Associates. The course is organized around job function pathways allowing you to explore areas of inclusive engagement through your campus role. The course aims to equip participants with skills for navigating inclusion and diversity in your work and as a member of UNCG’s community.
Contact Laura Pipe (lmpipe@uncg.edu) directly if you would like to register for any of the January offerings, ask any questions, or receive additional information. Your participation in these programs is not just an investment in your professional growth but also a significant contribution to UNCG. To thank faculty and staff who have completed the ACUE micros, the Provost is providing participants with a $250 professional development stipend per completed micro course to be used prior to the end of this academic year. We look forward to seeing you enrich your teaching experience with ACUE's offerings.
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| Faculty Burnout Book Club Meetings
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In partnership with the Provost Fellows, the UTLC is hosting a book club focused on Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal by Rebecca Pope-Ruark. The group will meet five times during the semester with hybrid and face-to-face meeting options.
While this event is centered around the text, the meetings also have a broader context of offering an opportunity for faculty to gather together to discuss burnout causes and solutions. Faculty do not need to attend all the meetings and do not have to read the chapters for the scheduled meeting: our goal is to provide a space for conversation and connection about this topic, with a focus on hope and renewal.
Please complete the interest form below to receive more information. We will send information about the book, Canvas link, and location of the meetings as the first date approaches.
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Reminder: Dates announced for Spring 2024 Coffeehouses and VOISES Panels
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The UTLC is happy to announce our Spring 2024 event dates for faculty Coffeehouses and VOISES (Viewpoints of Inclusive Student Experiences) Panels. Please visit our events page to learn more, and note that registration is required for all VOISES panels.
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FACULTY ENGAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT
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Check out these upcoming opportunities from the UTLC and other partners on campus. Additional training opportunities are available at workshops.uncg.edu.
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Upcoming Events, Training, and Workshops
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| ☕️ UTLC Coffeehouse | Co-hosted by the School of Health and Human Sciences in the Nursing and Instructional Building room 124
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Coffeehouses are a space to gather with colleagues. No set agenda, just coffee (or tea), snacks, and great conversation.
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| 📣 VOISES Panel | Black and African American Student Experiences
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Join the UTLC and Office of Intercultural Engagement for a student panel discussion centering the experiences of Black and African American students.
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This segment features instructors who exemplify excellence and innovation in teaching at UNCG.
We are pleased to accept new nominations for Spring 2024.
To nominate yourself or a colleague, please complete the form at go.uncg.edu/minerva-mentions. You can also view past Minerva Mentions nominees and review their Words of Wisdom.
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