Welcome to the weekly UTLC Newsletter supporting teaching and learning at UNCG:
Week of February 18, 2025
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Amplifying Student Voice:
A Manageable Approach to Midterm Feedback
Drawing from the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Plus 1 approach—making small, manageable changes to enhance learning—consider how you can incrementally integrate student voice into your courses to foster continuous improvement. One effective method is engaging students at the midterm. This not only gives you valuable insights but also signals to students that their experiences and perspectives matter. By listening to student feedback and demonstrating responsiveness, you build a collaborative classroom environment where both teaching and learning thrive.
Why Midterm Feedback Matters
Reflection on teaching practices shouldn't be reserved for end-of-semester evaluations. Instead, consider midterm anonymous surveys as a way to empower students to be active participants, not passive recipients, of their education (Quaglia & Corso, 2014). These surveys provide fresh perspectives for instructors to reflect on and adjust their teaching strategies in real-time.
Essential Questions to Ask Your Students:
- What activities are currently enhancing your learning?
- Are there activities we’re doing that hinder your learning?
- What activities could we add to improve your learning experience?
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Any additional comments, questions, or feedback about the course?
The Impact of Student Voice
When students see that their feedback leads to meaningful changes, they become more engaged and invested in their learning. Using the Plus 1 approach, instructors can implement small, targeted adjustments in the second half of the course. Sharing with students how their feedback influenced these changes helps build mutual respect and trust—foundations for a thriving classroom community.
By intentionally incorporating student voice, both instructors and students can flourish together in a dynamic, responsive learning environment.
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Information Session for Faculty and Staff on Student Wellbeing
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FEBRUARY
18
3:00 - 4:00 PM
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The Division of Student Affairs and the Division of Student Success invite you to join them today for a Discussion and Q&A session to explore how to best support students during uncertain times. A panel of our colleagues will share advice and resources to help us navigate these conversations with students and provide support for their wellbeing. We hope you can join!
Microsoft Teams Need help?
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 278 555 262 388
Passcode: fm6pj2LX
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Learn about resources designed to support students and their families with planning for a successful spring semester during uncertain times.
- Email engage@uncg.edu for more information
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Midterm Grades: February 14 - 21, 2025
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This is just a quick reminder that midterm grades are required in all undergraduate courses; grades are due Friday, February 21st. Providing students with information on why midterm grades matter is an important part of the process. New Student Transitions & First Year Experience created a Midterms Matter resource that may help in shaping your conversation with students.
Thank you for providing this essential feedback to our students!
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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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COURSE ACCESSIBILITY CHECKLISTS AND SUPPORT
Updates to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires that all campus digital content (public facing websites, digital course materials, digital campus resources – including campus trainings) meet the WCAG 2.1 (level A and level AA) standards for accessibility by spring 2026.
UNCG has several campus resources that you can utilize now to make the transition easier, with more tools and resources on the way.
- Accessibility Checklists outlining the minimum expectations for meeting the new standards.
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UDOIT Cloud is a Canvas scanning tool that will scan your course and provide you with quick solutions that ensure your course is compliance.
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Accessibility.uncg.edu is a comprehensive accessibility website that offers tools, resources, and quick guides to creating accessible digital content for campus.
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FACULTY ENGAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT
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The Integrative Community Studies (ICS) program, also known as Beyond Academics invites you to a Faculty Tea & Conversation.
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Save the date for March 4th or March 19th to enjoy some tea and cookies while learning more about the ICS program for possible collaborations for research, teaching, or service.
- For more information and to RSVP, email lmgonza2@uncg.edu by 02/28/2025.
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Click for the full flyer: ICS Faculty Tea & Conversation Flyer
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Upcoming Events, Training, and Workshops
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FEBRUARY
25
9:00 - 10:00 AM
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Coffeehouse with the Provost's Office
Join us and the Office of the Provost for a faculty coffeehouse to gather informally with colleagues while enjoying an assortment of catered hot beverages and breakfast snacks. We will also be giving away UTLC swag so we hope to see you there!
In Mossman Atrium
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Workshop: Teaching Effectiveness: Peer Review
This Workshop will focus on current models and rubrics for peer review that may serve as a template or starting place for units-level processes as part of the UNCG Teaching Effectiveness Policy . The models presented were created by decades-long, multi-institutional studies on the evaluation of teaching and learning. RSVP at the link above!
In the Faculty Center
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TEACHING EVALUATION PILOT
UNCG is administering a pilot of a new teaching evaluation system. The pilot and the current system (Class Climate) will run in parallel for two years; when the Class Climate contract expires, administration will make a decision about which or neither system to keep.
Anthology uses research validated common questions, along with offering units the chance to add custom questions. It’s mobile friendly, which may increase response rates. You can see more information here: Evaluation of Teaching Pilot Project.pptx
If you are interested in participating in the Summer or Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 Cohorts, please click the button below to fill out the interest form.
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