CRTLE NEWSLETTER

NEWS 141, November 4, 2026

Faculty Voices 💠Practical Teaching Ideas 💠Professional Learning Opportunities

Helping UTA Faculty Teach, Innovate, and Thrive!

What if reading this week’s CRTLE newsletter could give you a new teaching idea AND the possibility of a new book? Dive in for peer-led faculty professional learning, on-demand resources, upcoming CRTLE programs, and continued access to our AI Course Redesign Institute. Look closely, because we’ve tucked in a chance to win The Ten Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelley. .- Peggy Semingson, Ph.D., Interim Director of CRTLE

Friday, November 6

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Trinity Hall, Room 105

In-Person Only

Faculty, we’d love to have you at our next CRTLE Roundtable this Friday! Come connect with colleagues, share ideas, and engage in meaningful conversation about teaching and learning. Whether you’ve joined us before or this will be your first Roundtable, your voice is welcome at the table!

Join us for Words That Shape Learning: Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset, an interactive SEP Mini-Workshop exploring how the language we use with students can encourage confidence, persistence, and growth. Learn practical ways to recognize fixed-mindset messages and reframe them to help students navigate setbacks and embrace challenges.

Friday, November 6 

 1:15 PM –2:15 PM
Trinity Hall 105 or Microsoft Teams

Register today and help turn everyday conversations into opportunities for growth!

Wednesday, November 11

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Microsoft Teams

What counts as evidence of student learning? Explore ways to interpret proxies of student learning and engagement.

Looking for fresh ideas to strengthen your teaching, explore AI, improve accessibility, or enhance student success? The CRTLE On-Demand Learning page brings professional learning together in one convenient place. Explore curated resources on AI and emerging technologies, course and syllabus design, assessment, online and digital learning, reflective teaching, professional credentials, and faculty career development. 

⭐ Featured Self-Paced Canvas Courses

1. AI Essentials for Faculty – Build confidence with generative AI and explore practical approaches to AI use, prompting, assignments, academic integrity, and more. 

      2.  Accessibility Bootcamp Roadmap – Build more                       inclusive and accessible digital learning experiences. 

3.  Focus on Planning: Accessibility – Incorporate accessibility into your course from the              very beginning. 

4.  Student Learning Outcomes – Develop clear, meaningful, and measurable outcomes            that strengthen course alignment. 

5.  Canvas Training for Faculty – Create a more organized, engaging, and student-                        centered Canvas course. 

6.  Career Competency Mapping – Help students recognize and communicate the career-           ready skills embedded in their coursework.

7.   Student Experience Project (SEP) – Explore evidence-based approaches that support           belonging, engagement, academic confidence, persistence, and student success.

And there's more on the way: Peer Observation of Teaching is listed as a forthcoming self-paced Canvas course.

Your next teaching idea may be just a click away.
👉 Explore CRTLE On-Demand Learning

Start the new year by investing in your teaching! Spring 2027 ACUE courses at UTA offer faculty an opportunity to strengthen learner-centered teaching practices through flexible, fully online learning alongside a facilitator and cohort of colleagues. Stackable courses are designed to fit into busy faculty schedules and can build toward an ACUE certificate. Registration is now open!

Spring Offerings beginning January 25th: 

✔️ Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learners 

✔️ Creating a Productive Online Learning Environment

✔️ Designing Learner-Centered Courses (begins March 15th)

👉 Visit Ask a Maverick to read the latest student quotes and stories: Ask a Maverick

Thank you to the many UTA instructors who continue to inspire, challenge, and support our students. 

The newest collection of Ask a Maverick reflections is now available. Shared with student permission, these stories recognize faculty members and courses that have made a difference in students' academic journeys while offering insight into the teaching and learning experiences that contribute to student success at UTA. Yard signs are going up soon around campus near the Central Library and other high-traffic area. 

A little something for our newsletter readers...
If you spotted this message, email crtle@uta.edu with the subject line “Creativity” by 11/25  to be entered in a drawing for a copy of  The Ten Faces of Innovation: Strategies for Heightening Creativity by Tom Kelley. And shhh...let your colleagues discover this one for themselves. 😉

Visit the CRTLE EVENTS page to learn more about upcoming sessions and workshops!

Stay ahead of the curve with AI in higher education!

Subscribe to The all new CRTLE AI Teaching Brief for bi-weekly practical teaching tips on AI, AI teaching approaches, faculty spotlights, and curated resources delivered straight to your inbox. 

Sign up today: https://common.forms.uta.edu/view.php?id=3094669

How can CRTLE support you?

The CRTLE team is here to support and inspire your teaching—from exploring new strategies and redesigning courses to integrating AI and digital tools. Share your questions, ideas, or requests using the form below, and a member of our team will follow up to connect you with the support you need. We look forward to working with you!

Did you miss a CRTLE Session? 

Don't worry! We have recaps of all CRTLE Sessions on our blog!

PEDAGOGY NEXT

Visit the CRTLE website for Updates on Event and Access to Our Many Teaching Resources: https://www.uta.edu/administration/crtle 

OFFICE OF THE PROVOST - CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON TEACHING AND LEARNING EXCELLENCE
PEGGY SEMINGSON, PH.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND INTERIM DIRECTOR
BETH FLEENER, PH.D., SENIOR TEACHING INNOVATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
NAKESHA BROWN, M.ED., COORDINATOR II, SPECIAL PROGRAMS