Welcome to the weekly UTLC Newsletter supporting teaching and learning at UNCG.
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TEACHING TIPS
This section is full of timely and evidence-based practices to apply in your teaching
With the upcoming celebration of Passover, this week’s teaching tips center on supporting Jewish students during this important holiday. If you have more questions about Passover or how to support students, please reach out to Ginny Vellani, Director of NC Hillel, at gvellani@nchillel.org.
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When is Passover? The Jewish holiday of Pesach or Passover is an annual celebration of freedom, it marks the Exodus from Egypt and moving from slavery to freedom. This year it will be observed starting at sundown on Monday, April 22 to sundown Tuesday, April 30. Passover is the most celebrated Jewish holiday worldwide. For more information read here.
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How is Passover celebrated? There is no one way that Jewish students observe Passover. Many students will choose to attend services, programs, and/or go home and join their families for the holiday (especially for the first two nights to attend the Seder (the retelling of the Passover story followed by a celebratory feast). Passover is filled with tradition and being surrounded by family/community, some students may feel homesick or disconnected. There are special dietary requirements and access to Passover foods and the ability to change over one's kitchen may make it difficult for students to stay in Greensboro, so they may feel it necessary to be home for the entire holiday.
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How can I support students who are celebrating Passover? As Passover falls so close to the end of the Spring semester this year it is important to plan ahead with your Jewish students for attendance, final assignments and exam prep. Many traditional observant Jews will not work on the first two days of Passover, which includes course work. During the rest of the week there are no work restrictions. Students who go home for the entire holiday may ask to zoom into a class when practical. As a reminder, the UNCG Proctoring Lab can assist in setting up alternative testing times for students during Passover or other religious holidays.
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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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| AI Institute Registration Open Until April 29!
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UNCG's first AI Institute: Educate, Innovate, Iterate will be held in-person on May 6, 2024. We are excited to announce that the registration form is now open! You can use the registration form to:
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Register for the in-person event on May 6 and access to the Canvas course with supplemental materials, or
- Register for access to the AI Institute Canvas course that will contain a link to the livestream of the keynote session, supplemental materials from the institute, and recordings to select sessions.
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| Save the date | UTLC Faculty Biergarten Wednesday, April 24 from 4-5pm
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The UTLC will host a Faculty Biergarten on Wednesday, April 24 at 4pm in the Weatherspoon Art Museum to celebrate the end of the semester, bringing together colleagues across campus. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be served along with hors d'oeuvres. This informal, social event is open to all educators. No RSVP is required. Please consider adding this event to your calendar and inviting other colleagues. We hope to see you there!
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| New Learning Tech Tip Video | Accessibility in Canvas
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Addressing accessibility can feel like a huge undertaking, but this week's tip shows in less than a minute, a practice you can start implementing today whenever you are creating content in Canvas.
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| ITS Learning Technology Summer Workshops
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Are you preparing to teach this summer? ITS Learning Technology has workshops scheduled for you and your students! You can share the relevant links with your students so they can get their fast-paced summer semester off to a smooth start and focus on their coursework, instead of technology.
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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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| 🗓 UNCG Powwow | Saturday, April 13 on the EUC Lawn with Grand Entry at noon.
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Support the Indigenous Safe Space Network on campus through attendance or volunteering at the UNCG Powwow on the EUC lawn. Grand Entry begins at noon. The event is free and will feature traditional storytelling through voice, song and dance. There will be a handicraft auction and Native vendors will also be present.
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| 💻 AI Webinar | Creative AI in Art Education
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Join Stony Brook University for an enlightening panel discussion where esteemed art professors from diverse fields come together to explore the dynamic intersection of generative AI and art education as they address the impact of generative AI on teaching methodologies and artistic expression, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities it presents.
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| 🍻 UTLC Biergarten | Wednesday, April 24 from 4-5pm at the Weatherspoon Art Museum
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Celebrate the end of the semester with the UTLC! This is an opportunity to gather informally with colleagues and relax with hors d’oeuvres and beverages (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be served). No RSVP is required.
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This segment features instructors who exemplify excellence and innovation in teaching at UNCG. To nominate yourself or a colleague, please complete the form at go.uncg.edu/minerva-mentions.
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