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.
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In honor of November being Native American Heritage month, this week's teaching tips focus on Indigenous Pedagogy. We also encourage you to listen to the Small Steps, Big Impact podcast conversation with Dr. Laura Pipe focusing on the importance of Indigenous pedagogy and the role of storytelling.
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Reflection. Marie Battiste reminds us of the Indigenous Learning Spirit that has been crushed by the colonizing powers. She encourages instructors to reflect deeply on our own pedagogy and advocates for practicing “Two Eyed Seeing: that is to normalize Indigenous knowledge in the curriculum so that both Indigenous and conventional perspectives and knowledges will be available,” which will enrich both the experience of Indigenous and other students in your class.
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Learning and Unlearning. Educating yourself as to Indigenous culture and trauma indigenous people have experienced caused by the white supremacy culture that has been imposed on them is the first important step. Tema Jon Okun a UNCG Graduate has written extensively on 16 characteristics of white supremacy, some of which are present in many cultural groups and worth educating oneself about and acknowledging those that may be present in your mind and teaching.
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Land Acknowledgement. Space is important in Indigenous culture. Acknowledging the theft of land from Indigenous tribes is another way to show respect. Consider acknowledging the original ownership of the land on which your establishment is built upon in your syllabus and other course materials. This native land map can show you who’s land you are occupying and this website gives you guidelines on how to craft your land acknowledgement. Such a statement shows your students you are aware of the injustices and indigenous people are not invisible in your classroom. The UNCG Sample Syllabus contains a sample land acknowledgement among other inclusive syllabus statements.
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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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| New Episode of Small Steps, Big Impact Podcast | EDI and Wellness
Episode 14 of the Small Steps, Big Impact podcast features a conversation with Jamie Stephens, Well-Being Specialist for Spartan Well-Being, part of Student Health Services here at UNCG. Our conversation today focuses on the intersection of EDI and wellness.
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Reminder | UTLC Website Redesign 5 minute survey
The UTLC is evaluating and updating its website, utlc.uncg.edu. The goal of the new UTLC website is to reflect our expanded capacity for serving faculty to deliver instruction with the highest degree of academic excellence. The website redesign work group invites you to share your perceptions of the UTLC website, ideas for improvement, and your individual needs and expectations of the website in this brief survey by Friday, November 18, 2022. Survey results will inform the needs assessment and consequent plan for updating the UTLC website. Please contact UTLC Project Manager Miranda Lim at mvbradle@uncg.edu.
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Final Reminder | Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards Call for Nominations
URSCO requests nominations of outstanding UNCG faculty mentors for the Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards. We seek to recognize professional track, pre-tenured (early career), and tenured (career) faculty for their efforts to engage undergraduates in experiential learning through research. These honors will include a plaque and $1,000 to support activities related to research and/or creative inquiry as it involves undergraduates during the following academic year. Deadline Extended to Thursday, November 3 at 5:00 pm
ICYMI: Check out the recently published Campus Weekly article about the impact of undergraduate research!
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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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| 🏛 Using Museum Collections in Teaching and Learning
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This practical, hands-on workshop will provide an introduction to the ways that faculty at UNCG can use the Weatherspoon Art Museum to support teaching and learning across academic disciplines. Please register as space is limited to 20 participants.
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| ⚙️ Q&A Session | Accessibility in the Classroom from an Instructor's Perspective
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UNCG instructors share their experiences with the benefits and challenges that instructors often face when addressing accessibility in the classroom.
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| 📚 URSCO Workshop | Course Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CUREs) in a MAC Class
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Come discuss with your colleagues the value of integrating undergraduate research into your MAC class. In this workshop, we will discuss with examples how people have successfully integrated research into an introductory class.
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| 🏫 Community-Engaged Teaching Roundtable
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As part of the HIPs Brown Bag conversation series, this virtual discussion will center the High-Impact Practice of Service-Learning and Community-Based Learning to showcase the diversity of ways in which these practices can be embedded into (co)curricular experiences.
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| Celebrate the end of the semester with the UTLC at the Faculty Center! This is an opportunity to gather informally with colleagues and relax with hors d'oeuvres and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic).
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This segment features instructors who exemplify excellence and innovation in teaching at UNCG.
Click here to view previous Minerva Mentions nominees and their Words of Wisdom.
To nominate yourself or a colleague, please complete the form at go.uncg.edu/minerva-mentions.
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