Welcome to the weekly UTLC Newsletter supporting teaching and learning at UNCG:
Week of January 14, 2025
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Welcome to the Spring 2025 semester! Our teaching tips for this week feature important updates, resources, and reminders to help start your semester off strong.
Tools You Can Use: This Canvas-Ready Checklist can help you make sure your course shell is ready. This Student Tips for Teams article will be useful for your students if you're using Teams for class or other meetings. Additionally, here's information on how you can set up Teams in Canvas and use Teams in class.
Do you need to give your your Canvas course content one last check for broken links? This video demonstrates the Canvas link validator tool which you can use to quickly locate them so they can be updated before students get started in your class.
Weather: Spring semester, in particular, often brings weather based challenges in North Carolina. Please keep in mind that inclement weather may impact your students differently based on their personal circumstances, such as childcare needs, transportation access, regional safety concerns. Please be as flexible as you can in the face of inclement weather and the challenges it may bring our students.
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Course Accessibility Checklists and Support
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In Summer 2024, the US Department of Justice issued new guidance clarifying expectations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. These clarifications mark a significant and necessary shift in how universities will support individuals with disabilities. The update 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.
As you begin instruction for Spring 2025, consider how these accessibility standards will impact your course development. UNCG has several campus resources that you can utilize now to make the transition easier, with more tools and resources on the way.
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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. The tool can scan Canvas pages and course files.
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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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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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