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Spring break offers students (and faculty) a much-needed pause, but returning to the classroom can sometimes feel like a reset in the wrong direction. Motivation may shift, routines are disrupted, and students can struggle to re-engage academically. Rather than viewing this as lost momentum, instructors can treat the return from break as a “Springboard Moment”: an opportunity for reflection, recalibration, and renewed focus for the remainder of the semester.  

Small adjustments after spring break can help instructors turn the transition back into class into renewed momentum for the rest of the semester. 

Join the UTLC and the Office of Intercultural Engagement for a conversation about student experiences in the classroom and beyond. This time the student panel is focused on AI use and will take place on March 26 at 1 pm. VOISES panels provide a venue for faculty to hear the perspective of students about their experiences on campus. These moderated panels give faculty the chance to ask questions while reflecting on ways they can support student success and learning.

Please register to receive full event details and location. 

ITS is happy to announce a full slate of trainings to assist you this spring. This week, we highlight two workshops:

Proactive Practices: Reducing and Addressing Grade Bias is in person in EUC Azalea on March 19 from 12 to 1pm (free lunch for the first 20 folks to register!)

Proactive Practices: Using Canvas & CARE to Support Students Experiencing Distress will be held on Teams on March 26 from 2 to 3pm!

We hope to see you there!

Open Office Hours with ITS: Learning Technology’s Instructional Design Team: Tuesdays 10am–12pm

Drop in for a conversation with an instructional designer! We can assist with course and assessment design, discuss teaching questions, and help with Canvas, Teams, and other learning technology.

No registration is needed; you can just join online.

Looking for ways to engage students? Design an assignment that give students choice can increase ownership and participation. Adobe Express presentations allow students to creatively “teach the class” while submitting work in a familiar workflow in Canvas. Here’s a quick step‑by‑step guide to get started. You can also use this Instructure Guide for setting up your assignment in Canvas and share this Adobe Express Guide with your students for how to make presentations. 

How to create a Canvas assignment for Adobe Express presentations: 

The UTLC is now active on social media. Follow us on Instagram (@utlc.uncg), Facebook (UNCG UTLC), and LinkedIn (University Teaching & Learning Commons) to stay informed about weekly teaching tips, upcoming events, and resources that support teaching and learning at UNCG.

Elon University with be hosting its 22nd Teaching and Learning Conference on Tuesday August 11. Proposal submissions are due March 22. Sessions will be available both face to face and hybrid, and registration is free! For questions, please contact tlc@elon.edu.

The Anthology Course Evaluation pilot is ongoing! We are piloting Anthology Evaluate as a possible alternative to class climate. After successful Spring and Fall 2025 semesters, we are hoping to recruit more participants to "load-test" the system and collect data on two different possible question sets. Evaluate offers two sets of research-backed common question choices, the possibility of adding custom questions, the ability to access your reports online, and teaching evaluations that can be completed in class (for face to face classes), with the potential of raising response rates.

If you're interested in participating, please opt-in by March 23. If you have questions, please email Joyce Clapp at jfclapp@uncg.edu.

Please save the date for our Spring Biergarten, Thursday April 30 from 4 to 5pm! More details will be provided in the coming weeks.

May will feature several professional development opportunities!  We will have more details about these events in the coming weeks, including exact times and locations, but we'd love to get on your calendar! Please save the date (and register) for the following:

The UTLC has additional new online resources available for you, including self-paced training options, resources for Generative AI, and teaching guides. We also have new syllabus resources up, including an updated syllabus template.

Check out these upcoming opportunities from the UTLC and other partners on campus. Additionally, the university workshop calendar has opportunities.