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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This week's teaching tips come from our recent VOISES panel featuring veteran and military-affiliated student experiences. The top strategies are summarized below:
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Remember that every student is unique. While there are some common experiences shared by military affiliated students, it is important to remember that individuals have unique lived experiences that contribute to how students show up in the classroom. For example, some students continue to identify strongly with their military affiliation while others would prefer not to disclose this information to instructors and fellow classmates. Adding an optional question to a course introductory survey shows students that you care and understand the needs of military affiliated students, but empowers students to make a decision about revealing this information.
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Share resources proactively. The student panelists often commented how helpful it has been for instructors to recommended a particular resource (professional, academic, or otherwise) as it can be difficult and at times overwhelming to seek support for various reasons. Instructors can share resources in a number of ways including making announcements during class, incentivizing the use of a resource through a course assignment, or inviting guest speakers. Resources can be on campus or from the community. This helps to show all students that there is a network of people to support and guide them and that they are not alone.
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Consider attending Green Zone training. UNCG Military-Affiliated Services provides training for faculty and staff to learn more about the military-affiliated student experience. This Green Zone training is offered periodically throughout the year. According to the website, "Its goals are to train members of the UNCG community to know more about the issues and concerns faced by military affiliated students and to identify individuals who are available to assist this population. These individuals are not expected to be experts who can 'solve problems.' They are individuals who can lend a sympathetic ear and help the student veteran identify and connect with the appropriate resources." The next Green Zone training is coming up on Wednesday, February 22! Learn more and register now.
To read the full summary from the panel, click the button below.
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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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Reminder: Save the Dates | Instructional Development Opportunities in May 2023
We are excited to announce the dates for two teaching and learning opportunities taking place in May 2023. More information is coming soon, but for now we encourage you to save the dates! Both opportunities are free and open to all UNCG instructors.
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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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| A workshop on how to integrate a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) into your MAC class.
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| 📣 VOISES Panel | Black Student Experiences
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Join us for a student VOISES panel centering the experiences of Black students. Open to all faculty, staff, and graduate teaching assistants.
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| 🧑💻 Instructional Support Virtual Drop-In
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Drop-in any time during the session to ask your questions about teaching and technology: go.uncg.edu/ISNdropin. Be sure to login to Teams with your UNCG credentials before attempting to join. No RSVP or registration needed.
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Green Zone training is for faculty and staff desiring to learn more about the military affiliated student experience. Its goals are to train members of the UNCG community to know more about the issues and concerns faced by military affiliated students and to identify individuals who are available to assist this population
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| 🏛 Weatherspoon Art Museum Faculty Workshop | Using an Essential Question to Activate Learning
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Join us for a special faculty workshop on using museum collections in teaching. Open to all faculty, staff, and graduate teaching assistants. RSVP required (see link below for details).
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This segment features instructors who exemplify excellence and innovation in teaching at UNCG.
We are pleased to announce our next nominee, Dr. LaTesha Velez!
Click the image below to read the nominee's Words of Wisdom.
To nominate yourself or a colleague, please complete the form at go.uncg.edu/minerva-mentions.
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