Welcome to the Weekly UTLC Newsletter: Week of March 24, 2026 |
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Teaching Tips: UNCG Student VOISES |
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This week we are bringing you tips straight from our UNCG students. During the Fall 2025 semester, we hosted VOISES panels and interviewed individual students about their experiences at UNCG. This is part of what they would like faculty to know:
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- “Please don't just mention resources, but help explain them.” In addition to mentioning campus resources, showing students how to use office hours and access academic or mental health support is a huge help. Walking students through scheduling or navigating websites can make a big difference.
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“Let's connect content to real-life." Help students see the relevance of what they’re learning by linking it to real-world applications, careers, and current issues whenever possible.
- “If you know of an internship, conference, etc, please tell us.” Inform students about internships, conferences, and networking options. Sometimes, you are the only source you have for these connections in your field.
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We hope these tips from students are helpful and serve as good reminders to keep doing what you are doing. If you’d like to hear more from students, we have a VOISES panel around AI this Thursday at 1 pm. Sign up below to get more information.
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VOISES Panel This Week: Using AI |
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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.
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Open Office Hours with ITS |
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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.
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Tech Tips: Student Voises
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Giving students a voice can be a simple addition to your usual curriculum. A quick poll in Microsoft Teams lets students share their opinions instantly, whether you’re choosing discussion topics, reviewing understanding, or gathering feedback. It’s fast, optionally anonymous, and boosts engagement.
You can launch a poll directly from a Teams meeting using Microsoft Forms.
Here’s a quick step‑by‑step to get started. You can also explore additional guides from UNCG’s Knowledge Base for more support!
How to use Polls in Microsoft Teams
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- In Teams, select Calendar.
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Find the meeting you've scheduled for which you want to add polls and click or tap it.
- Select Chat with participants.
- Select Add a tab, search for and select Polls, and then click or tap Add.
- Select Save.
- A new Polls tab will be added to your meeting.
- Select Create New Poll.
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Enter your question (such as "Which topic should we review next?")
- Add answer choices.
- Select Save and then Launch to share it with students.
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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.
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Save the Date: Spring Biergarten |
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Please save the date for our Spring Biergarten,
Thursday, April 30, from 4 to 5pm! More details will be provided in the coming weeks.
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Save the Date: May Professional Development
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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:
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Faculty Engagement & Development Opportunities |
Check out these upcoming opportunities from the UTLC and other partners on campus. Additionally, the university workshop calendar has opportunities.
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- Self-Paced Training Options| Online, research-based workshops cover a range of essential topics.
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UNCG Libraries Webinars | Research and Application Webinar Series (Spring 2024 recordings) | Zotero Webinar Series (recordings)
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New to Teaching | Access this Canvas site to learn about how students learn, preparing for class, grading, office hours, engagement, active learning, and more.
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Safe and Trans Zone Training on Canvas | Enroll in this self-paced online course to complete Safe Zone 1.0, 2.0, and Trans Zone if you cannot attend an in-person workshop.
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Web Accessibility 101 | This asynchronous, self-paced course focuses on the fundamentals of making online content accessible.
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