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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UDL/Accessibility: The general premise behind UDL is fairly easy to understand - give students options for how they access and engage with course materials, as well as options to show what they’ve learned. It’s a bit more challenging to understand how each of the 3 UDL guidelines work, and how to apply them to our course content. The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning’s (CETL) UDL Guidelines video shares a detailed explanation of what each guideline means, and how they impact student learning through removing barriers and increasing ways for students to succeed.
Inclusive Teaching Tips for the upcoming Jewish High Holiday Season: With the upcoming Jewish High Holiday Season consisting of several distinct holidays including Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah, and more, Assistant Director of NC Hillel Link and UNCG Religious Life Chair, Vicki Cathcart (vjcathca@uncg.edu), has created an excellent resource of teaching tips to support students during this time. In particular, these are the days that work is forbidden beginning sundown the prior evening: September 26, 27, October 5, 10, 11, 17, and 18, 2022. Please be flexible and attempt to not schedule quizzes, large projects, and exams in these time periods if possible (especially during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur). If it is unavoidable, please make accommodations for the Jewish students so they are not penalized. Click here to add Jewish holidays to your calendar or view future dates.
VOISES Panel Takeaways | Students Experiencing Disability and Chronic Illness: There was a wealth of information shared from our student panelists with implications for teaching and learning. In particular, students shared that they appreciated when staff and faculty reached out to them personally and confidentiality to put them in touch to provide needed flexibility related to attendance and assignment deadlines and connected them with support services such as OARS, Rec Wellness, TRIO programs and Counseling Services. Read this full summary for more ways faculty can support them in their studies by understanding the many issues they are dealing with daily. Please consider registering and attending future VOISES panels.
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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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| Interest Session | ACUE Certificate in Effective Online College Instruction
UNCG Academic Affairs has partnered with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) to offer interested faculty members an evidence-based instructor certification program at no cost to them. The ACUE Certificate in Effective Online College Instruction has been shown to improve student grade performance, decrease DFW rates without sacrificing rigor, and close equity gaps. There will be a virtual information session on Friday, Sept 30 at 11am, where you can learn more about ACUE and the benefits of the program. If you have any questions, please contact Andrew Hamilton (ahamilton@uncg.edu).
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| Takeaways from Faculty Roundtable on Midterm Grades
We appreciate everyone who was interested and able to attend yesterday's roundtable session with Dr. Andrew Hamilton to inquire and share suggestions related to UNCG's new midterm grade policy based on last year's Faculty Senate resolution. While the discussion was not recorded, we have compiled a document outlining the major takeaways. Please click the button below to access this resource.
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| Call for Nominations | Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards
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: October 28, 2022
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| Reminder: Online Learning Level I Registration Deadline is Today (September 13)
This 8-week online course meets the initial requirements for new online faculty and gives guidance on how to start and complete the online course design process. A facilitator will give you feedback and suggestions every week of the course. After you register below, you will receive notification that you have a development site in your Canvas account. This development site is where you will create your online class.
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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. Daniel Herr!
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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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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| 🤝 International Mix and Mingle
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Join the School of Education, International Programs Center, and International Faculty and Staff Network for a global engagement and networking opportunity at the Teaching Resource Center (Room 310) in the School of Education Building.
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| 👜 HIPs Virtual Brown Bag | Creating HIPs Teaching Certifications with UVU
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Special Guest, Dr. Wendy Athens (Senior Director of the Office of Teaching and Learning at Utah Valley University), joins us to engage in a conversation about the potential for HIPs teaching certifications on our campus.
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| 🤖 Use UNCG Tech to Create Alternative Assessments
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In this session you will learn how to conceptualize, create, and implement alternative assessments in Canvas.
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Gather with colleagues in the Faculty Center located centrally on campus (College Ave.) to enjoy light snacks and beverages as you end the day.
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| 🏛 Using Museum Collections in Teaching & Learning
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This half-day, in-person workshop will provide an introduction to the ways that instructors at UNCG can use the Weatherspoon Art Museum to support teaching and learning.
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