Welcome to the weekly UTLC Newsletter supporting teaching and learning at UNCG.

TEACHING TIPS

This section is full of timely and evidence-based practices to apply in your teaching.

• Accessible Color Choices: Color can bring life to online content, but it can also detract from your message, becoming a distraction and even a barrier for some in your audience. Use of color with a secondary indicator along with good color contrast will prevent color from becoming a distraction, and it will also ensure that your content is accessible to people with vision and cognitive disabilities. The Use of Color video from the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) shows some examples of how color can be a barrier to your audience, and also discusses how to use color in a way that will be accessible to everyone.

• Inclusive Teaching Toolkit: Did you know that ACUE maintains an inclusive teaching toolkit? The toolkit features 10 concrete practices that instructors can immediately implement in their teaching practices to create more open and inclusive learning spaces for all students. Each practice contains links to additional resources for further guidance. These small changes can have a transformational impact on your students and lead to an increased sense of belonging in the classroom.
• VOISES Recap | Latinx Student Experiences:  Last week's VOISES panel was with our Latinx students. These students felt happy to finally be in an institution of learning where they could be proud of their heritage and culture. Most were first generation students so had to navigate a lot to get here. Overall LatinX students were looking for faculty who recognized and tried to understand their culture. Faculty who communicated clearly realistic class expectations, engaged in activities inside and outside the classroom, gave them an opportunity to engage in joint research and overwhelmingly they were looking to connect with and form a lasting relationship with faculty as mentors. A full summary can be read here.

UTLC FEATURED ANNOUNCEMENTS

Check out the latest updates and offerings from the UTLC.

New Episode | Small Steps, Big Impact Podcast

The Small Steps, Big Impact podcast hosted by Brad Johnson, School of Education, is back! Episode 12 features a conversation with Chris Gregory, Director of the Military-Affiliated Services Center here at UNC Greensboro.  Our conversation today focuses on the importance of understanding the experiences of military-affiliated students who are navigating our Higher Education environments.

Canvas Template Pilot Opportunity

The UTLC and ITS Learning Technology are collaborating to create a Canvas template that can be used for instructors teaching at UNCG beginning Fall 2023. The template is being designed to help create a consistent look and feel for students, enhance the navigational experience, and support student learning. We are currently seeking instructors from a variety of disciplines, academic levels (graduate and undergraduate), and delivery formats (online, in-person, hybrid, or hyflex) to test and provide feedback on this template during Spring 2023. Please register below if you would like to take part in this important process for our campus community! If you are interested in this opportunity but have questions, please email utlc@uncg.edu.

New Literary Circle with the Department of Biology (open to all!)

The UNCG Biology Department is featuring an additional literary circle for faculty this semester on Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas by Jennifer Raff. Dr. Raff will speak at UNCG on November 16 at 4:00 pm. 

Call for Nominations Reminder | 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

FACULTY ENGAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT

Check out these upcoming opportunities from the UTLC and other partners on campus. Additional training opportunities are available at workshops.uncg.edu.

Ongoing Opportunities

• DiversityEDU | This online module through Canvas offers faculty and staff skills-based development in areas of equity and diversity. 
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Institute on Canvas | This virtual, self-paced experience dives into difficult dialogues, foundations of equity pedagogy, and deep exploration of cultural responsive teaching.

• Indigenous Safe Space Project on Canvas | This student-led initiative helps to prepare the campus community with basic skills for supporting our Indigenous and Native students.

• UNCG Libraries Fall 2022 Webinars | Research and Application Webinar Series (register here) and Zotero Webinars (register here)
• Team-Based Learning Class Observations | Use the observation request form to select a date to observe a UNCG classroom using Team-Based Learning as an active learning strategy.
• Web Accessibility 101 | This asynchronous, self-paced course focuses on the fundamentals of making online content accessible.

Upcoming Events, Training, and Workshops

MINERVA MENTIONS

This segment features instructors who exemplify excellence and innovation in teaching at UNCG.

We are pleased to announce our next nominee, Dr. Ye (Jane) He!

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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