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Midterm grades can heighten stress for students, and for you too. Here are 4 quick actions you can implement this week:

By implementing these strategies, we are supporting the mental health of our students and ourselves. Visit these articles by Coleman, Chresfield, Barthlow-Potkanowicz, and Lane & Jackson for additional tips.

Please join the University Teaching and Learning Commons, the Institute for Community and Economic Engagement, and the University Community Engagement Council as we collaborate and sponsor the Spring 2026 Community Engagement Book Club. Together we will be reading Rewriting Partnerships: Community Perspectives on Community-Based Learning by Rachael Shah. The book invites us to rethink our partnerships, emphasizing the potential for valuable knowledge co-creation. Drawing on interviews with partners and examples from courses and research projects, Shah shows how community-engaged teaching and research are enhanced by ethical collaboration with the community at program design, implementation, and evaluation.

There will be 3 meetings total on March 5, March 26 and April 23. We will be meeting 2:30 to 4:00ish, but please feel free to drop in and out depending on your needs. Location is TBD. Coffee and light snacks will be provided.

The ebook is available through the UNCG library.

ITS is happy to announce a full slate of trainings to assist you this spring. This week, we highlight Proactive Practices: Using Canvas & CARE to Support Students Experiencing Distress, tomorrow February 25 at 11:00 am. We hope to see you there!

Do you find yourself typing the same comments over again on assignments? Canvas SpeedGrader includes a built‑in Comment Library that lets you save and reuse comments so you can provide high‑quality feedback quickly and consistently. Here’s a quick step‑by‑step to get started. You can also explore this video guide from ITS Learning Technology for more support! 

We are pleased to share that the UTLC is now active on social media. We encourage you to 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.

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.

We are pleased to announce the Spring 2026 GTA Network dates! The GTA Network is open to all graduate teaching associates and is a space to connect, learn from colleagues, and receive collaborative support. 

What can you expect at GTA Network Events:

Fresh Ideas & Teaching Tips – Explore new strategies, tools, and approaches to elevate your teaching practice.

Real-Time Demos – Get walk-throughs on essential processes like submitting grades, using Canvas tools, and more.

Timely Updates – Stay informed about important UNCG events, deadlines, and teaching-related resources.

Safe Space for Sharing – Bring your questions, wins, and challenges. This is a judgment-free zone where your voice matters.

Campus Connections – Learn how to collaborate with key support offices and student services across campus.

The meetings are all on Mondays, with March 23, April 6, and April 20 from 2 to 3pm remaining this semester.

You can access the MS Teams call through the GTA Network Teams Channel or 📞💻 CLICK here to join meetings 💻📞.

If you have questions, please contact Judy Fowler at JAFOWLE3@uncg.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.

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.

Magna Publications has a weekly newsletter with teaching tips, strategies, and the latest best practices of teaching offering approaches on a wide range of teaching topics, such as:

Visit go.UNCG.edu/TheTeachingProfessor and use your UNCG Email address to register.

Magna Publications offers a series of 20-minute and 40-minute workshops on teaching and learning topics from national experts in teaching and learning.

The UTLC has secured campus access to over 20 trainings on topics such as teaching effectiveness, generative AI, student engagement, course design, and much more.

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