Welcome to the weekly UTLC Newsletterk 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.
In honor of Black History Month we want to focus on teaching tips that create more inclusive learning spaces that enhance learning for all of our students.
Close the gap with additional support and offer concrete help. Offer practical advice. Familiarize yourself with administrative and academic support systems. Learn about student health and financial aid programs that may have a direct effect on your black students. Black students have unique challenges, on one hand they can feel invisible because they may be overlooked, and on the other hand they are often viewed as representatives of their group. Each black student’s college experience may contrast greatly from the next. Several resources at UNCG are listed below:
- Office of Intercultural Engagement Supporting Black Students - Bri Welsh, Assistant Director for Diverse Student Engagement
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Black history month events happening through Office of Intercultural Engagement (share it with your students, and consider attending some of the events with them!)
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The Division of Student Success offers several academic support offices:
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Anna M. Gove Student Health Center provides assistance for physical ailments, illnesses, strained relationships, anxiety, high levels of stress, alcohol/drug problems, feeling down, or loss of motivation. There is Massage Therapy available as well for a fee.
- The financial aid office offers a series of videos in English and Spanish that provide information about navigating the steps for students and parents about timelines, application, and accepting financial aid.
Diversify your content. Review your content for places where you might be able to find a source that accomplishes your main objectives while also enabling and representing more diverse perspectives and conversations. If there is a diversity-related controversy in your field, consider “teaching the controversy” by assigning multiple perspectives and analyses. Controversial topics can function as good entry points for introducing marginalized authors and perspectives. If you take this route, we recommend reviewing Identifying and Addressing “Hot Moments” and Attending to Intent and Impact to facilitate difficult conversations.
Teaching through Community. One of bell hooks’ most notable lessons to educators was to challenge our own assumptions related to power dynamics and hierarchies in the classroom. To address these notions, instructors can work collaboratively with students to create community guidelines and regularly revisit (and revise) these agreements throughout the course. Having these discussions from the beginning of the semester helps to promote an inclusive and empowering learning environment regardless of the subject matter. Barnard College offers additional strategies for building a community of learning in a college classroom. For more information, check out this article from the Chronicle on How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive.
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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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| Next Faculty Burnout Bookclub Meeting today at 10am
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The second meeting to discuss the book Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal by Rebecca Pope-Ruark will be on
Tuesday, February 6 at 10am in MHRA 3501. The first meeting was well attended, and you can read a summary of the main points arising from the discussion. The book is available, online and we also have a few hard copies. It is not required to have read the book in detail; the main aim of the meeting is fellowship and renewal. Future dates and times can be found on our Literary Circle webpage, and see the Upcoming Events section below for details of a faculty fellows workshop to address faculty burnout.
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VOISES Panel | Black and African American Students
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Join the UTLC and Office of Intercultural Engagement for our first VOISES panel of the year on
Thursday 15 February at 1:00 pm. VOISES panels provide a venue for faculty to hear the perspective of students from marginalized identity groups on campus. These moderated panels give faculty the chance to ask questions while reflecting on issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion at UNCG. This panel was originally scheduled for February 1, so if you previously registered for this panel there is no need to re-register due to the date change. Those who would still like to register can kindly register below to receive venue information.
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| ITS Learning Technology Update | File Permissions in MS Teams
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Microsoft Teams is a
collaboration platform, and therefore it's essential to be intentional about file permissions. The default permissions may not work well for files you're sharing with students. The video below demonstrates how you can manage those permissions in Teams.
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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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💻 Faculty Fellows Workshop on Avoiding Faculty Burnout and Finding True Work-Life Balance (event flyer)
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In conjunction with NCFDD, we are hosting a 2-hour virtual workshop with optional in-person watch party to help faculty develop strategies for prioritizing and building momentum for their research and creative activities while maintaining work-life balance along the way.
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1:00 - 2:00 PM
Date and time changed!
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| 📣 VOISES Panel | Black and African American Student Experiences
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Join the UTLC and Office of Intercultural Engagement for a student panel discussion centering the experiences of Black and African American students. If you previously registered for this panel there is no need to re-register due to the date change.
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| ☕️ UTLC Coffeehouse | Co-hosted by the Biology Department in Eberhart Building, Room 310
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Coffeehouses are a space to gather with colleagues. No set agenda, just coffee (or tea), snacks, and great conversation.
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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 Candace Chambers!
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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