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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Document Headings and Accessibility: Using headings when creating a document brings structure and order to it, making it easier to read and understand for users of all types. Headings are especially important for people who use screen readers as well as people who are neurodiverse. The consistency that a structured document gives allows screen reader users to navigate and follow the document’s order, while also helping neurodiverse users stay focused on the document’s content. UNCG’s Accessibility Resources site shares a few tips for creating headings and structure, including a quick how-to video for adding headings to documents.
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VOISES Panel Takeaways | Muslim Student Experiences: Our final VOISES panel of the semester was held last week and focused on uplifting the stories and experiences of Muslim students on campus. Above all, the panelists emphasized the importance of connection and belonging on campus. Students also remarked that they would like to see more diverse perspectives represented in the content presented through course materials in all disciplines. As educators, it is important to learn more about the Islamic faith and practices as well as available campus and community resources to better support our students and create an inclusive learning environment. You can begin by reading the full summary from last week’s panel.
Finishing the Semester Strong: Share with students how to stay on track to thrive through the rest of the semester. Dr. Rebecca Campbell, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Academic Transition Programs at Northern Arizona University in a Teaching in Higher Education podcast shares how performance barriers keep students from succeeding and how faculty can advocate for the development of help-seeking behaviors. Share your experiences of when you needed to seek help as a student. Learning how to advocate for yourself and ask for help can be coached, mentored, and taught. You may also find this recent article from the Chronicle useful in learning how to normalize seeking support through office hours for students.
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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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| Resource Spotlight: TracCloud Scheduling System
TracCloud is the new scheduling system that your students are using to make appointments with the Academic Achievement Center, the University Proctoring Lab, the Writing Center, The Speaking Center, and the Math Help Center (among others!). For more information on how students navigate TracCloud, see the video below. For any questions you have regarding TracCloud, please email aac@uncg.edu.
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Reminder | 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.
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| Reminder | 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.
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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
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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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| 🏅 Quality Matters - Improving your Online Course (IYOC)
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The “Improving Your Online Course” workshop explores the QM Rubric and provides a framework to improve the quality of online courses. Participants use the QM Rubric to review their own online courses and develop a course improvement plan.
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| 📚 Library Research and Application Webinar | Intro to Twine
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Join UNCG librarian, Maggie Murphy, for an introduction to Twine, a free, open-source tool for making interactive fiction, computer games, and new media art that can be shared or published as HTML files. No programming knowledge required!
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| 🏛 Using Museum Collections in Teaching and Learning
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UNCG instructors share their experiences with the benefits and challenges that instructors often face when addressing accessibility in the classroom.
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| ⚙️ Q&A Session | Accessibility in the Classroom from an Instructor's Perspective
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UNCG instructors share their experiences with the benefits and challenges that instructors often face when addressing accessibility in the classroom.
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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. Kathy Hytten!
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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| FIU COIL Virtual Exchange Leadership Institute | Register by November 7
By popular demand, the deadline for applying to the 4th FIU COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) Virtual Exchange Leadership Institute has been extended to November 7th! Many institutions asked for more time to build their team and attend the International Virtual Exchange Conference (October 26-28) as part of their application process, and we listened! Leadership teams of 2 or 3 members from non-US and US-based institutions of all types are encouraged to apply to this fully online retreat. Create a strategic scaling plan and build your COIL network! Read stories of impact from 6 US alumni. For more information visit go.fiu.edu/2023COILInstitute or contact coil@fiu.edu.
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| Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement (PACE) Conference | Call for Proposals
NCCE’s annual Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement (PACE) Conference seeks to grow and share the practice and scholarship of engagement. PACE is the longest running conference focused on this topic. Plenary and breakout sessions advance the higher education SLCE (service-learning and community/civic engagement) field by sharing research findings, innovative programs and partnerships, effective curricular or co-curricular models, strategies for institutional capacity building, and best practices.
The PACE conference will be held at High Point University on February 15, 2023. Proposals are due on November 15 at 5:00 pm.
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