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.

This week's tips come from our recent VOISES panel on LGBTQIA+ student experiences. Here are the teaching tips that emerged from the panel discussion, and you can read the full summary by clicking the link below.

• Be informed, curious, and educate yourself. Avoid putting students on the spot who may identify as LGBTQIA+ by not asking them to speak on behalf of the queer community as a whole. A good first step to educating yourself is to review this LGBTQIA+ glossary of terms and reading literature written by queer authors. The student panelists recommended the following websites that are particularly informative: Guilford Green, Trevor Project, HRC: Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, Guilford Green Foundation
• Attend safe zone training that is carefully planned to provide a baseline understanding of language used within the LGBTQIA+ community while recognizing that identity is complex and language is ever-changing. Safe zone is offered as a series of in-person workshops or a virtual training in Canvas so you can choose one that best fits your schedule! You can also encourage students to attend safe zone training themselves or invite the Office of Intercultural Engagement (OIE) to come into your class and run a session.
• Take steps to diversify the curriculum to include voices and viewpoints outside of the typical scholars that you may have learned about in your own experience. You can also provide students opportunities to explore queer topics (and other areas of interest) in their assignments whenever possible. It's also important not assume all students are straight and talk about heterosexuality or cisgender experiences as the norm.
• Recognise your privilege and position of power and use it to educate others and support the queer community and all minority students.
• Ask all students their pronouns (not "preferred" pronouns which invalidates their reality and implies impermanence or that their pronouns are optional), and encourage everyone to use them correctly. If asking for pronouns on a survey, ask this as an open-ended question instead of check boxes as the combinations of pronoun use may surprise you.
• Encourage all students to be informed and to engage in discussion with queer students. You can help promote OIE's Spartans in Dialogue program as a way for students to learn how to engage in productive dialogue across difference.

UTLC FEATURED ANNOUNCEMENTS

Check out the latest updates and offerings from the UTLC.

Join the UTLC and the Office of the Provost for a special coffeehouse event open to all instructors on campus. A light catered breakfast will be provided along with our usual assortment of coffee and tea. Coffeehouses are a space to gather with colleagues. No set agenda, just refreshments and great conversation.

Save the date and bring a colleague (or two)! We hope to see you there!

ACUE is a multi-week course that introduces effective teaching strategies and highlights the benefits of reflective teaching practice. Complete all four courses to receive the American Council of Education (ACE) Certificate in Effective College Teaching. Joining in October is the last chance to complete the full certificate, so don't wait! You can also sign up for the stand-alone Fostering a Culture of Belonging course using the ACUE Portal link below. Contact Dr. Laura Pipe (lmpipe@uncg.edu) with any questions.

The University Proctoring Lab (UPL) - located in the Forney Building, room 114 - can help schedule make-up, second attempts, and other proctoring needs! The UPL offers appointments of up to 90 minutes in a monitored and reduced-distraction environment for both computer- and paper-based tests.

Instructors can request assistance via a simple web form. Reach out to proctoring@uncg.edu for more information.

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.

• 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.

• *New* Level Up: Mental Health Education & Training | Help foster a culture of care by engaging in trainings for suicide prevention, Mental Health First Aid, Spartan well-being, and more.
• UNCG Libraries Webinars | Research and Application Webinar Series (fall 2023 registration and recordings) | Zotero Webinar Series (recordings)
• New to Teaching | Access this Canvas site to learn about how students learn, preparing for class, grading, office hours, engagement, active learning, and more.
• *New* Safe and Trans Zone Training on Canvas | Enroll in this self-paced online course to complete Safe Zone 1.0, 2.0, and Trans Zone if you cannot attend an in-person workshop.
• 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. Chiaki Takagi! Click the image below to read the nominee's Words of Wisdom. Note: this year's profiles are created using Microsoft Sway. After clicking the link, scroll down using your mouse or keyboard to advance through the presentation.

To nominate yourself or a colleague, please complete the form at go.uncg.edu/minerva-mentions.

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