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.

Welcome back! This weeks teaching tips feature important updates, resources, and reminders to help start your semester off strong.

• Building community. Teaching and learning are relational endeavors, so it is important to build community early and often in your courses. Amy Brown shares an activity from our What's Working video series to get your students talking and connected in the first week of class. We also recommend incorporating a welcome survey (template for UNCG instructors) to get to know your students and see where they may need support throughout the semester.
• Syllabus and other Fall 2023 Updates. The UNCG Syllabus Template has been updated to include new, required language for mid-term grades in addition to other statements and sections to include in your syllabi in line with the UNCG's Syllabus Policy. In addition, we recommend reviewing the August 4 Message to the Faculty from the Provost, including a short video message, and the July 12 Provost’s Announcement: Preparation for Teaching in Fall 2023 - Teams, AI, Canvas and Syllabi Updates to make sure you're in the know for this fall!
• Find your well-being here Canvas Commons Module. As part of creating a culture of care at UNCG, this brief module gives students information and access to an array of well-being resources. A video tutorial is available along with written step-by-step instructions. Consider adding this to your courses this fall and letting students know how to use this resource in the first week!

UTLC FEATURED ANNOUNCEMENTS

Check out the latest updates and offerings from the UTLC.

Nominations Open for Alumni Teaching Excellence Awards through September 1, 2023

To recognize outstanding teaching and demonstrate our commitment to teaching excellence, the University presents three annual awards to UNCG faculty members; the UNC System also presents an award for teaching excellence to a UNCG faculty member each year. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni are eligible to nominate. For more information, visit our website (please note we are in the process of updating our documentation to reflect the recent change to "Professional Track" faculty)

Coffeehouses Return in a New, Traveling Format!

This year, the UTLC Coffeehouses are coming to you! Coffeehouses will be co-hosted and held in academic units across campus. As always, coffeehouses are open to all instructors at UNCG regardless of location or co-hosting department.

All CoffeeHouses will take place from 9:00-10:00 am on the following dates:

• August 23 in the 2nd floor Coleman atrium [Kinesiology]
• September 12 in the Mossman atrium [Office of the Provost]
• September 13 in the Teaching and Resources Center (SOE room 310) [Teacher Education & Higher Education]

Dates and locations for October and November Coffeehouses will be sent out late September, so be sure to watch the UTLC newsletter to see when and where the next coffeehouse will be!

New Canvas Features for Fall 2023

ITS Learning Technology would like to introduce you to new features you’ll find in Canvas this semester:

• The OneDrive Integration in Canvas
• Canvas Student ePortfolios
• The LinkedIn Learning Integration
• Enhanced gradebook filters
• And, of course, you can now schedule Teams meetings from your Canvas course.

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.

• *New* UNCG Libraries Fall 2023 Webinars | Research and Application Webinar Series (registration and recordings) | Zotero Webinar Series (recordings)
• Web Accessibility 101 | This asynchronous, self-paced course focuses on the fundamentals of making online content accessible.

Upcoming Events, Training, and Workshops

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