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| Imagining, Creating, Innovating the Future
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| | CRTLE NEWSLETTERNEWS 117, September 24, 2025
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UTA FacultyTips for Teaching Award Success! Tune in to the Pedagogy Next Podcast with Distinguished Professor, Dr. Kevin Schug!
Click below to have a listen
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This video has closed captions for accessibility.
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The Faculty Playbook for Teaching: Award-Winning Strategies for a Better Classroom
Friday, September 26
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Trinity Hall, Room 105 or via Microsoft Teams
Join us for a dynamic and inspiring one-hour workshop where our most celebrated educators share their secrets to success. In this fast-paced session, five of our award-winning faculty will deliver 5-minute lightning talks to reveal their most impactful, practical teaching tips.
Come be inspired by the best of the best and discover how small changes can lead to big results for both you and your students!
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| Join our online session on Open Educational Resources (OER)
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Exploring Open Educational Resources (OER): Adopting, Adapting, and Creating for the Classroom
Thursday, October 2
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Microsoft Teams
Facilitated by: Megan Zara, OER Librarian, UTA Libraries
Discover how Open Educational Resources (OER) can transform your teaching. In this workshop, you’ll learn quick ways to adopt or adapt OER, explore options for creating your own, and tap into UTA Libraries’ publishing tools and faculty grants.
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| | Sign up for ACUE this Fall!
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Are you passionate about enhancing student success and advancing your teaching practice?
Join your colleagues in enrolling in ACUE’s Courses on Effective Teaching Practices. These evidence-based, flexible courses are designed specifically for higher education faculty and focus on strategies proven to improve student engagement, retention, and learning outcomes.
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| Sign up now for two more Fall 2025 stackable courses beginning October 20th, with in-person teaching focus and online-focused teaching tracks tailored to your teaching style. Deadline to register for the October Session is October 5th!
Don’t miss out! Secure your spot and take part in an inspiring year of professional growth!
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Student Experience Project
Three to Thrive: Small Changes. Big Impact.
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Ready-to-Use Tips from Student Experience Project faculty fellows!These strategies are designed for easy integration into a variety of teaching settings and are grounded in research-backed practices. They revolve around three pillars: Welcoming Environment, Growth Mindset, and Wise Feedback. Instructors can readily implement these approaches to enhance student engagement and success.
For more information about the Student Experience Project, visit the CRTLE website.
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| | Join CRTLE for the New PLC!Professional Learning Community: Future-Ready Teaching
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| Apply to become a part of the Future-Ready Teaching PLC Series! This program explores how to prepare for the classrooms of tomorrow. Starting October 24 and running every other Friday through March 2026, this book-club–style online community will explore themes such as AI integration, human skills in a machine age, and global readiness. With guided discussions, facilitator support, and funded opportunities, participants will create practical, “bite-sized” digital microlearning resources to share with the wider teaching community.
Deadline to apply: October 17, 2025
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The fall book selection will be Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by C. Edward Watson and José Antonio Bowen!
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| | Save the Date for the October Faculty Voices Session
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| October Faculty Voices Session
Wednesday, October 17From Passive to Participatory: Implementing Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) in Asynchronous Online Courses
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| | In case you missed it! Back by popular demand!
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| Friday, October 31
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Trinity Hall, Room 104 or via Microsoft Teams
The AI Course Redesign Institute offers a workshop-style hands-on experience for UTA faculty interested in integrating Artificial Intelligence into their courses. This one-day institute provides faculty with the tools, resources, and frameworks needed to redesign and enhance their curricula with AI, creating more engaging, effective, and inclusive learning environments. Participants will explore the latest AI technologies and pedagogical strategies from peers and resources, gaining the skills to integrate AI tools into their teaching practices. There will be time provided to work on developing your own course or courses. By the end of the institute, participants will leave with actionable next steps to incorporate AI into their teaching, fostering an innovative and forward-thinking classroom environment. Ideas for how to prepare students for the ever-changing workforce with AI will be explored. You must be teaching a course or courses next academic year (2025-2026).
This event has limited capacity in-person. You may be asked to join via Microsoft Teams once the capacity has been reached. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.
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All In-person attendees will receive a copy of The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI by Tricia Bertram Gallant and David A. Rettinger
Register early!
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| Faculty Survey: Sept. 9 – Nov. 9
The UTA Libraries want your input! Help shape collections, services, and research support by completing their upcoming campus-wide survey. Your feedback makes a difference!
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| Did you miss the event?
Highlights from Kevin Carr’s Session on Fostering Strong Team Skills in Your Classes
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Don’t miss what’s coming up at CRTLE! Find out here!
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Visit the CRTLE Website for Updates on Events and Access to Our Many Teaching Resources: www.uta.edu/crtle
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| Learn and Achieve Together
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| OFFICE OF THE PROVOST - CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON TEACHING AND LEARNING EXCELLENCE
PEGGY SEMINGSON, PH.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND INTERIM DIRECTOR
SUSAN DEQUEANT, M.ED., ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR SERVICE LEARNING
BETH FLEENER, PH.D., SENIOR TEACHING INNOVATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
NAKESHA BROWN, M.ED., COORDINATOR II, SPECIAL PROGRAMS
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