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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Accessibility fellow and Associate Professor of Library and Information Science, Heather Moorefield-Lang, shares tips for designing accessible Canvas courses.
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Accessibility fellow and lecturer of Biology, Austin Craven, shares tips for adding headings to documents, which greatly benefits all users!
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This week we present two new tips from our "What's Working" video series created by UNCG instructors, for UNCG instructors. Each video will be around 5 minutes in length and features tips you can immediately implement in your classroom.
In the videos, Accessibility Fellows Austin Craven and Heather Moorefield-Lang discuss how structured and consistent formatting benefits all students and supports an inclusive learning experience. Here are a few additional resources if you’d like to learn more about designing consistent and structured content:
Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) will be featured heavily at this year's Adapt conference, so don't forget to register at the link below under Featured Announcements!
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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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| Registration Open | 2023 MAC Teaching Institute
Are you teaching or planning to teach a MAC course this coming year? Are you designing a new MAC course, or just want to learn more about UNCG’s new general education program? Are you interested in connecting with colleagues and sharing your experiences? All instructors (including graduate assistants) are welcome to join the MAC Teaching Institute on May 15 & 16. Click the button below to learn more and register now!
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| Request Captions or Transcriptions for Your Course Materials
Do you have course materials that need to be captioned or transcribed? Let us help!
Complete the following form (linked below) to request assistance with creating captions and/or transcriptions for your pre-recorded course materials at no cost to you or your department.
If you have other captioning, transcription, or describing needs unrelated to an academic course, check out the Accessibility Resources website or contact accessibility@uncg.edu.
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Reminder | Register for this year's Adapt Conference
Registration for the 4th Annual Adapt Conference on May 8 and 9 is now open! Registration is free and open to all educators at UNCG (faculty, staff, and graduate teaching assistants). Adapt will cover timely topics in teaching and learning such as:
- Self-care and holistic wellness for educators
- Inclusive teaching and active learning strategies
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and accessibility, and so much more!
The full schedule will be available later this week so stay tuned at adapt.uncg.edu
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Reminder | URSCO Faculty Fellows
The Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Office (URSCO) seeks 3 UNCG teaching faculty and/or staff members to serve as URSCO Faculty Fellows for the 2023-24 academic year to integrate research-skills and/or experiences into first- and second-year undergraduate courses, especially those that serve UNCG’s General Education program (Minerva’s Academic Curriculum). Summer Faculty Fellow Support available.
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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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| 🧑💻 Instructional Support Virtual Drop-In
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Drop-in any time during the session to ask your questions about teaching and technology: go.uncg.edu/ISNdropin. Be sure to login to Teams with your UNCG credentials before attempting to join. No RSVP or registration needed.
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| ✍️ Documenting your Community-Engaged Scholars for Internal and External Review (virtual session via Zoom)
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Effectively communicating and documenting your community-engaged scholarship for promotion, tenure, and/or annual review is important. This webinar shares strategies to shape your narrative and materials to capture the full dimensions of success - your impact, but also reciprocal processes and relationships.
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| ✍️ Integrating Teaching and Research/Creative Activity through Community-Engaged Scholarship (virtual session via Zoom)
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Laura Gonzalez and Patti Clayton will join Emily Janke on a panel to share experiences and best practices for integrating teaching, research, and service through community engagement. Get ideas for how this might help you as you prepare upcoming courses!
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| 💻 Creating Accessible Content with M365 Tools
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Join Melanie Eley, Associate Director, Learning Innovations & Accessibility, and Audrey Bryk-Lee, Instructional Technology Consultant, to learn how to create and share accessible content with M365 tools.
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This segment features instructors who exemplify excellence and innovation in teaching at UNCG.
To nominate yourself or a colleague, please complete the form at go.uncg.edu/minerva-mentions.
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