February 1, 2023. Issue 8, Spring 2023
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| | News from Moody College'sCenter for Advancing Teaching Excellence
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Welcome to a new year of possibilities!
Teaching students who will become professionals in quickly evolving digital communication fields requires continuous reinvention of instructional approaches. Case in point, the recent release of Open AI text generator, ChatGPT, has prompted a flood of conversations related to the digital tool’s impact on professional communication and instruction to support literacy. Given ever-changing technology landscapes in society, collaboration can help us move forward with confidence.
We hope to raise awareness and begin collegial conversations among faculty and students to innovate curriculum design alongside innovations in our world. Join us throughout the semester to engage with the Moody College community as we explore new approaches to keep our practice fresh.
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Inclusive Teaching Approaches
The concept of “ungrading” has garnered attention recently in higher education discussions as an inclusive teaching approach. Another way to explain “ungrading” is a collaborative effort to engage students in metacognitive assessment of growth. A recent Faculty Focus article gives a practical overview and case study with specific application approaches.
In Moody College of Communication, Dawna Ballard, Associate Professor in the Department of Communications Studies, recently experimented with the process in her Time Matters course and was willing to share her experience. Read about her “ungrading” insights here.
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| CATE Welcomes New ULAs and Grading Assistants this Spring
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We are excited to announce that CATE welcomed 23 Undergraduate Learning Assistants (ULAs) this Spring. ULAs will be working closely with faculty members in a 10-hour appointment that may include holding office hours, research for class, testing new assignments, and mentoring students to be successful in their courses.
In this video, our ULA coordinator, Larissa Aguilar, presents a day in the life of a ULA at Moody. And here you can also watch the testimonials of three ULAs from Fall 2022. They share what they learned and the benefits of being part of this program.
CATE is also welcoming 12 new Grading Assistants this Spring who will be working with Professor Robert Carroll and Professor Madeliene Holland. Students will provide feedback and assign grades based on detailed rubrics.
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Fall 2023 ULA Program
Faculty can apply to participate in the Fall 2023 ULA program from February 1 until February 19. Priority will be given to large classes with more than 50 students enrolled.
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Teaching Exchange
CATE is sponsoring a speaker series on current teaching topics.
The first meeting was on January 20 with Professor Adrien Sebro about inclusive teaching practices. On February 17, our guest speaker is Professor Robert Quigley on the topic of keeping teaching fun. And on March 24, Professor Octavio Kano Galvan will talk about continuously improving teaching.
We will meet at CMA 5.136 (Lady Bird Johnson Conference Room) from 12 pm to 1 pm. These are brown bag events so feel free to bring your lunch.
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Texas Teach-Up
Moody College is well represented for observation of stellar teaching praxis for the campus-wide Texas Teach-Up event happening on Tuesday, February 7 and Wednesday, February 8. If you would like to participate in observing a course and having an informal conversation with other faculty members, please go to the Texas Teach-Up site to register by February 2 at 12 pm.
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CATE Open House
On Tuesday, February 14, from 3 pm to 5 pm, swing by to show some love for the CATE team in our collaborative spaces on the fifth floor of CMA. There will be refreshments and door prizes. The entire CATE team will be here to chat with you about the diverse ways we support teaching and learning in Moody College. Please join us to get to know your colleagues and build community.
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Promoting Well-being in Learning Environments
CATE is hosting a virtual session on promoting student well-being in learning environments. Thea Woodruff, UT’s well-being coordinator, will be the presenter on Friday, February 24 from 12 pm to 1 pm. Join us virtually on Zoom.
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Fall 2022 Course Evaluation Results
Fall 2022 course evaluation results are now available. Visit the Explorance Bluera site to review your results or click "Course Evaluation" in your Canvas Course. We strongly recommend that you save a copy of your report for your personal records. For more information, watch this short instructional video.
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Teaching Award Series
We are very happy to share CATE’s new video series of interviews with six Moody faculty members who recently received teaching awards. Our team talked with Rosental Alves, Dr. Dawna Ballard, Dr. Jennifer Jones Barbour, Dr. Rod Hart, Dr. Madeleine Holland and Kevin Robbins about their approaches to teaching and their favorite memories in classrooms.
Watch the Moody award winners’ videos and don’t forget to subscribe to CATE’s channel on YouTube.
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Creative director Matt McCutchin worked at several creative powerhouses including DDB, Deutsch, Ammirati & Puris, and Arnold. A second-generation Longhorn, Matt returned to the Forty Acres as a full-time teacher in 2006, and created two innovative courses for the Stan Richards School: Brand Storytelling and Digital Graphic Communication.
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Ann Clardy Byrd is a current second-year MA in Advertising degree candidate at the Moody College of Communication. While in the Texas Media & Analytics program, she focused on Strategic Planning. Originally hailing from Jackson, MS, Clardy graduated from Ole Miss with a BS in Integrated Marketing Communications.
READ ANN'S SPOTLIGHT>
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