December 11

December 31 is the strongly recommended  deadline for curriculum proposals. Please get your proposals submitted. After this date it becomes far less likely newly submitted proposals will reach final approval in time for publication in the next Catalog. Only timely course and program proposals will be included. Please note that a Curriculog open swim training is being held Friday, December 15 at 1:00pm.  To learn more about Curriculog and to register for training, visit Curriculog Training and/or contact facultygovernance@charlotte.edu. For more information about proposal deadlines visit Course and Curriculum Deadlines.

Discover how to reach your full potential in the workplace by registering for the Webinar Series for Charlotte Employees. The free, monthly, interactive webinars, sponsored by Human Resources through the School of Professional Studies will provide Charlotte employees with the tools needed to tackle some of today’s toughest workplace challenges. All of the webinars run from 12 to 1 p.m. View the list of webinar topics and dates.

Interested in joining Levine Scholars on their 2024 National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Expedition? The Levine Scholars Program (LSP) is seeking two UNC Charlotte staff or faculty to serve as campus liaisons accompanying the incoming class of scholars on a 23-day expedition with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) during summer 2024. Campus liaisons travel with the scholars on the round-trip flight from Charlotte to the site of the expedition (Lander, Wyoming) and are full participants on the backpacking expedition led by NOLS staff. The trip is scheduled for Sunday, July 7 – Friday, August 4, 2024 (dates include round-trip travel). LSP will cover travel and the costs required for participation in the expedition. 

The primary responsibilities of LSP/NOLS Liaison are to:

• provide support to the scholars as they participate in NOLS
• be a resource as scholars prepare to start university at UNC Charlotte as Levine Scholars
• work with NOLS instructors to ensure the safety and well-being of the scholars while on
• expedition

Ideal liaisons are keen to:

• be a role model going outside one’s comfort zone, embracing new challenges and recognizing the balance between learning and failing
• be an expedition member (NOLS staff are the leaders) – ready to hike long days, be vulnerable and ask for help when needed
• coach students on their transfer of learning from NOLS to home, school and beyond

Requirements for the liaisons include:

• full-time employment at UNC Charlotte
• working knowledge of academic programs across the University
• high level of familiarity with the student culture on campus, including both academic and extracurricular opportunities available to undergraduates. 

The LSP is especially interested in campus representatives who are excited to establish an ongoing mentoring relationship with the scholars. To apply for a liaison position, please submit a letter of interest and resume by end of day Thursday, December 22, to LSP Faculty Director Dr. Heather Smith.

Spring into Success Teaching Innovation Workshops
The Center for Teaching and Learning hopes you have a restful winter break and we have already planned to help you prepare to start the 2024 semester. Register now for workshops in early January!

Syllabus and Classroom Communication on AI
Join us for an exciting information session on student facing communication and  syllabus guidelines for AI Tools! Discover innovative strategies leveraging AI for student learning. Integrate cutting-edge technology ethically into your syllabus, empowering students and revolutionizing collaboration. Unleash the potential of AI in your classroom and revolutionize the way students collaborate and engage with course materials. Don’t miss this chance to transform your teaching experience and be at the forefront of educational innovation.

• Thursday, January 4, 1:30 – 2:30 PM (Register)

Canvas Starting Fresh
This workshop covers how to build a Canvas course from an empty course shell. Explore the Canvas interface, learn how to set the home page, communicate with your students, and practice adding content and resources – including the syllabus – to your Canvas course. We will also guide you in basic settings, page creation, setting up assignments that report to the gradebook, and how to get on-demand support. 

• Monday, January 8, 9:00 – 10:00 AM (Register)

Canvas Assignments and Gradebook
Ensure students can view their updated grades on Canvas and track their progress throughout the semester. Learn how to use the Canvas Assignments page to set up your Gradebook to calculate course grades in a variety of ways. You’ll also learn how to create and grade assignments, enter grades with SpeedGrader, and use rubrics for communicating expectations of quality. Gradebook settings that automate grading functions and save time are covered.

• Monday, January 8, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Register)

Part 1: Getting Started with ChatGPT

This hands-on workshop will cover an introduction to generative AI and ChatGPT. Participants will set-up a ChatGPT account, learn how Generative AI produces a response, practice prompting with ChatGPT, experiment with personalized learning techniques, and practice producing instructional materials that could be used in your courses.

• Monday, January 8, 1:00 – 2:00 PM (Register)

Canvas Quizzing
Learn how to create Canvas Quizzes for student assessments and manage online quizzes in a time-efficient manner. Giving frequent low-stake quizzes is considered a great student-centered learning technique that facilitates students becoming accountable for their learning. We recommend this workshop for anyone new to Canvas Quizzing or who needs to learn about updates to the Canvas Quizzing Tool. Migration of Canvas Quizzes created with the classic quiz tool is covered.

• Tuesday, January 9, 9:30 – 10:30 AM (Register)

Part 2: Student Study Skills with ChatGPT
Join this session to learn how to better support students’ study skills in the age of A.I.. We will demonstrate how to prompt A.I. tools (like ChatGPT) to develop self-study guides, practice assessments, and serve as a personal learning assistant for students. By the end of the hour, you will have an action plan for how to communicate these strategies to students in your course(s).

• Tuesday, January 9, 1:00 – 2:00 PM (Register)

Part 3: Student Writing Skills with ChatGPT

Join this session to learn how to integrate AI tools effectively in writing projects. We will demonstrate how to chunk and scaffold project tasks for peer review and instructor support, as well as how to prompt A.I. tools (like ChatGPT) to enhance the writing process at each stage. By the end of the hour, you will have a planning tool and strategies for integrating AI into writing projects.

• Wednesday, January 10, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Register)

Part 1: Canvas Analytics for Early Intervention

Learn how to leverage Canvas Analytics for early student intervention! Course analytics offer data on individual and aggregate student activity, assignment submissions, and grades, as well as page views and student participation metrics across all of their devices. In this session, you’ll learn how to leverage Canvas as a tool for identifying students in need!

• Thursday, January 11, 10:00 – 11:00 AM (Register)

Part 1: Teaching with Poll Everywhere

This workshop will introduce faculty/staff to Poll Everywhere, and how to use the student response software in classroom and other learning spaces. During the workshop participants will explore how to get registered and create polling content. We will also guide you on downloading your class roster from Canvas into Poll Everywhere. Once polling responses have been gathered, you will learn how to export grades from the polling responses into Canvas. 

• Thursday, January 11, 1:30 – 2:30 PM (Register)