August 26

Early Alerts are due for all 1000/2000 level courses by 12:00 p.m.on Friday, September 13.  Are you new to Charlotte? Check out the Advisor Tool Kit page. CONNECT Best Practices training modules are located on Canvas under published courses. Advisors and faculty can request a one on one or team session follow up training centered around your departmental initiatives. After completion of the training modules, make a follow up training requests. For more information contact Gary Martinez, Advising Systems Specialist, or LeeFredrick Bowen, Executive Director of Advising Systems.

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grants: Call for Proposals is now open! Proposals are due October 1. The SoTL Grants program aims to fund faculty projects that systematically examine and reflect upon the teaching and learning practices in their discipline using appropriate research methods. Grants may be awarded to individual faculty members or faculty groups who propose projects that will use funds to evaluate a teaching and learning intervention. 

Projects must: 

• Have measurable outcomes
• Benefit the UNC Charlotte Teaching and Learning Community
• Align with the University’s mission and Strategic Plan through one or more of the RFP strands below.

2024-2025 RFP Strands: 

1. Curricular Innovation and High Impact Teaching Practices
2. Educational Technology Innovation
3. Pedagogies using AI

Submit your proposals by October 1 to receive funds by Winter Break.

What’s New in the CTL?

Looking for resources on teaching and learning with generative AI? Check out the AI Across the Curriculum webpage. This one-stop shop provides access to AI-related: 

• Workshops
• Teaching Guides
• Teaching Toolkits
• Campus Software and Policies 
• Campus-Wide Events and Conversations
• Thought Leadership on AI
• Faculty Grant Opportunities
• Microcredentials

In other news…

• Save the Date: CTL 25th Anniversary Party
• Coming Soon:
  • Apply to become CTL Faculty Fellow on Generative AI
  • Fall 2024 Workshop Schedule

Center for Teaching and Learning Workshops 

Time is running out! One more week of the Innovate Your Teaching: Faculty Workshop Series.

Generative AI Workshops: 

Part 1: Introduction to Gen-AI and Prompt Writing (with MS Copilot)

• Aug 27, 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Part 2: Student Study Skills with Gen-AI (with MS Copilot)

• Aug 29, 10:00am – 11:00am

Part 3: Student Writing Skills with Gen-AI (with MS Copilot)

• Aug 27, 10:00am – 11:00am

Ethical Considerations for Teaching with Gen-AI

• Aug 29, 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Zoom AI for Teaching

• Aug 28, 11:30am – 12:30pm

Syllabus and Classroom Communication on AI Tools

• Aug 28, 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Canvas Foundations Workshops: 

Part 1: Canvas Studio – Creating Video Assignments

• Aug 28, 10:00am – 11:00am

Active Learning Workshops: 

Getting Started with Active Teaching and Learning

• Aug 30, 10:00am – 11:00am

Part 1: Teaching with Poll Everywhere

• Aug 28, 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Part 2: Active Learning with Poll Everywhere

• Aug 27, 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Designing and Implementing Group Projects

• Aug 29, 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Syllabus Strategies Workshops:

Syllabus and Classroom Communication on AI Tools

• Aug 28, 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Teaching Effectiveness with Canvas Tools Workshops: 

Part 1: Canvas Analytics for Early Intervention

• Aug 27, 11:30am – 12:30pm

Part 2: Canvas Studio: Exploring Video Insights

• Aug 29, 11:30am – 12:30pm

Student Success Strategies Workshops:

Growth Mindset Activities for Your Class

• Aug 30 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Orientation to Globally Networked Learning (GNL)

• Aug 30, 11:30am – 12:30pm

Reflections that Resonate: Transforming Classroom Learning

• Aug 30, 2:30pm – 3:30pm