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Behind the Course – Leadership and Science Integration Program

By Brett W. Copeland, Academic Strategic Communications Chris Packham, professor in the College of Sciences’ Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Carmen Fies, associate professor...

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Creating an Inclusive Teaching Environment

By M. Sidury Christiansen, PhD UTSA 2021-2022 Next-Gen Provost Fellow Associate Professor, COEHD Bicultural Bilingual STD This week our Teaching Tip comes from Dina Drozdov,...

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Managing Big Projects

By M. Sidury Christiansen, PhD UTSA 2021-2022 Next-Gen Provost Fellow Associate Professor, COEHD Bicultural Bilingual STD This week our Teaching Tip comes from Ian Thacker,...

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Promoting Higher Level Thinking

By M. Sidury Christiansen, PhD UTSA 2021-2022 Next-Gen Provost Fellow Associate Professor, COEHD Bicultural Bilingual STD This week our Teaching Tip comes from Whitney Chappell,...

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How digital discussions spark connection and collaboration

By Brett W. Copeland, Academic Strategic Communications There are two types of conversations happening online about M. Sidury Christiansen’s class BBL 7213 Ethnological Theory. The ‘official’ or...

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Handling Difficult Discussions

By M. Sidury Christiansen, PhD UTSA 2021-2022 Next-Gen Provost Fellow Associate Professor, COEHD Bicultural Bilingual STD This week our Teaching Tip comes from Zaid Haddad,...

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Ways to Promote Student Engagement

By M. Sidury Christiansen, PhD UTSA 2021-2022 Next-Gen Provost Fellow Associate Professor, COEHD Bicultural Bilingual STD This week our Teaching Tip comes from Alex Mejia,...

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Creating Campus Connections – Online and In-Person

“I am a little nervous coming back in person because of covid but I am excited to be more engaged with my classes because I...

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First Week of Class

By M. Sidury Christiansen, PhDUTSA 2021-2022 Next-Gen Provost FellowAssociate Professor, COEHD Bicultural Bilingual STD This week our Teaching Tip comes from Priya Prasad, Associate Professor...

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Wellbeing

By M. Sidury Christiansen, PhD UTSA 2021-2022 Next-Gen Provost Fellow Associate Professor, COEHD Bicultural Bilingual STD This week our Teaching Tip comes from Becky Huang,...

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28 September 2022

ACUE’s Effective Practice Framework course concentrates on effective teaching practices in face-to-face instruction. Comprehensive in scope and organized around five units with 25 modules of study, faculty members learn together in cohorts and implement approaches to design an effective course, establish a productive learning environment, use active learning techniques, promote higher order thinking, and [...]

Safety Checks on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Pathway to Growth

29 September 2022

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an equity-based framework for teaching and learning. Participants will discuss UDL checkpoints, create their own checkpoints, and evaluate their course using their UDL checkpoints. Through this workshop participants will explore and embrace teaching strategies that create a more inclusive environment for their students and give them opportunities for [...]

Teaching Support Hours

3 October 2022

Academic Innovation will be providing office hours for faculty to help with any teaching support needs prior to midterms. Log In and Join [...]

ACUE – Inclusive Teaching for Equitable Learning (ITEL)

3 October 2022

ACUE Inclusive Teaching for Equitable Learning (ITEL) micro-credential course is a 10-week course that covers 5 core competencies across 5 modules, to assist in creating an inclusive and welcoming learning environment for students. The course will be facilitated by experts in the UTSA community and will include synchronous and asynchronous elements. Open to Current [...]

Faculty Coffee Hour

5 October 2022

The Faculty Coffee Hour is designed to provide faculty members the space to discuss current issues they are facing in an inclusive and supportive environment. Faculty consultant Cate Wengelnik from Academic Innovation and faculty members will work together on finding solutions, connecting faculty to resources and encouraging diverse perspectives and ideas. Come join us [...]

Social Justice Approach to Assessment

6 October 2022

Participants will explore inclusive practices such as offering students choices in assessments. For example, creating diverse forms of assessments, designing assessments reflective of the student population, and discussing how students connect content with their lived experiences and with social issues. Through this workshop, participants will explore strategies for a more relevant, equitable, and creative [...]

Teaching Support Hours

7 October 2022

Academic Innovation will be providing office hours for faculty to help with any teaching support needs. Log in and Join [...]

Using Scaffoldings in Teaching Together

13 October 2022

Scaffolding is designing your teaching and learning experiences to offer students temporary support to achieve objectives just outside their current capabilities. In this workshop, we'll discuss how scaffolding in your assignments, lectures, and courses can create a more inclusive environment for students to participate and engage. By attending this course, participants will be able [...]

Sparking Creativity: Students as co-creators of content

17 October 2022

Participants will reflect on their assessment strategies and will identify one or more activities where students can co-create content. Through a dialogue and Think-Pair-Share approach, participants will finalize one element that promote co-creation of knowledge that they can incorporate in their courses. By attending this course, participants will be able to: Design activities that [...]

How the Accessibility Tool Ally Can Help You Create an Accessible Course

20 October 2022

In an effort to support inclusiveness, one of UTSA's core values, participants in this webinar will learn to use the basic features of Ally, the automated course accessibility tool. By attending this course, participants will be able to: • Locate and utilize the Course Accessibility Overview within Ally • Identify the easy steps to [...]