Tag: assignment best practices

6 April 2026

Join us to learn how ACUE Commons, a free professional learning community from the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) that is now open to all UT San Antonio faculty, serves as a collaborative faculty hub supporting effective, evidence-based teaching. Participants will explore Commons features, membership benefits, Quick Studies, and endorsements, and learn [...]

PDF Training Part 1: Working with Scanned PDFs and Saving PDFs Correctly

7 April 2026

Did you know scanned PDFs are challenging for many users to read and limit engagement? Do you have Word documents and PowerPoints that need to be converted to PDF? In this interactive training, we’ll cover two key topics in PDF accessibility: working with scanned PDFs and converting files accessibly. Learn to save PDFs correctly, [...]

Beyond the Classroom: Designing Powerful Experiential Learning (Student Engagement Series)

9 April 2026

Take learning off the page and into the real world. This session explores how to design experiential learning opportunities—such as service learning, internships, and simulations—that deepen understanding and foster transferable skills. Define experiential learning and its benefits in higher education. Develop a plan for incorporating experiential learning into a course. Choose appropriate digital tools [...]

AI-Enhanced Education – Empowering Faculty to Foster Student Agency | UT System Webinar Series

9 April 2026

Join us for this month's Educating for Impact: Building World-Ready Students | UT System Webinar Series featuring our own David Han. As AI transitions from passive tools to agentic systems capable of independent reasoning and action, higher education faces a pivotal design prompt: will this technology make our students more dependent or more decisive? This [...]

Grade Smarter, Not Harder: Meaningful Assessment in Action

9 April 2026

Rethink assessment for better learning. Join us to explore how to create assessments that are authentic, clearly aligned with your course outcomes, and efficient to grade. You'll learn to craft feedback that genuinely helps students, improving both their learning experience and your grading workflow. By attending this course, participants will be able to: Differentiate [...]

Make It Accessible Drop-In / Co-Working Hour (PDF focus)

14 April 2026

Join the Digital Accessibility Team for open drop-in hours and dedicated co-working time designed to help faculty and staff improve the accessibility of their digital content in alignment with ADA Title II requirements. Whether you're writing alt text, addressing color contrast issues, or navigating accessibility checkers like Ally, support is just a question away. [...]

Teaching and Learning with Generative Artificial Intelligence Informative Sessions

15 April 2026

Join us for a dynamic and insightful session designed to empower you with the knowledge and strategies to confidently integrate generative AI into your teaching. This interactive forum will allow you to explore critical topics such as using new AI tools to engage students and ethically integrating them into your curriculum. This is your [...]

Peer Network for Online Teaching Monthly Session

16 April 2026

Ready to transform your online teaching? Join the Peer Network for Online Teaching, a vibrant community designed to help you master the art of online education. Connect with passionate colleagues to explore innovative strategies, share best practices, and navigate the evolving digital landscape together. Whether you're new to online teaching or a seasoned pro, [...]

PDF Training Part 2: Using Tools to Check and Remediate PDFs

21 April 2026

Join us for this hands-on webinar, where you’ll learn how to evaluate and improve the accessibility of your PDFs! We’ll introduce you to essential tools and resources, giving you the confidence to create documents that everyone can access. Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please [...]

Remote Collaboration with GitHub repositories

22 April 2026

GitHub is the foremost platform for team collaboration on digital projects. It allows members of a team to synchronize the main line of the project while each member works on their own feature. In this workshop we will demonstrate the feature branch workflow for GitHub project collaboration. The branch workflow is one of the [...]