News from CTL

In this last newsletter of 2021, we let you know about important FIC collaborations and updates from partners. You will also find the latest PTF news and an update about postponing the Refresh and Recharge event. Finally, see below for a recap of the amazing holiday party and our seasonal greeting to you!

Plans for the Refresh and Recharge event (Jan. 12) with Provost Wood are taking shape, and we'll be collecting your questions over the next couple of weeks.

We couldn't wait to let you know about our upcoming holiday party and Students as Partners grant application process. Also, you can read about an exciting opportunity to get involved in access and equity work. Happy Thanksgiving!

This is ITL Symposium week! We are looking forward to this community gathering for discussion about a very important, timely topic. In addition, the PTF Think Tank focusing on course design and the menu of Teaching Preparation Series offerings provide many opportunities to engage.

October is here and the FIC offers a variety of events and resources to support your teaching practice. Read on to see which workshop includes a Taco Deli gift card with registration! As a reminder, contact us if you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation.

The Faculty Innovation Center is excited to have funded six projects for this school year through its annual Instructor Learning Community grant. We aim to build or support continued capacity for instructors to cultivate an inclusive campus climate.

The start of fall semester has begun! Here's an overview of upcoming programming and we pulled together a collection of FIC and campus partner resources to support tech-enhanced instruction.

Congratulations to our inaugural four mentors for the Colleague Connections Program, Virginia Brown (Dept of Population Health), MJ Johns (School of Design and Creative Technologies), Monica Milonovich (Nutritional Sciences), and Amy Kristin Sanders (School of Journalism).

Congratulations to our inaugural four mentors for the Colleague Connections Program, Virginia Brown (Dept of Population Health), MJ Johns (School of Design and Creative Technologies), Monica Milonovich (Nutritional Sciences), and Amy Kristin Sanders (School of Journalism).

In preparation for fall 2020, the UT teaching and learning community developed a wealth of resources to get us through the pandemic. We dove back into those resources, many featured on our FIC Commons site, and extracted some that may be helpful for instructors juggling course modalities in the first few weeks of classes to meet health and safety needs.