The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor will host conversations April 29 and May 6, 8 with faculty experts following the Community Conversation in March. Topics covered will be those that emerged from the original conversation and follow-up survey. Each event will be limited to 30 participants. Continue reading…
The Just-In-Time Fair on April 24 provides students one final opportunity to find internships and employment this summer. The event is open to students of all majors and degree levels to connect with a variety of employers in a casual fair environment. Continue reading…
The University Honors Program and the Center for Transformative Teaching are seeking nominations for the 2025 Honors Innovative Teaching Awards. These awards recognize faculty who utilize innovative pedagogy, creative teaching, and are effective at enhancing the student experience. Continue reading…
The Teaching Online Learning Community runs through the month of July and kicks off on June 26. TOLC offers practical discussions with peers as well as weekly worktime with instructional designers. Participation is open to all UNL instructors, including GTAs, and staff with teaching duties. Continue reading…
This summer, the Center for Transformative Teaching offers instructors an Accessibility Motivation Plan – a virtual community providing a flexible accountability structure, tools, and guidance to help ensure their digital course content is ADA Title II compliant by the April 24, 2026 deadline. Continue reading…
UNL offers training, checklists, and consultations to support instructors in making their digital course materials ADA Title II complaint by April 24, 2026. Continue reading…
Five faculty-led projects were awarded grants from the 2025 STAR OER seed grant program to develop free course materials. STAR estimates that the completed projects will save 1,300 students over $185,650 in every year materials are assigned. Continue reading…
Worried that your students are relying too heavily on AI for their writing assignments? Infuse more human contact into the writing process by partnering with the Writing Fellows Program. Continue reading…
Reflecting on the skills gained, considering those skills in the context of students’ larger course of studies, and planning for the next steps that both instructors and students will take, brings a thoughtful course closure for both instructors and students. Continue reading…
AI is good enough to lift much of our daily cognitive loads, but should we let it? Does doing so make us dumber? How do we use AI in ways that support human empowerment and teach our students to do the same? Continue reading…
A new Center for Transformative Teaching guide for effective teamwork details specific strategies to use for forming teams, team building, setting expectations, evaluating teamwork, and supporting struggling teams. Continue reading…
New grants created from Abbott's We Give Blood Drive award will support student and community health initiatives. Faculty are eligible to apply for the Healthy Nebraska and Student Health and Well-being grants. An information session will be held via Zoom on May 8. Continue reading…
April learning series topics focus on analytics available within Canvas and collaborative project management using Microsoft Tools, specifically Teams and Planner. Continue reading…