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Discuss instructional technology at UT Austin over pizza with the Technology-Enhanced Learning Collaborative.
Join us to learn alternative ways of engaging everyone in discussions and why these strategies promote equity.
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When I joined the Army in 2006, entering the United States Military Academy as a Cadet, I never dreamt that I would one day be teaching at an institution of higher education. I was fortunate to be chosen by the Army to teach at the University of Texas at Austin and have been teaching since […]
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On Friday, March 23, 2018, the Faculty Innovation Center’s Graduate Student Development (GSD) team partnered with the University of Texas Libraries to host the second Graduate Teaching Showcase, an event aimed at highlighting strong graduate student teaching at UT by giving selected graduate students a chance to share their teaching skills and insights with the […]
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It is always challenging to create a new course. When we try to include course components where UT students have live interactions with non-UT students abroad through technology, we unavoidably insert additional layers of complexity into the process. During the Spring 2018 semester, I taught for the first time a Global Classroom course in the […]
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Registration is open for the 2019 Big XII Teaching and Learning Conference taking place June 13-14, 2019.
The Deeper Dive Instructional Guides (DDIGs) are on-demand Canvas courses addressing important teaching and learning topics. Our latest DDIG on Collaborative Learning is a framework to help you develop competency-based activities in pairs, groups, or teams. Join the course to find best practices, activities, and resources that will help you incorporate collaborative learning into your courses.
