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FREE ACCESS TO
Distance Education Report,
Online Classroom &
The Teaching Professor
The University of North Texas has a Group Online Subscription allowing campus members free access to
Distance Education Report, Online Classroom & The Teaching Professor from Magna Publications.
These electronic newsletters provide the information faculty, deans, chairs, and other academic decision-makers use for effective leadership within their colleges or departments as they support the institution's mission of teaching and scholarship.
Go to www.magnapubs.com/group
and select the correct publication. If logging in from a campus computer, you will not need to enter a password.
If you wish to access these publications from off campus or if you would like to receive an email message each time a new issue is posted, you will need to register and enter a campus voucher code and pin number. Please email amberb@unt.edu to obtain this information.
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Do you have a concern about a student but aren't sure what to do?
Instructors interact with their students on campus, online, and within the office setting. As such, instructors are a powerful asset in recognizing students with academic or personal difficulties which threaten their success at UNT.
Here are several ways you can help your students achieve success:
1) START Office
Early Alert Response System (EARS)
Concerned about a student? Have a student who has been absent a lot or is just not doing well in class? Follow these steps to submit an Alert through our secure online system -- an EARS Responder will attempt to contact the student and may make referrals to appropriate ON and OFF campus resources.
2) Blackboard Learn
Early Warning System
Is a performance problem emerging or becoming more serious for your student? Instructors use this rule-driven communication tool to send email messages to Students and their Observers when Early Warning System rule criteria are met. (Rules can be based on a test score, calculated column, due date, or course access.)
3) Counseling and Testing Services
For Faculty, TA/TF and Staff who work with students
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Need Help?
CLEAR Faculty Helpdesk
Faculty users of Blackboard Vista & Blackboard Learn 9.1 receive technical support from the CLEAR Faculty Helpdesk (also known as the Blackboard Faculty Helpdesk). Report a problem with Blackboard Vista Active and Resolved Outages (Calendar) Check status of open cases you have placed Email: clearhelp@unt.edu Phone: 940-369-7394 In person: Chilton 112C
Support Hours for
Spring 2012
| | Mon - Thu | 8am - 9pm | | Fri | 8am - 5pm | | Sat | 11am - 3pm
| | Sun | Closed |
We offer training in various emerging technologies in classroom, online, and individual sessions. We also support and provide technical assistance with the following technologies: - Blackboard Learn 9.1
- Respondus
- Turnitin/GradeMark
- Wimba Live Classroom and Voice Tools
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Greetings!
Focus that green light to greatness on your teaching skills... let CLEAR support your efforts as an instructor -- in the classroom, online, or wherever you choose to teach. CLEAR provides multiple opportunities for you to learn because teaching in today's environment requires a wide range of skills and abilities. Contact CLEAR today to sharpen your teaching tools. |
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UFTL 2012
University Forum on Teaching & Learning
Engaging Learners
DATE: March 28, 2012
TIME: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
LOCATION: Silver Eagle Suite,
University Union 3rd Level, UNT
Registration deadline: Friday, March 23, 2012
The 2012 University Forum on Teaching & Learning will take place on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the University Union's Silver Eagle Suite (third floor). This year the event includes an interactive morning session hosted by Apple on the topic Challenge Based Learning. Lunch is provided for those who preregister.
About the UFTL
UNT's University Forum on Teaching & Learning (UFTL) is a one-day annual event that enables faculty, graduate teaching fellows, and staff involved in supporting teaching and learning to share ideas and practices that focus on instructional strategies designed to motivate and engage learners, promote critical thinking skills, and better prepare students for life and work in the 21st century.
This year's event begins with a plenary session, Taking problem based learning to new levels: Exploring Apple's challenge based learning potential for your course! Presented by Mark S. Benno, PH.D., Area Development Manager, Apple and Don Henderson, Senior Manager, Creative Expression for Apple Education, the session focuses on the Challenge Based Learning framework in order to gain a deeper understanding of the process and explore ways in which it can be integrated into the classrooms at UNT.
The plenary session is followed by lunch, a UNT faculty poster session, and an afternoon of smaller break-out sessions on digital media in education, academic integrity, pedagogy and technology, iBooks textbooks for the iPad, and a student panel in which students share their insights about how UNT students learn.
For more information and to register, visit:
The University Forum on Teaching & Learning is sponsored by the Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment, and Redesign (CLEAR). The UFTL is free and open to all UNT faculty, staff, teaching fellows and assistants, and invited guests from area colleges and universities.
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Transformative Instructional
Initiative (TII) Fellowships
Summer, 2012: Globalizing your Curriculum
Request for Proposals Due: March 26, 2012
The Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment, and Redesign (CLEAR) requests proposals from faculty members who wish to become Global Learning Faculty Scholars in the Summer 2012 Transformative Instruction Initiative (TII) - a program which provides support for faculty to enrich their courses through innovative instructional design. The purpose of this program is to increase the number and scope of courses, regardless of discipline, that use a mix of EFFECTIVE and ENGAGING instructional strategies including face to face, online and experiential learning strategies to provide a high level of learning for students and support academic success.
In this TII program, faculty fellows will infuse global learning outcomes into their course to transform course content and learning strategies using current literature on incorporating global perspectives in teaching and learning. Each TII project must incorporate a blend of online, face-to-face, and experiential learning activities to transform a key section of the course.
To apply, please see http://tinyurl.com/TII2012
For more information, please contact Dr. Nancy Fire.
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March & April Thank A Teacher Program
Establishing a Campus of Gratitude
In order to provide UNT students a way to express their appreciation to teachers who have had a positive impact upon their lives, CLEAR launched the exciting "Thank a Teacher" program. This program, established during Fall 2011, continues every semester to underscore the importance of human connections.
The "Thank a Teacher" Program will begin again in March and extends through April, affording students the opportunity to send thank you notes to their teachers who have made a difference in their academic lives at UNT. These notes are generated online through a "Thank a Teacher" website. The notes then become part of an appreciation letter signed by the Provost and sent to each recognized teacher and their Deans and Department Chairs.
For more information on the Thank A Teacher Program, please contact CLEAR's Dr. Nancy Fire.
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Don't Forget!
CLEAR Coffee Breaks:
Blackboard Learn 9.1 Open Labs
CLEAR will be offering open lab support sessions for faculty, staff and teaching/graduate assistants to drop-in and get assistance with their Blackboard 9.1 courses.
You may clean up your courses, get Blackboard Learn assistance, or just have a dedicated place to work on your course - all while having a CLEAR Instructional Consultant on hand! It's ok to come late or leave early. Bring your work, your laptop and your favorite coffee mug (or we'll provide an insulated cup). Ask specific questions. Get help with any aspect of Bb Learn and work on your class with an IC at the ready. Some familiarity with Bb Learn is recommended.
Bb Learn open labs are designed for faculty, staff, and teaching / graduate assistants who have attended training but need some extra help working in their course.
A selection of gourmet coffee will be available at all sessions.
Where: Chilton 112K
When: Friday afternoons,1-4pm
(through May 20th)
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How to Access CLEAR's Brown Bag Archives
To listen or download an archived session of the CLEAR Brown Bag, visit UNT iTunesU
at https://itunes.unt.edu
(using your EUID and Password).
From there, go to the CLEAR Training Materials folder
and then click on CLEAR BrownBag to view the
available archived sessions.
 View previous links and review the process at the CLEAR website Brown Bag Archive page. At https://itunes.unt.edu you will be able to download university content and the latest version of iTunes (if needed). The download link will automatically take the user to the correct version -- mac or pc.
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 UNTVN: Making Connections Across Campus, Across the State & Across the Globe
The video conference team has been very busy the last several months. We have completed many installations across campus and the UNT System. Most recently we have installed new video conference rooms in the Business Service Center, the UNT System Offices in Dallas, and the Eagle Student Services Center. We have also been working with the new UNT Autism Center to help them retrofit some video conference equipment that was donated for their new location.
We will soon be supporting the 2012 Lone Star Diversity Colloquium (a state-wide effort to connect many Texas colleges and universities via video conference) to support graduate school applications. This allows prospective graduate school students to speak with counselors and officials at their potential institutions without the need to travel from their home college/university.
We are also working with the College of Music supporting their effort to produce a concert with musicians here in Denton and in New Zealand. The concert will be over two-way video with a dedicated low latency audio application. This will be a great challenge for our team but a great initiative by the College of Music.
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Sloan-C Perspectives in Quality Online Education
The University of North Texas is a premium member of
Sloan-C College Pass.
To request free enrollment in an online workshop by Sloan-C, please contact Amber Bryant with the name and date of the workshop selected.
Learn about the Online Teaching Certificate Program.
See the Full 2012 Sloan-C Workshop Schedule
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Workshop Date
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Workshop Title
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March 7, 2012 - March 16, 2012
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Online Education Retention Strategies
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March 7, 2012 - March 16, 2012
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Collaboration Works: Using Teams to Produce Knowledge
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March 7, 2012 - March 16, 2012
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MERLOT 101: Share Teaching and Learning Materials with The Online Community
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March 7, 2012 - March 16, 2012
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Sound & Vision: Enhancing Distance Learning with Audio and Video
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March 21, 2012 - March 30, 2012
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Fair is Fair? A Closer Look at Fair Use and the TEACH Act
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March 21, 2012 - March 30, 2012
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Improving Student Engagement in Online Courses
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March 21, 2012 - March 30, 2012
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Advanced Moodle: Adding Collaboration and Interactivity to Online Courses
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Take the next step -- contact CLEAR today!
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