Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CTLL) supports the University of North Georgia’s commitment to “academic excellence in a student-focused environment.” Through our programs and outreach, CTLL seeks to foster our community of scholar teachers as they pursue research-based design and implementation of significant educational experiences.
Upcoming CTLL Events
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Supporting Faculty in Crisis and Developing Professional Improvement Plans
—Led by Steven Lloyd and Erica DeLana
Faculty challenges can range from personal crises to professional performance concerns. This session focuses on supporting faculty in difficult situations and developing professional improvement plans that promote positive outcomes.
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Curriculum at UNG: An Academic Advisor's Perspective
—Curriculum at UNG: An Academic Advisor's Perspective
Led by Erin Connelly
This workshop will examine the structure of UNG's curriculum and majors from the perspective of an academic advisor, starting with Core IMPACTS and Field of Study, and then transitioning into upper-level major-specific requirements. It will discuss the professional academic advising approach to guiding students through curriculum. This workshop will also discuss where to find information about curriculum, and best practices for assisting students who are considering a major change. -
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AI Series: Moving Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay
—Led by Wenxin Guo and Mohan Menon
Restructuring assignments toward multi-modal outputs (podcasts, video pitches, interactive portfolios) or scaffolding the writing process (grading the brainstorm, the outline, the AI-assisted draft, and the final reflection). -
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Academic Policies and Advising
—Led by Erin Connelly
This workshop will review key academic policies at UNG that frequently impact students, their course choices and course loads, and registration/ability to register. It will provide best practices for academic advisors as they assist students and troubleshoot issues. It will review procedures and points of contact for navigating various academic policies. -
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Partnering with Purpose: Communication Strategies for Successful Internship Experiences
—Led by Jennifer Sears
This professional development session will support faculty in building and strengthening partnerships with outside organizations that host students for internships. Participants will explore practical communication strategies for connecting with providers, clarifying expectations, and supporting student success throughout the internship experience. The session will also highlight ways to develop sustainable, mutually beneficial relationships between colleges and community or industry partners. -
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Friday Writing Session: Making Time to Write
—Led by J. Michael Rifenburg
Finding time to write can feel impossible amid competing demands. This workshop shares practical strategies for building sustainable writing habits, protecting writing time, and making steady progress despite busy professional and personal responsibilities.
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Shut Up & Write
—Shut Up & Write provides participants with a structured time to make progress on research and writing. Participants will work in a fifty-minute block with a five-minute block of discussion at the beginning and a five-minute block of rest and discussion at the end.
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Teaching Conversations: Faster, Smarter Feedback: Practical Strategies for Timely Responses
—Led by Susan Brantley
Providing timely, meaningful feedback is essential for student learning. It can also be one of the most time-consuming parts of teaching. In this conversation, we will discuss practical, realistic strategies to streamline the feedback process. We'll look at how tools like rubrics, reusable comment banks, and platforms such as Harmonize can help you respond more efficiently while still supporting student growth.
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Three Simple Ways to Start Using AI This Semester
—Led by Jane Morris
This session introduces faculty to three simple, practical ways to begin using artificial intelligence (AI) in their courses right away. It focuses on low-effort strategies to support teaching, enhance student engagement, and explore AI tools with confidence.
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Access, Not Advantage: Busting Common Accommodation Myths
—Led by Tracey Hurd, Director of Student Accessibility Services
This workshop will explore some of the most common myths surrounding student accommodations. During this interactive workshop, faculty will have a chance to ask questions, as well as examine how they might respond in classroom scenarios presented. -
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FRAME: Course Design Essentials for New Faculty
—Led by Carl Ohrenberg
In this session, we will consider how to build a strong foundation for your courses by aligning learning outcomes, assessments, and instructional activities with evidence-based course design principles. -
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Why Bother? Designing, Writing, and Assessing Online Discussions: Strategies for Combatting AI-Driven Futility
—Led by the Writing Across the Curriculum Network
In this session, members of the WAC network present strategies for designing, scaffolding, and assessing online discussions to support student learning. We focus on strategies for fostering meaningful interactions and expectations for instructor participation. -
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Alternative Assessment: Using Creative Assignments to Grow Critical Thinking
—Led by Jaimie Kelly
For many of us, assessment, or the informal way in which we come to understand students' retention of knowledge (Nasab, 2015), is done through research papers and exams. Yet these are not the only ways that assessment can occur. This talk seeks to present alternative assignments that help students develop critical thinking skills and inspire faculty to think about ways creative assignments can be used in a variety of disciplines and classes.
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