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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AI Academy Kickoff
August 27 (Wednesday)
3:00 PM — 5:30 PMLocation: GVL Nesbitt 3110 BNo Description Provided -
Pre-Tenure Policies and Portfolios
August 28 (Thursday)
12:30 PM — 1:30 PMRegisterSessions on policies and portfolio for faculty coming up for pre- and post-tenure. Six virtual workshops will be offered for fall – three for pre-tenure and three for post-tenure. You only need to attend one of the sessions offered.
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Accessible by Design: Word Document Best Practices
August 29 (Friday)
Noon — 1:00 PMRegisterThis workshop will be offered at two different times:
Friday, August 29, 2025
12 p.m.-1 p.m.
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Thursday, October 2, 2025
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.Accessible by Design: Word Document Best Practices
Facilitated by Student Accessibility Services and CTLL
Join us for a hands-on, virtual workshop designed to help faculty and staff create accessible Word documents that meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. In this one-hour Zoom session, you'll learn how to use Microsoft Word’s built-in accessibility tools and apply best practices to ensure your documents are inclusive and usable for all.
The workshop will be interactive and screen shared. Participants are encouraged to follow along with their own Word documents and ask questions throughout the session. Whether you're new to accessibility or looking to refine your skills, this session will equip you with practical techniques to make your content more inclusive. -
AI: Writing with Tools: The MIT Study and Strategies for Teaching
September 2 (Tuesday)
12:30 PM — 1:30 PMRegisterTuesday, September 2, 2025
12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.
ZoomWriting with Tools: The MIT Study and Strategies for Teaching
Led by Members of the English Department’s Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Network
In this session, we explore findings, claims, and counterclaims related to MIT’s “Brain on LLM” study, and how these findings can help us frame writing assignments more effectively. We’ll consider the multi-layered cognitive tasks underlying writing assignments, the scaffolding needed to accomplish them, and showing students why a large-language model (LLM) is—or is not—an effective tool along the way.
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Teaching Conversations: Risk-Taking and Falling Flat: Unexpected Lessons Learned from Failure
September 3 (Wednesday)
Noon — 1:00 PMMore details on the websiteRegister for Teaching ConversationsRisk-Taking and Falling Flat: Unexpected Lessons Learned from Failure
Led by Susan Brantley and the CTLL Faculty Fellows
In this session, we will explore examples of pedagogical approaches that CTLL coordinators have attempted to implement but found challenging (sometimes failing!) and discuss how we’ve adapted and improved these ideas to make them more effective moving forward. -
Accessible by Design: PowerPoint Best Practices
September 9 (Tuesday)
12:30 PM — 1:30 PMRegisterThis workshop will be offered at two different times:
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
12 p.m.-1 p.mAccessible by Design: PowerPoint Best Practices
Facilitated by Student Accessibility Services and CTLL
Join us for a hands-on, virtual workshop designed to help faculty and staff create accessible PowerPoints that meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. In this one-hour Zoom session, you'll learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint’s built-in accessibility tools and apply best practices to ensure your presentations are inclusive and usable for all.
The workshop will be interactive and screen shared. Participants are encouraged to follow along with their own PowerPoint presentations and ask questions throughout the session. Whether you're new to accessibility or looking to refine your skills, this session will equip you with practical techniques to make your content more inclusive. -
Pre-Tenure Policies and Portfolios
September 10 (Wednesday)
Noon — 1:00 PMRegisterSessions on policies and portfolio for faculty coming up for pre- and post-tenure. Six virtual workshops will be offered for fall – three for pre-tenure and three for post-tenure. You only need to attend one of the sessions offered.
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Leadership in Focus: Mastering Budget Management and Fiscal Concerns
September 15 (Monday)
Noon — 1:00 PMRegisterTopic: Empower Your Leadership: Mastering Budget Management and Fiscal Concerns
Speaker: Patricia TodebushAre you stepping into the role of department leader and feeling overwhelmed by fiscal responsibilities? This session will cover navigating planning and allocation, financial policies and compliance, and fiscal challenges with proven solutions.
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Understanding the New AI Policy and Guidelines: Practical Examples, Strategies, and Insights
September 16 (Tuesday)
12:30 PM — 1:30 PMRegisterTuesday, September 16, 2025
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Zoom
Understanding the New AI Policy and Guidelines: Practical Examples, Strategies, and Insights
Led by Lindsay Linsky
In this interactive workshop, faculty will explore the newly adopted guidelines on Artificial Intelligence that affect both faculty and students at UNG. This workshop aims to provide examples, strategies, and insights for responsible integration of AI into our courses, such as creating/implementing effective AI syllabus statements while fostering a positive and innovative approach. Participants will engage in collaborative activities and discussions to share experiences and best practices, supporting a holistic understanding of the guidelines and their implications.
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Pre-Tenure Policies and Portfolios
September 18 (Thursday)
12:30 PM — 1:30 PMRegisterSessions on policies and portfolio for faculty coming up for pre- and post-tenure. Six virtual workshops will be offered for fall – three for pre-tenure and three for post-tenure. You only need to attend one of the sessions offered.
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FRAME: The Faculty Annual Report and Documenting Teaching Excellence
September 22 (Monday)
Noon — 1:00 PMRegisterTopic: The Faculty Annual Report and Documenting Teaching Excellence
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We strongly encourage all full-time and part-time faculty at UNG to participate in the FRAME program, a series of six workshops across the full academic year offered online via Zoom. There will be about 15 minutes of open socializing time before and after each session. -
Post-Tenure Policies and Portfolio
September 25 (Thursday)
12:30 PM — 1:30 PMRegisterSessions on policies and portfolio for faculty coming up for pre- and post-tenure. Six virtual workshops will be offered for fall – three for pre-tenure and three for post-tenure. You only need to attend one of the sessions offered.
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Teaching Conversations: Getting D2L to Work for You
October 1 (Wednesday)
11:00 AM — NoonRegisterGetting D2L to Work for You
Led by Alison Hite and Lori Furbush
Zoom
In this session, we’ll uncover some of D2L’s hidden gems and explore practical ways to turn these often-overlooked tools into powerful assets for both you and your students.
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Accessible by Design: Word Document Best Practices
October 2 (Thursday)
12:30 PM — 1:30 PMRegisterThis workshop will be offered at two different times:
Friday, August 29, 2025
12 p.m.-1 p.m.
OR
Thursday, October 2, 2025
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.Accessible by Design: Word Document Best Practices
Facilitated by Student Accessibility Services and CTLL
Join us for a hands-on, virtual workshop designed to help faculty and staff create accessible Word documents that meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. In this one-hour Zoom session, you'll learn how to use Microsoft Word’s built-in accessibility tools and apply best practices to ensure your documents are inclusive and usable for all.
The workshop will be interactive and screen shared. Participants are encouraged to follow along with their own Word documents and ask questions throughout the session. Whether you're new to accessibility or looking to refine your skills, this session will equip you with practical techniques to make your content more inclusive. -
Shut Up & Write October
October 7 (Tuesday)
12:30 PM — 1:30 PMRegisterShut Up & Write provides participants with a structured time to make progress on research and writing. We will work in one block of fifty minutes with a five-minute block of talking at the beginning and a five-minute block of talking at the end.
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FRAME: Balance or Burnout
October 13 (Monday)
Noon — 1:00 PMRegisterTopic: Balance or Burnout
We strongly encourage all full-time and part-time faculty at UNG to participate in the FRAME program, a series of six workshops across the full academic year offered online via Zoom. There will be about 15 minutes of open socializing time before and after each session.
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Post-Tenure Policies and Portfolio
October 16 (Thursday)
12:30 PM — 1:30 PMRegisterSessions on policies and portfolio for faculty coming up for pre- and post-tenure. Six virtual workshops will be offered for fall – three for pre-tenure and three for post-tenure. You only need to attend one of the sessions offered.
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Leadership in Focus: Strategies for Building a Dynamic and Sustainable Department
October 20 (Monday)
Noon — 1:00 PMRegisterTopic: Think Like a Chair: Strategies for Building a Dynamic and Sustainable Department
Speaker: Jennifer GraffThis workshop is designed for new leaders in higher education and will discuss vision and strategic planning, strategies to grow and sustain, data and technology, delegating, fostering collaboration, and providing student support.
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Accessible by Design: PowerPoint Best Practices
October 22 (Wednesday)
Noon — 1:00 PMRegisterThis workshop will be offered at two different times:
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
OR
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
12 p.m.-1 p.m.Accessible by Design: PowerPoint Best Practices
Facilitated by Student Accessibility Services and CTLL
Join us for a hands-on, virtual workshop designed to help faculty and staff create accessible PowerPoints that meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. In this one-hour Zoom session, you'll learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint’s built-in accessibility tools and apply best practices to ensure your presentations are inclusive and usable for all.
The workshop will be interactive and screen shared. Participants are encouraged to follow along with their own PowerPoint presentations and ask questions throughout the session. Whether you're new to accessibility or looking to refine your skills, this session will equip you with practical techniques to make your content more inclusive. -
Post-Tenure Policies and Portfolio
October 27 (Monday)
Noon — 1:00 PMRegisterSessions on policies and portfolio for faculty coming up for pre- and post-tenure. Six virtual workshops will be offered for fall – three for pre-tenure and three for post-tenure. You only need to attend one of the sessions offered.
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