Events & Workshops

Sessions 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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This 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 documents that meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. We'll explore Word’s built-in accessibility features—including the Accessibility Checker, heading styles, and alt text—and share best practices for designing inclusive course materials. Participants are encouraged to follow along with their own documents and ask questions throughout the session. Whether you're new to accessibility or looking to refine your skills, this workshop will equip you with practical techniques to make your content more inclusive for all learners.

Accessible by Design will help faculty learn how to use Microsoft’s built-in accessibility tools and apply best practices to ensure course content will meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. These workshops are designed as interactive tutorials to help faculty prepare for the new federal accessibility guidelines, which will go into effect April 24, 2026.

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 
12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m. 
Zoom

Writing 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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Risk-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.

Thursday, September 4, 2025
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. 
Zoom

UNG Online Academic Alerts
Speaker: Deanna Simonds, DETI
The Online Student Success Team is committed to assisting faculty with student outreach regarding concerns for students enrolled in their UNG Online courses. The purpose of the Academic Alert system is to provide additional outreach, outside of the outreach conducted by instructors, to students who are not consistently logging into the course and/or completing assignments, who may need assistance with navigating the D2L environment or with the online learning format, or who may need additional UNG academic resources (Tutoring, Accessibility Services, etc.). The Academic Alert form is most effective if completed earlier in the semester when issues arise so we can encourage at-risk students to complete their coursework or to consider withdrawing from the class if they do not feel as though they will be able to successfully pass the course.

This 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

This interactive, virtual workshop will guide participants through using PowerPoint’s accessibility tools—such as the reading order panel, slide titles, and subtitle options—to create presentations that are both engaging and accessible. Participants are encouraged to follow along with their own presentations and ask questions as we explore practical strategies for meeting WCAG 2.1 AA standards. Whether you're just beginning your accessibility journey or looking to deepen your expertise, this session will equip you with the knowledge and skills to design presentations that are inclusive for all learners.

Accessible by Design will help faculty learn how to use Microsoft’s built-in accessibility tools and apply best practices to ensure course content will meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. These workshops are designed as interactive tutorials to help faculty prepare for the new federal accessibility guidelines, which will go into effect April 24, 2026.

Sessions 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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Topic: A Leadership Conversation with Dr. Chaudron Gille 
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.
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Leadership Conversations 
This workshop series will focus on gaining leadership insights from proven leaders. Each session will begin with a UNG or USG leader sharing their leadership journey and lessons learned. After each presentation, an open discussion about leadership will follow. These interactive workshops are open to faculty at all levels and academic administration. While it is encouraged to attend all five sessions in the series, participants are welcome to attend individual workshops.?

Topic: Empower Your Leadership: Mastering Budget Management and Fiscal Concerns
Speaker: Patricia Todebush

Are 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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Tuesday, 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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Sessions 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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Topic: 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.

Sessions 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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Topic: A Leadership Conversation with Dr. Ann Marie Francis 
Interim Executive Director of the Cumming Campus

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Leadership Conversations 
This workshop series will focus on gaining leadership insights from proven leaders. Each session will begin with a UNG or USG leader sharing their leadership journey and lessons learned. After each presentation, an open discussion about leadership will follow. These interactive workshops are open to faculty at all levels and academic administration. While it is encouraged to attend all five sessions in the series, participants are welcome to attend individual workshops.?

Getting 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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This 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 documents that meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. We'll explore Word’s built-in accessibility features—including the Accessibility Checker, heading styles, and alt text—and share best practices for designing inclusive course materials. Participants are encouraged to follow along with their own documents and ask questions throughout the session. Whether you're new to accessibility or looking to refine your skills, this workshop will equip you with practical techniques to make your content more inclusive for all learners.

Accessible by Design will help faculty learn how to use Microsoft’s built-in accessibility tools and apply best practices to ensure course content will meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. These workshops are designed as interactive tutorials to help faculty prepare for the new federal accessibility guidelines, which will go into effect April 24, 2026.

Shut 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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Using Simulations as Pedagogical Tools
Speaker: Bibek Chand
In this session, I share my experiences with using simulations in the classroom where students roleplay as a means of active learning. It covers how I design and run simulations in a variety of courses I have taught and their outcomes.
 
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Topic: A Leadership Conversation with Dr. Diana Edelman 
Department Head of English

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Leadership Conversations

This workshop series will focus on gaining leadership insights from proven leaders. Each session will begin with a UNG or USG leader sharing their leadership journey and lessons learned. After each presentation, an open discussion about leadership will follow. These interactive workshops are open to faculty at all levels and academic administration. While it is encouraged to attend all five sessions in the series, participants are welcome to attend individual workshops.?

Topic: Balance or Burnout

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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.

Sessions 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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Topic: Think Like a Chair: Strategies for Building a Dynamic and Sustainable Department
Speaker: Jennifer Graff

This 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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This 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

This interactive, virtual workshop will guide participants through using PowerPoint’s accessibility tools—such as the reading order panel, slide titles, and subtitle options—to create presentations that are both engaging and accessible. Participants are encouraged to follow along with their own presentations and ask questions as we explore practical strategies for meeting WCAG 2.1 AA standards. Whether you're just beginning your accessibility journey or looking to deepen your expertise, this session will equip you with the knowledge and skills to design presentations that are inclusive for all learners.

Accessible by Design will help faculty learn how to use Microsoft’s built-in accessibility tools and apply best practices to ensure course content will meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. These workshops are designed as interactive tutorials to help faculty prepare for the new federal accessibility guidelines, which will go into effect April 24, 2026.

Topic: A Leadership Conversation with Dr. Chuck Robertson 
Chair of Faculty Senate,
Professor of Psychological Science

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Leadership Conversations 
This workshop series will focus on gaining leadership insights from proven leaders. Each session will begin with a UNG or USG leader sharing their leadership journey and lessons learned. After each presentation, an open discussion about leadership will follow. These interactive workshops are open to faculty at all levels and academic administration. While it is encouraged to attend all five sessions in the series, participants are welcome to attend individual workshops.?

Sessions 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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Using AI to Enhance Pedagogy and Support YOU: In Class and Out
Led by Ralph Hale and Kelly McFaden
Zoom
At this session we will discuss the ways faculty can use AI to leverage and enhance their pedagogy as well as facilitate the non-academic parts of our jobs that seem to take up a disproportionate amount of our time.

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Topic: A Leadership Conversation with Dr. Denise Domizi
Director of Teaching and Learning Excellence at the University System of Georgia

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Leadership Conversations 
This workshop series will focus on gaining leadership insights from proven leaders. Each session will begin with a UNG or USG leader sharing their leadership journey and lessons learned. After each presentation, an open discussion about leadership will follow. These interactive workshops are open to faculty at all levels and academic administration. While it is encouraged to attend all five sessions in the series, participants are welcome to attend individual workshops.?

Topic: Teaching with Library Resources
Led by Melissa Lockaby and Amanda Nash

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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.