University Teaching & Learning Commons

Fall 2021 marks the launch semester for UNCG’s new general education program, Minerva’s Academic Curriculum (MAC). The UTLC has a series of MAC Course Development tools for instructors, and additional information about teaching and advising in MAC can be found at mac.uncg.edu. In addition, faculty, advisors, staff and administrators are invited to RSVP for these upcoming live info sessions:

In-person MAC launch event on September 1, 2021

A MAC resource and consultation event is scheduled for Wednesday, September 1st from 12-3pm in Rooms 510 and 511 of the Nursing Instructional Building. Faculty and staff can drop in anytime to learn more about the program’s features and aims, consult with MAC competency experts on designing MAC courses and teaching the competencies, and meet representatives of co-curricular and academic support units whose student and campus engagements compliment MAC’s foundational learning aims. Please RSVP here: https://go.uncg.edu/mac_launch

Virtual MAC launch event + webinar series

“MAC Mondays” is a new Zoom webinar series dedicated to all things MAC! The series kicks off on Monday, August 30 from 12-12:40pm with a virtual launch event hosted by members of the General Education Council and the MAC Implementation Committee. This fall, the bi-monthly webinar series also features sessions devoted to MAC advising, proposing a MAC course, and teaching the Foundations, Health & Wellness and Diversity & Equity competencies. Learn more and RSVP.

MAC Mondays is a new webinar series on MAC (Minerva’s Academic Curriculum), the new foundational learning program for UNCG. Alongside the official launch of the program this fall, UNCG is hosting a series of webinars for folks teaching or interested in teaching MAC courses.

Online Learning and Innovation Webinar Series is for UNCG faculty, instructors, librarians, graduate students, TAs, and staff interested in learning more about instructional technology and online learning at UNCG.  

Research and Application Webinar Series is for UNCG students, staff, faculty, instructors, and librarians.  The series will cover topics on library resources and research tools.  

Campus closures for any reason require us to be flexible while maintaining the same level of quality in our courses. The Keep Teaching website contains resources, workshops, and contacts to help instructors quickly transition to an online course environment and adjust to the changes involved. This page is continuin to receive frequent updates as UNCG’s response to COVID-19 develops.

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