Faculty Center

SECLA RIG Luncheon and Teaming Event
2025-05-02 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Faculty Center Large Conference Room JPL 4.04.12C & Virtual: TEAMS
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STEPS RIG Meeting
2025-05-07 13:00 - 14:30 | Faculty Center Small Conference Room JPL 4.04.12D & Virtual: TEAMS
Spring 2025 monthly meeting of the UTSA STEPS RIG
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Disabilities RIG Meeting
2025-05-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual: TEAMS
Spring 2025 monthly meeting of the UTSA Disabilities RIG
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Climate RIG Meeting
2025-05-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Faculty Center Small Conference Room JPL 4.04.12D & Virtual: TEAMS
Spring 2025 monthly meeting of the UTSA Climate RIG
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Community Solutions RIG Meeting
2025-05-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual: TEAMS
Spring 2025 monthly meeting of the UTSA Community Solutions RIG
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QISE RIG Meeting
2025-05-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual: TEAMS
Spring 2025 monthly meeting of the UTSA QISE RIG
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Teaching and Learning with Generative Artificial Intelligence Informative Sessions
2025-05-22 13:00 - 14:00 | MS 240 and Online
Join our informative sessions on teaching and learning with generative AI, where you can bring your questions and engage in dynamic discussions. Explore a tour of our self-paced online course designed to explore generative AI in education. Discover spotlight strategies to effectively engage students and integrate generative AI into your teaching practices.
By attending this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand Generative AI Applications: Participants will be able to explain the principles of generative AI and identify its applications in an educational setting.
• Implement Engaging Strategies: Participants will learn and apply strategies to effectively engage students using generative AI tools in their teaching practices.
• Navigate Online Resources: Participants will become proficient in navigating and utilizing the self-paced online course to enhance their knowledge and teaching methods involving generative AI.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.
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Getting Started with Gradescope Bubble Sheets
2025-05-30 15:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE WEBINAR
This training provides a step-by-step walkthrough of the Gradescope Bubble Sheets workflow, from creating answer keys to uploading and grading completed exams. Participants will learn how to scan and submit bubble sheets for automated grading, evaluate results, and resolve grading exceptions. This training supports UTSA’s transition from ParScore/Scantron to Gradescope Bubble Sheets, beginning Summer 2025.
By attending this course, participants will be able to:

Construct and modify answer keys for bubble sheet assignments within Gradescope.
Demonstrate the process for scanning and uploading completed bubble sheets for automated grading.
Evaluate grading results, resolve exceptions, and apply feedback features.

Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.
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Make it Accessible: Drop-In/Co-Working Hours
2025-06-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-06-17 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-01 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-29 14:00 - 15:00 | ONLINE WEBINAR
Join the Digital Accessibility Team for open drop-in hours and dedicated co-working time designed to help faculty and staff improve the accessibility of their digital content in alignment with ADA Title II requirements. Whether you’re writing alt text, addressing color contrast issues, or navigating accessibility checkers like Ally, support is just a question away. You are welcome to stay for the entire time and work alongside your colleagues or drop in with a quick question. Come with your questions and accessibility to-do list, and let’s make it accessible together!
Participants will be able to:

Engage in dedicated time to improve the accessibility of their digital course materials, with support available from the Digital Accessibility Team.
Ask questions and receive guidance on accessibility guidelines, including the use of tools like Ally and strategies for fixing common issues.
Make meaningful progress on their accessibility to-do lists, in a collaborative environment that supports proactive preparation for ADA Title II compliance.

Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled event.
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Adobe Education Institute 2025
2025-06-09 | online
The Adobe Education Institute (“AEI”) is an invitation-only virtual conference (June 9th – June 12th) for our designated Adobe Creative Campus institutions. Through a series of live, hands-on training sessions, participants will discover ways to deepen student engagement and foster multi-modal teaching using Adobe Express.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.
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Getting Started with Gradescope Bubble Sheets
2025-06-09 10:00 - 11:00 | MS 240 and Online
This training provides a step-by-step walkthrough of the Gradescope Bubble Sheets workflow, from creating answer keys to uploading and grading completed exams. Participants will learn how to scan and submit bubble sheets for automated grading, evaluate results, and resolve grading exceptions. This training supports UTSA’s transition from ParScore/Scantron to Gradescope Bubble Sheets, beginning Summer 2025.
By attending this course, participants will be able to:

Construct and modify answer keys for bubble sheet assignments within Gradescope.
Demonstrate the process for scanning and uploading completed bubble sheets for automated grading.
Evaluate grading results, resolve exceptions, and apply feedback features.

Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.
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Innovation Academy | Summer 2025
2025-06-09 16:00 - 17:00 | MS 240 and Online
The Innovation Academy (June 9th-July 11th) invites faculty members to identify the connections between leveraging technology for effective teaching, incorporating experiential learning, and designing student-centered classrooms. A key focus of this learning experience is the integration of Open Educational Resources (OER), freely accessible and openly licensed materials that enhance teaching and learning.
Objectives:

Recognize the relationship between utilizing technology, implementing open education resources, and creating student-centered classrooms
Apply universal teaching practices and design for learning that leverage technology to enhance student engagement.
Incorporate open education resources to build connections between the classroom and careers.
Develop a sustainable teaching approach to create an enriched educational experience for students.

For more information, please visit the Innovation Academy page.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.
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Getting Started with Gradescope
2025-07-08 11:30 - 12:30 | MS 240 and Online
This training provides a step-by-step walkthrough of the Gradescope Bubble Sheets workflow, from creating answer keys to uploading and grading completed exams. Participants will learn how to scan and submit bubble sheets for automated grading, evaluate results, and resolve grading exceptions. This training supports UTSA’s transition from ParScore/Scantron to Gradescope Bubble Sheets, beginning Summer 2025.
Course Objectives: By attending this course, participants will be able to:

Construct and modify answer keys for bubble sheet assignments within Gradescope.
Demonstrate the process for scanning and uploading completed bubble sheets for automated grading.
Evaluate grading results, resolve exceptions, and apply feedback features.

Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.
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No More Crickets: Engaging Every Student with iClicker
2025-07-16 10:00 - 11:00 | MS 240 and Online
Faculty will learn how to create an iClicker Cloud account as the instructor. They will get an overview of this UTSA standardized student response system on how to get started using it in their classroom and in Canvas. The iClicker 7.1 Cloud Platform is deployed in all general academic classrooms. Website resources will be shared for best practices for instructors and how to instruct students on creating their iClicker account. The course will also will provide some general pedagogical approaches while implementing the iClicker cloud platform in your class.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.
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No More Crickets: Engaging Every Student with iClicker
2025-07-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-30 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-08-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-08-06 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-11 10:00 - 11:00 | MS 240 and Online
Looking to boost student engagement? Join us to unlock the full potential of iClicker Cloud, UTSA’s standardized student response system. In this session, you’ll learn how to set up your instructor account and seamlessly integrate iClicker into your Canvas courses. Discover best practices for classroom use and explore pedagogical approaches to enhance student participation and understanding. We’ll also share essential resources to help both you and your students get started.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.
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Getting Started with Gradescope
2025-07-23 11:00 - 12:00 | MS 240 and Online
This training provides a step-by-step walkthrough of the Gradescope Bubble Sheets workflow, from creating answer keys to uploading and grading completed exams. Participants will learn how to scan and submit bubble sheets for automated grading, evaluate results, and resolve grading exceptions. This training supports UTSA’s transition from ParScore/Scantron to Gradescope Bubble Sheets, beginning Summer 2025.
Course Objectives: By attending this course, participants will be able to:

Construct and modify answer keys for bubble sheet assignments within Gradescope.
Demonstrate the process for scanning and uploading completed bubble sheets for automated grading.
Evaluate grading results, resolve exceptions, and apply feedback features.

Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.
Click here to view event recording.
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Getting Started with Gradescope Bubble Sheets
2025-07-30 11:00 - 12:00 | MS 240 and Online

Make It Accessible: Drop-In/Co-Working Hour
2025-08-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-08-12 14:00 - 15:00 | ONLINE WEBINAR
Join the Digital Accessibility Team for open drop-in hours and dedicated co-working time designed to help faculty and staff improve the accessibility of their digital content in alignment with ADA Title II requirements. Whether you’re writing alt text, addressing color contrast issues, or navigating accessibility checkers like Ally, support is just a question away. You are welcome to stay for the entire time and work alongside your colleagues or drop in with a quick question. Come with your questions and accessibility to-do list, and let’s make it accessible together!
Participants will be able to:

Engage in dedicated time to improve the accessibility of their digital course materials, with support available from the Digital Accessibility Team.
Ask questions and receive guidance on accessibility guidelines, including the use of tools like Ally and strategies for fixing common issues.
Make meaningful progress on their accessibility to-do lists, in a collaborative environment that supports proactive preparation for ADA Title II compliance.

Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.
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No More Crickets: Engaging Every Student with iClicker
2025-08-11 14:00 - 15:00 | MS 240 and Online
Looking to boost student engagement? Join us to unlock the full potential of iClicker Cloud, UTSA’s standardized student response system. In this session, you’ll learn how to set up your instructor account and seamlessly integrate iClicker into your Canvas courses. Discover best practices for classroom use and explore pedagogical approaches to enhance student participation and understanding. We’ll also share essential resources to help both you and your students get started.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.
Click here to view the event recording.
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Getting Started with Simple Syllabus
2025-08-12 10:00 - 11:00 | MS 240 and Online
Ready to simplify your syllabus creation? Join us as to introduce you to Simple Syllabus, a powerful tool designed to help faculty quickly personalize and publish engaging course syllabi. Learn how to reclaim your time and offer students a clear, consistent syllabus experience they’ll appreciate.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Review the benefits of using Simple Syllabus
Explore the required and optional elements of Simple Syllabus at UTSA
Create a syllabus using the Simple Syllabus tool

Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.
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No More Crickets: Engaging Every Student with iClicker
2025-08-13 10:00 - 11:00 | MS 240 and Online
Looking to boost student engagement? Join us to unlock the full potential of iClicker Cloud, UTSA’s standardized student response system. In this session, you’ll learn how to set up your instructor account and seamlessly integrate iClicker into your Canvas courses. Discover best practices for classroom use and explore pedagogical approaches to enhance student participation and understanding. We’ll also share essential resources to help both you and your students get started.
Creating an effective learning environment for all is important to us. To request an accommodation, please email DigitalAccessibility@utsa.edu one week prior to your scheduled training.
Click here to view event recording.
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