For the second nomination for the Teaching Excellence Spotlight, we are featuring Dr. April Prince, a professor in the Department of Music History, Theory, and Ethnomusicology with UNT’s esteemed College of Music. Read more about Our Teaching Excellence Spotlight is on Dr. April Prince
Last week, we featured a podcast interview on the topic of accessibility, and this week, we have another interview focused on accessibility – this time with UNT’s Office of Disability Accommodation (ODA) Student Services Coordinator, Devin Axtman. Read more about Talking with UNT’s Office of Disability Accommodation
Lately, I have heard about and participated in discussions about accessibility in higher education – for students, but also for faculty and staff. I am thrilled these discussions are happening on our campus, and that they acknowledge a range of (dis)abilities and neurodiversities. Read more about Accessibility Means Education for All
We are excited to announce the newest addition to the website! Featured Faculty is a section of our site that celebrates UNT faculty. Here we will feature UNT instructors who are dedicated to their teaching practice and passionate about sharing their knowledge and experience with others. Currently, you will find the first in our Teaching Excellence Spotlight, a cyclical feature that features UNT instructors who have been nominated by their peers and/or students. Read more about Our Newest Section Celebrates UNT Faculty!
The Teaching Commons Team is working hard on adding more content from the backlogs of CLEAR’s many past workshops, trainings, and events. The existence of this backlog is what partially inspired the beginning of Teaching Commons – we have all this relevant content on teaching and learning, but no single location for sharing it with UNT instructors. Thus, we have added two new Teaching Essentials, the section of our website that houses curated and new content on time-tested and new developments in teaching and learning scholarship. Read more about Two New Teaching Essentials Added
Welcome to Teaching Commons, a virtual resource and gathering space for connecting anyone with teaching responsibilities at the University of North Texas. Our mission is to build and sustain a culture of teaching excellence across the university that is interdisciplinary, promotes teaching as scholarship, and encourages innovative pedagogical practice. Read more about Welcome to Teaching Commons!
