Effective Use of Feedback
How to give students feedback to support the learning process.
The video clips provided in this sesion cover how to give students feedback to support the learning process. Effective Use of Feedback presentation, facilitated by Chris Wilcoxen, Jennifer Lemke, and Jennifer Langfeldt, was hosted by UCAT in November 2023.Energizing the Classroom
Learn strategies to improve student engagement, spur their curiosity to learn more, and enhance their long-term retention of the content you teach.
The videos below feature guest speaker Sarah Rose Cavanagh, author of the Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion from UCAT, Student Life and Wellbeing, and the Center for Faculty Excellence's student engagement event hosted at UNO on February 17th, 2023.Mentoring
Mentoring opportunities available for full-time faculty
The Center for Faculty Excellence will be facilitating two new opportunities related to faculty mentoring. General mentor training is available for current academic mentors and individuals who wish to become mentors. The TANDEM program is open to second and third-year full-time faculty who will be partnered with mentors outside their home academic unit who might share broader social and cultural affinities within our community of scholars. This program is optional and designed to work in tandem with the mentoring that occurs in the faculty member's home unit. For a screen reader-friendly version of the documents below, please contact the Center for Faculty Excellence.Supporting Students at UNO
Quick Tips and Strategies
Information to share with students and how to report concerns about students
- Accessibility Services Center
- Campus Recreation
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
- UNO Care Team (report concerns)
- Gender and Sexuality Resource Center
- Health Services
- Legal Services
- Maverick Advising Center (the MAC; formerly the Academic Career and Development Center/ACDC)
- Maverick Food Pantry
- Military and Veteran Services Office
- Multicultural Affairs
- Office of Hardship and Resiliency
- Ombuds Services
- Student Health and Wellness Coaches
- Title IX
Syllabus Statements and Communications Tips
Resources to develop syllabi and effectively communicate with students
Communication is a two-way endeavor. Faculty are encouraged to share these Student to Faculty Communication Strategies with students and implement the parallel Faculty to Student Communication Strategies to help facilitate effective communication. Course syllabi also serve as a key communication tool. Digital Learning offers an excellent resource including a syllabus template via Canvas. In addition to this resource, find links to other syllabus statements you may want to include below:Teaching at UNO
Resources for anyone teaching at UNO
Syllabus Information, Teaching Resources, and Canvas Support
- Academic Calendar
- Canvas Guides
- Center for Faculty Excellence
- Continuity of Instruction
- Digital Learning
- Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) Workshops and Training
- Open Educational Resources (OER)
- Retention Resources for Faculty
- Service Learning Academy
- STEM TRAIL center
- Teaching Analysis By Students (TABS)
- Teaching with Technology
- Testing Center
- Trauma-Informed Campus and Working with Students in Distress
- UNO Libraries
Academic Support Centers
Teaching Policies and Support
The following resource highlights and aggregates UNO policies and procedures in support of teaching and learning and serves as a resource to help faculty prepare for the semester and academic year.University Committee for the Advancement of Teaching (UCAT)
Teaching resources and opportunities available through UCAT
In spring 2022, the UCAT members adopted the following mission: UCAT promotes student learning across the campus by focusing on teaching excellence and pedagogical improvement and innovation. UCAT aligns its resources with opportunities for faculty that have the potential to impact students from multiple disciplines.
UCAT is comprised of an eight-member committee appointed by the Faculty Senate whose members serve three-year staggered terms.
Teaching Observation and Student Exchanges