Faculty News 08.18.25
Faculty News is a collaboration between Academic Affairs and the Office of Research. Major contributors include Academic Innovation, Faculty Success, Libraries, Registrar and the Office of Research. The newsletter lands in the inboxes of everyone with a faculty appointment, including tenured, tenure-track and fixed-term-track faculty, college deans and department chairs.
IN THIS ISSUE:
The power of the syllabus. Your syllabus is a roadmap to success for your students. It should show them what they will learn in your course and set clear expectations on how their learning will be assessed. With Simple Syllabus, which is required for all undergraduate courses at UTSA, instructors can create an accessible and student-friendly syllabus that is integrated into your Canvas course.
Featured Events:
- Getting started with Simple Syllabus
- Classrooms+ open house
- No more crickets: engaging every student with iClicker
- Unlocking accessibility insights: navigating the course accessibility report in Canvas
- Getting started with Gradescope
- Getting started with Digital Accessibility and the ADA Title II compliance
- View all faculty events
- Teaching support walk-in hours Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Reminder: 2024-2025 Faculty Annual Review forms available
- Stay informed: Federal research and funding updates SharePoint site
- ParScore retired - Gradescope now available for bubble sheets
- Watch training sessions on digital accessibility topics anytime
- Faculty Success
- Academic Innovation Teaching Resources
- Office of Research
- Student resources available at myUTSA Account
