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  • Build Your Digital Accessibility Skills with a Free, Self-Paced Training

    Build Your Digital Accessibility Skills with a Free, Self-Paced Training

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    Faculty and staff looking to improve the digital accessibility of their courses or documents but unsure where to start can enroll in the Essentials of Accessibility for Faculty and Staff training course. This free, self-paced online course introduces the basics of digital accessibility and covers best practices for commonly used applications at UW-Green Bay, including Word,…

  • New Training Course: Essentials of Accessibility for Faculty and Staff

    New Training Course: Essentials of Accessibility for Faculty and Staff

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    Ready to learn how to make your digital images, videos, documents, and course files accessible? Essentials of Accessibility for Faculty and Staff is a free, self-paced, online course designed to teach the basics of digital accessibility and accessibility best practices for several key applications that UW-Green Bay employees may use in their daily work. The…

  • Attend the Upcoming Panel: “Insights from Secondary School Educators on Our Current & Future Students”

    Attend the Upcoming Panel: “Insights from Secondary School Educators on Our Current & Future Students”

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    CATL’s spring programming series on “Teaching Today’s UWGB Students” kicks off with the first event next week. Don’t forget to join CATL and Student Access and Success on Monday, Feb. 17 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. for an engaging panel where top educators from around Northeast Wisconsin will share their insights on the challenges and innovative…

  • Baloney Detection New Episode: Interview with Dr. Brain Merkel

    Baloney Detection New Episode: Interview with Dr. Brain Merkel

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    Check out the latest episode of Baloney Detection, hosted and researched by UW-Green Bay’s Dr. James Kabhrel, which features Dr. Brian Merkel, a longtime faculty member and recent recipient of the UW-Green Bay Founders Award for Excellence in Teaching. With 20 years of experience, Dr. Merkel teaches courses in microbiology and immunology while also researching…

  • The UWGB Canvas Gallery is Now Open!

    The UWGB Canvas Gallery is Now Open!

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    The wait is finally over – the UWGB Canvas Gallery: A Virtual Exhibition of Teaching has officially launched! Hosted by The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL), The UWGB Canvas Gallery offers a unique opportunity to explore creative teaching strategies and design approaches used in Canvas. Presented in themed “collections,” the gallery…

  • Dive into Baloney Detection and Catch Up with Dr. K

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    Catch up with Baloney Detection — a podcast by UWGB’s own Dr. James Kabrhel, Associate Professor of Natural and Applied Sciences. This show, entirely researched, written, edited, and hosted by Dr. K, explores the fascinating world of education, pseudoscience, scientific information, and misinformation. Whether you’re taking a break or on the move, tune in and join…

  • Submit Your Canvas Course Materials for the Opportunity to Be Showcased in a Virtual Exhibition! (Apply by Monday, Nov. 4, 2024)

    Submit Your Canvas Course Materials for the Opportunity to Be Showcased in a Virtual Exhibition! (Apply by Monday, Nov. 4, 2024)

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    Have you ever wanted to see what others’ Canvas courses look like and pick up tips for your own? Here’s the chance to just that! The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) invites instructors to share their Canvas materials from courses of any modality in the UWGB Canvas Gallery: A Virtual Exhibition…

  • Call for Submissions for the “UWGB Canvas Gallery: A Virtual Exhibition of Teaching”

    Call for Submissions for the “UWGB Canvas Gallery: A Virtual Exhibition of Teaching”

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    The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) is currently looking for submissions from instructors to share standout strategies from Canvas courses in the “UWGB Canvas Gallery: A Virtual Exhibition of Teaching.” This virtual showcase offers a chance to highlight the effective teaching practices and Canvas design strategies that instructors use across all…

  • CATL’s Workshop Wednesday: Open Lab on Accessibility (Oct. 9, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.)

    CATL’s Workshop Wednesday: Open Lab on Accessibility (Oct. 9, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.)

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    In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) and Student Accessibility Services (SAS) will host an open computer lab session focused on accessibility. This event will take place on Oct. 9 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. in Laboratory Sciences 102 (LS 102), offering…

  • Recent Changes to CATL’s “Teach Tuesday” E-Newsletters

    Recent Changes to CATL’s “Teach Tuesday” E-Newsletters

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    About CATL’s “Teach Tuesday” E-Newsletters Teach Tuesday is the official e-newsletter for the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) at UW-Green Bay. Mailings contain CATL-related events and announcements and are sent weekly during the regular semester and intermittently between semesters. Academic staff and faculty are automatically subscribed based on role but may…