Message from the Director

Best Teaching Practices Expo - Proposals Due November 14

The UNLV Faculty Center and the Office of Faculty Affairs will host the 2023 Best Teaching Practices Expo at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 9 in the Student Union Ballroom.

Proposals due November 14

Instructors are invited to submit a poster proposal to highlight an effective teaching strategy that supports student learning. We also welcome submissions of Canvas Module Banners for a special exhibit. Resource module banners in Canvas can be a tool for creative expressions of teaching and learning and interweaves research, creative work, and teaching. Learn more and submit your proposal. 

Submitting a proposal is easy! All you need to do is:

1. Describe your specific teaching practice and the need it addresses (150 words)
2. Share evidence this practice benefits UNLV students (150 words)
3. Provide resources and where to find them (150 words)
4. Offer tips on how other UNLV instructors might adopt this practice (150 words)

More tips and sample posters are available on our website. Let me know if you have questions! We look forward to seeing your proposal.

Best wishes,

Melissa Bowles-Terry

Faculty Center Director

P.S. There will be no newsletter next Sunday, November 13th. We'll be off for Veteran's Day November 11th.