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UNLV Teaching & Learning Commons News

The Teaching & Learning Commons aims to equip instructors with the resources, tools, and support they need to create dynamic and engaging learning environments. All efforts aim to improve both student and faculty experiences and outcomes. Our primary vision is to create an educational ecosystem in our community where every member, including students, faculty, and staff, is empowered to unlock their lifelong potential.

Current Teaching & Learning Commons News

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Trauma-informed teaching expert Kaitlin Clinnin offers faculty guidance on navigating a potentially challenging semester.

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Instructors and employees explored ChatGPT, artificial intelligence detection, and other tools with technology professionals from the online education and information technology offices. 

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Faculty share teaching strategies and discuss new technology, like ChatGPT, at annual event.

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Join the 2022 Best Teaching Practices Expo panel discussions on Feb. 10.

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UNLV presents the Best Teaching Practices Expo 2022 in hybrid format.

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Liberal Arts faculty tackle affordability of course materials in first-year seminars as campus begins incorporating more open access resources.

Teaching & Learning Commons In The News

Las Vegas Review Journal

UNLV will launch a pilot program for fall semester called “RebelFlex” where instructors will teach in-person and remote students simultaneously for some classes.

KSNV-TV: News 3

UNLV says it wants to test a new program that would let instructors teach in-person and remote classes simultaneously. Called "RebelFlex," the program will be tested in some courses during the upcoming fall semester, UNLV said in a news release.

American Library Association

The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) of the American Library Association has chosen Melissa Bowles-Terry, associate director of the Faculty Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as the 2020 recipient of the LIRT Librarian Recognition Award. The Librarian Recognition Award was created to recognize an individual’s contribution to the development, advancement and support of information literacy and instruction.