Faculty Spotlight

Thaís São-João, assistant professor in the College of Nursing, is ATL’s April 2024 Faculty Spotlight. Visit our website to learn more about Thaís and the ways in which she empowers the students that she teaches here at URI. Learn how you can nominate someone you know for this opportunity. 

Graduate Student Spotlight

Nara Wisesa, graduate student in the Department of Marine Affairs (College of the Environment and Life Sciences), is ATL's April 2024 Graduate Student Spotlight. Visit our website to learn more about Nara and the ways he leaves a positive impression on his students. Learn how you can nominate another graduate student for our spotlight program. 

NEW—URI Faculty Support Survey

In collaboration with the Office of the Provost and the Office of Community, Equity, and Diversity, ATL is seeking to learn more about the current needs of URI faculty for the purpose of developing relevant programming and just in time resources that will inform our work, meet your needs, and create future experiences tailored for professional, social, and career success. Engage the survey here. 

NEW—Instructor Appreciation Luncheon

ATL invites all instructors—full-time faculty, part-time faculty, instructional staff, and graduate teaching assistants—to join us for a complimentary luncheon in appreciation for all of the work you do to support our students' educational growth. 

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Time: Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Location: URI Library, Galanti Lounge

The first 100 attendees will receive an "ATL Appreciates URI Instructors" travel tumbler (one per person). 

Register here to save your spot. The deadline to register for the luncheon is Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

NEW—2024 ATL Summer Institute

Have you been wanting to determine ways to incorporate AI into your class, but haven’t had the time? Join us for a summer institute where we will take a deep dive into AI and its integration into teaching and learning, emerging on the other side with more informed perspectives, tools, and approaches. Visit our website to learn more about the institute and to register. Applications are due Monday, April 8, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

Peer Review Program—Call for Faculty

We invite you to join an interdisciplinary team of faculty trained to provide valuable feedback on academic programs' student learning outcomes assessment reports. Whether you're experienced in learning outcomes assessment or new to the process, we welcome your participation!  You'll enhance your assessment knowledge, develop valuable skills, and collaborate with peers to support your colleagues and their effort to document continuous improvement efforts in undergraduate programs at URI.

See the application form to learn more.

Deadline: April 22, 2024 by 5 p.m.

ATL and Campus Partner News

IEC Appreciation: The inaugural ATL Innovative Education Conference (IEC) was a success. Thank you so much for your support, and we look forward to next year’s conference!
 

IDEA Workshop: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 11 a.m. (Zoom). This workshop is designed for both first time and returning users interested in understanding tools available within the IDEA platform, including monitoring response rates, accessing current and past results, and navigating results pages to best interpret them. Register here for this event.

Online Pedagogy: Beginning Monday, June 3, 2024, Online Pedagogy is a four-week, asynchronous online workshop designed to give you the background and knowledge of best-practices to enhance and hone your online teaching skills using the Brightspace platform. You will emerge from this course with a solid start to your online course site, great ideas for remote instruction, and a certificate that designates you as a qualified online teacher! Register here for this program.

ATC and Ramadan Support: The Academic Testing Center (ATC) will hold its last Sunset Session for Muslim Students after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Faculty can submit requests via RegisterBlast and indicate "Ramadan Testing - Extended Evening Hours" as the exam category. Please direct questions to Lisa Macaruso, Assistant Director of the ATC, at academictesting@uri.edu.

Campus Partner - 2024 Excellence in General Education Award Reminder: The Office of Innovation in General Education is sponsoring the 2023-2024 Excellence in General Education Awards. This annual award recognizes three members of the URI faculty who are committed to providing students with an intellectually stimulating, challenging, and dynamic general education experience. Deserving faculty have demonstrated excellence in the delivery and design of a General Education course. More information about the awards can be found on this form. The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, April 5, 2024.

April Celebrates Earth Day

Monday, April 22, 2024 is Earth Day. As the flagship, land grant, sea grant university of Rhode Island we understand the significance of supporting and helping our plant to thrive. From the Blue Economy to research that members of our faculty lead everyday, we love the earth and want to do all that we can to leave it better for the next generation.