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Please help us in getting the word out that all library items are due on or before the end spring term, June 13. This is true for faculty, staff, and students alike.
Are you planning for fall term classes and wondering how the Library can help? Check out our Library Services for Faculty guide, or send an email to us via library@umpqua.edu.
OER update:
- Open Oregon Educational Resources is delighted to share that after almost four years of collaboration with an outstanding team of authors and instructors, we're soft launching our openly licensed course materials with an equity lens in Human Development and Family Studies, Sociology, and Criminal Justice.
- Please visit Open Curriculum Projects Soft Launch to review materials for 13 new texts (SOC, HDFS, & CJ) and ancillary materials. These materials are ready for any Oregon instructor to review. We hope that you will consider adopting or adapting them for the upcoming academic year.

Tutoring is winding down for the year and preparing for a summer of recruiting for next year. Spring term Study In was a hit. We had Izzy and her handler from Allure Therapy Dogs who got lots of pets and loved every minute of it. It was a pretty busy event with 40 students dropping in for studying and tutoring help. Plus, Kevin Nguyen brought a group of his students for the Study In. It was a great event with lots of food and studying.

We are saying goodbye to 6 of our tutors as they graduate and move on to universities and jobs. They will be greatly missed, and we appreciate all that they have accomplished and done for our students. Saying that, we hope to recruit for those positions over the summer and have them filled before Fall term. If anyone has a referral for tutoring, please let Karri Miller know. We are recruiting for all subjects at this point and really need your help. It would be much appreciated if you could put a word out for any of your top students who will be enrolled in 6+ credits for fall, have an A or B in your courses, and have a 3.0 GPA.

If you have any questions or need information about tutoring, don't hesitate to contact the Tutoring Center at tutoring@umpqua.edu!

Student Tech Help

The UCC Student Tech Help Desk is working hard to bring you the most comprehensive support possible. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us!

UCC Online

Faculty, as we wrap up finals, be sure to score your Course Learning Outcomes and submit your final grades in Canvas. You can find instructions for scoring outcomes here and you can find instructions on submitting your final grades in Canvas here.
The Canvas End of Term Checklist has been revised to reflect our new end of term procedures and can be found on the Faculty & Staff Training page here.
The revised Syllabus Template has been posted to the Syllabi Archive in Canvas, as well as the Faculty & Staff training page.
A new Quality Check rubric has been developed and will be piloted Summer 2025.
We are currently investigating our needs related to H5P and other third-party tools for Canvas based on current demand at UCC. Let us know if it's something you're interested in for your courses!

Thank you to all the subscribers. This will be last Teaching & Learning blog post.

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Spring Term, Week 11

What's happening in the Teaching & Learning CenterLibraryContact us at library@umpqua.edu!Please help us in getting the word out that all library items are due on or before the end spring term, June 13. This is true for faculty, staff, and students alike.Are you planning for fall term classes and wondering how the Library can help? Check out our Library Services for Faculty guide, or send an email to us via library@umpqua.edu.OER update:Open Oregon Educational Resources is delighted to share that after almost four years of collaboration with an outstanding team of authors and instructors, we're soft launching our openly licensed course materials with an equity lens in Human Development and Family Studies, Sociology, and Criminal Justice.Please visit Open Curriculum Projects Soft Launch to review materials for 13 new texts (SOC, HDFS, & CJ) and ancillary materials. These materials are ready for any Oregon instructor to review. We hope that you will consider adopting or adapting them for the upcoming academic year.TutoringContact us at tutoring@umpqua.edu!Tutoring is winding down for the year and preparing for a summer of recruiting for next year. Spring term Study In was a hit. We had Izzy and her handler from Allure Therapy Dogs who got lots of pets and loved every minute of it. It was a pretty busy event with 40 students dropping in for studying and tutoring help. Plus, Kevin Nguyen brought a group of his students for the Study In. It was a great event with lots of food and studying.We are saying goodbye to 6 of our tutors as they graduate and move on to universities and jobs. They will be greatly missed, and we appreciate all that they have accomplished and done for our students. Saying that, we hope to recruit for those positions over the summer and have them filled before Fall term. If anyone has a referral for tutoring, please let Karri Miller know. We are recruiting for all subjects at this point and really need your help. It would be much appreciated if you could put a word out for any of your top students who will be enrolled in 6+ credits for fall, have an A or B in your courses, and have a 3.0 GPA.If you have any questions or need information about tutoring, don't hesitate to contact the Tutoring Center at tutoring@umpqua.edu!Student Tech HelpContact us at studenttechhelp@umpqua.edu!The UCC Student Tech Help Desk is working hard to bring you the most comprehensive support possible. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us!UCC OnlineContact us at ucconline@umpqua.edu!Faculty, as we wrap up finals, be sure to score your Course Learning Outcomes and submit your final grades in Canvas. You can find instructions for scoring outcomes here and you can find instructions on submitting your final grades in Canvas here.The Canvas End of Term Checklist has been revised to reflect our new end of term procedures and can be found on the Faculty & Staff Training page here. The revised Syllabus Template has been posted to the Syllabi Archive in Canvas, as well as the Faculty & Staff training page.A new Quality Check rubric has been developed and will be piloted Summer 2025.We are currently investigating our needs related to H5P and other third-party tools for Canvas based on current demand at UCC. Let us know if it's something you're interested in for your courses!Thank you to all the subscribers. This will be last Teaching & Learning blog post....

Spring Term, Week 9

What's happening in the Teaching & Learning CenterLibraryContact us at library@umpqua.edu!After Careful review of content and usage the Library will be ending access to CQ Researcher at the end of this fiscal year (6/30/25). The UCC Library subscribes to 90+ databases, including Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints and Gale In Context: Global Issues, which both contain similar content to that available through CQ Researcher. Need help replacing/accessing/integrating library content into your courses? Reach out to us at library@umpqua.edu today!Student Tech HelpContact us at studenttechhelp@umpqua.edu!The UCC Student Tech Help Desk is working hard to bring you the most comprehensive support possible. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us!UCC OnlineContact us at ucconline@umpqua.edu!The updated Canvas End of Term Checklist has been finalized and posted to the Faculty and Staff Training page. The checklist will also be provided to faculty one week prior to the end of term.The Quality Check reviewer review of the new QC rubric will be held on May 27th from 1-3pm. This meeting is primarily to gather feedback and finalize the new QC rubric.In April 2024, The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized a rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), establishing clear digital accessibility standards for public institutions, including colleges and universities. This rule mandates that all digital content, such as course materials, websites, and mobile applications, must comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA.This compliance for these standards will take place in April of 2026.What this means for instructors (As educators, it's essential to ensure that all digital instructional materials are accessible to students with disabilities):Provide alternative text for images.Ensuring videos have accurate captions or transcripts.Using accessible document formats (e.g., properly structured PDFS).Ensuring that third-party content linked or embedded in courses meets accessibility standards.Please be proactive and audit your materials. Look for materials that are old or unused and delete them from your courses. For materials that you are using, ensure that they are accessible. For more information please review this Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Governments | ADA.gov.The Access Pearson LTI integration with Canvas has been updated from LT1 1.1 to 1.3. Any faculty member using Pearson will need to update their assignments using the LTI 1.3 method. If you are unsure how to set assignments using 1.3, please reach out to UCC Online for assistance.Check back in the second week of June for more news!...

Spring Term, Week 4

What's happening in the Teaching & Learning Center: A late welcome to Spring 2025!LibraryContact us at library@umpqua.edu!The Library is gearing up for our annual inventory. If you have items in your desk/office/home/car/bag, please reach out to us at library@umpqua.edu or stop by during our regular hours with the items.Want to learn more about the inventory process or other library happenings? Subscribe to our blog for weekly updates!TutoringContact us at tutoring@umpqua.edu!Tutoring is still working hard to support our students with new programming and new resources. In addition to TutorMe, there is a new online “almost” 24/7 live tutoring/writing/lab/eQuestions resource available in each of your Canvas courses. These highly qualified and vetted eTutors come from across the United States at partnering universities and colleges and tutor in a wide variety of subjects. You can access eTutoring by signing into any of your Canvas courses and clicking on the eTutoring link (not to be confused with TutorMe). If you have any questions, contact us at tutoring@umpqua.edu.We also added more tutors and instructors to the Embedded Tutoring program. We now have 5 tutors embedded in Math, Writing, Spanish, and Science classes. Instructors can request an Embedded Tutor by filling out the form (button at the top of the Tutoring Center website).Student Tech HelpContact us at studenttechhelp@umpqua.edu!The UCC Student Tech Help Desk is working hard to bring you the most comprehensive support possible. Explore the updated Student Tech Help website to learn more. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us!UCC OnlineContact us at ucconline@umpqua.edu!The Spring 2025 Part-Time Faculty training sessions were held on 4/3 and 4/4. We covered a range of topics including the H5P in Canvas resource highlight, course leadership, classroom facilitation, CARES and academic early reporting.If you are a part-time faculty member and were unable to attend either session, you can find the session recording here.Check back next month for more updates!...

Winter Term, Week 4

What's happening in the Teaching & Learning Center:A late welcome to Winter 2025!LibraryContact us at library@umpqua.edu!Did you know that you can get all the great library news you need by subscribing to the Library Blog, What's New at the UCC Library? Click on the blog, scroll to the bottom corner and enter your email to subscribe - be sure to click the verification link in your email after you do so. We usually post 3-4 times monthly, and will never share your information with others, but we will surely share our information with you!TutoringContact us at tutoring@umpqua.edu!Well, new year, new Tutoring Services!Tutoring Center has been doing so well, the beginning of Winter term has brought new tutors and new subject areas that we cover such as business courses and accounting. I am proud of what it has become. We have 16 tutors and they are doing a great job!I added a new feature to the Tutoring Center webpage where you can leave messages of appreciation for our tutors. So, if you have a moment, please go and take a look and leave your own message for either one or all our tutors.We are also starting a pilot program for Embedded Tutoring in which we have one our writing tutors, Brianna, in Brent Lewis's Writing 121 classes one day a week. From what I hear, it is going well and we will be adding more courses each term. If you are interested in either being a tutor in a specific class or having a tutor embedded in one of your classes please contact me at tutoring@umpqua.edu with your request. The goal is to have a tutor that has taken the class from a particular instructor embedded in that same class during lab time or open study time for that class. So, let me know if you are interested.Otherwise, if you have any questions or need information about tutoring, don't hesitate to contact the Tutoring Center at tutoring@umpqua.edu.Student Tech HelpContact us at studenttechhelp@umpqua.edu!The UCC Library Tech Help Desk is working hard to bring you the most comprehensive support possible. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us!UCC OnlineContact us at ucconline@umpqua.edu!UCC Online is moving to the help desk area of the Educational Skills Building. We are still here to support staff and students, but we're no longer in the library.Check back next month for more news!...