Please Note: The times of each session are based on eastern standard time.
8:00 – 8:30 AM | Check-In & Breakfast | Jack E. Reese Galleria 1st Floor Hodges Library
8:30 – 8:55 AM | Welcome, Introduction, and Overview of NFTI and TLI Support | Hodges Library Auditorium
TLI’s Executive Director, Dr. Ferlin McGaskey, will welcome participants to this year’s NFTI. Dr. Chris Kilgore, TLI’s Associate Director for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, will serve as NFTI’s host. He will introduce each session and the speakers presenting at this year’s NFTI, and he will also introduce TLI staff as they provide a brief overview of TLI services and support for faculty at UT.
8:55 – 10:05AM | The Importance of Teaching in Today’s Research 1 University | Hodges Library Auditorium
Dr. Beth Schussler, Past President of Faculty Senate and a faculty panel will discuss the Importance of Teaching at a Research 1 University and offer important insights and tips on teaching UT students.
10:15 – 11:25 AM | Promoting Student Well-Being: Student Success, Student Life and Student Disability Services | Hodges Library Auditorium
Campus leaders in Student Success, Student Life, and Student Disability Services will share and highlight the work they do to promote student well-being. Selected faculty will offer practices that they use in the classroom to support and enhance student well-being.
11:30 – 12:20PM | Networking Lunch | Staff Lounge 6th Floor Hodges Library Room 646
Participants will be able to meet one another, have lunch, and connect before our Campus Partner Resource Fair.
12:20 – 12:25 PM | NFTI Part 2 | Staff Lounge 6th Floor Hodges Library
Room 646
TLI’s Associate Director for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Dr. Chris Kilgore, will be back to discuss what to expect during the second half of the institute, as well as providing information about the important institute survey used to improve the experience for new faculty next year.
12:30 – 1:20 PM | Campus Partner Resource Fair | Jack E. Reese Galleria 1st Floor Hodges Library
Participants will be able to meet with representatives from offices, units, and centers from across UT who support students and teaching and learning.
1:30 – 2:40 PM | Academic Policies and Procedures & Student Conduct and Standards | Hodges Library Auditorium
Representatives from Academic Affairs and Student Conduct and Standards will discuss key policies of importance and engage participants in a scenario.
2:50 – 3:50 PM | Featured Partner Breakout Session #1 | Locations Listed Below
Colleagues from the UT Libraries, OLAP, OIT, and TLI will provide in-depth information about their offices and units, as well as address individual participant questions and needs related to resources and offerings that support student and faculty success.
- Online Learning & Academic Programs presents “Online Teaching Essentials” (Hodges Library, Room 128)
- UT Libraries presents “Library Services for Faculty” (Hodges Library, Room 129)
- OIT presents “Canvas & Other Campus Learning Tools”(Hodges Library, Room 212)
- Teaching & Learning Innovation presents “Teaching Fundamentals” (Hodges Library, Room 213)
4:00- 5:00 PM | Featured Partner Breakout Session #2 | Locations Listed Below
Colleagues from the UT Libraries, OLAP, OIT, and TLI will provide in-depth information about their offices and units, as well as address individual participant questions and needs related to resources and offerings that support student and faculty success.
- Online Learning & Academic Programs presents “Online Teaching Essentials” (Hodges Library, Room 128)
- UT Libraries presents “Library Services for Faculty” (Hodges Library, Room 129)
- OIT presents “Canvas & Other Campus Learning Tools”(Hodges Library, Room 212)
- Teaching & Learning Innovation presents “Teaching Fundamentals” (Hodges Library, Room 213)