This Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) newsletter includes:
Upcoming Opportunities – a curated list of professional development for part-time faculty
Teaching Tips – resources to help you in the classroom
Student Services Spotlight – information to help you support students
UNO: Did You Know – an interesting tidbit about UNO
Dr. Connie Schaffer
Director, UNO Center for Faculty Excellence Professor, Teacher Education Department
Grade Nudge Training
Learn to use Grade Nudge, an app that sends customized e-mails to students indicating how an upcoming assignment or exam will impact their overall grade, has been shown to increase grade performance by a half-letter grade beyond reminder emails. Faculty can be trained on the program and earn a stipend between $400 and $750 for less than three hours of work. To sign up for a training session or apply for the training program, click here. Applications must be received by November 14th.
Service Learning Roundtable on Intersession Courses and Service Learning
November 19, 12:00 to 1:00: Virtual, no registration required. Join by clicking on this Zoom link.
How can you re-energize and refocus learning at this point in the semester? With just a month left of classes, have students reflect on the course content already covered. For example, analyze a current news story using course concepts or let students design quick “teach-back” mini-lessons to review key ideas.
Then show students how their new knowledge or skill set connects to upcoming content and sets them up for a strong finish to the semester. Energy grows when students see purpose, progress, and participation in every session.
It’s not always easy to know where to refer students in need of support. The Student Support Referral flowchart can help you quickly identify if you should refer a student to DASH, Accessibility Services, or the UNO Care Team.
UNO is also introducing Ask Durango, a new SMS based chatbot launching the week of November 3. It provides students 24/7 support with answers to questions about campus resources, academics, and events. Durango will also check in throughout the semester to share reminders and helpful updates.
UNO must meet the updated Americans with Disabilities Act standards that address web accessibility by April 24, 2026. The new standards address course content such as PDFs, presentation slides, and videos you may be using in your online or in-person courses.
The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its education programs or activities, including admissions and employment. The University prohibits any form of retaliation taken against anyone for reporting discrimination, harassment, or retaliation for otherwise engaging in protected activity. Read the full statement.
