Faculty Resources
UVA Wise Essentials
- UVA Wise Faculty Resources
- Portal
- UVA Wise Liberal Arts Core Requirements
- UVA Wise College-Wide Writing Rubric
- UVA Wise Critical Thinking Rubric
- Faculty Senate
- Academic Affairs (Faculty Handbook, Catalog and Funding Applications)
General Faculty Resources
- How to Write a Letter of Recommendation for Students
- Faculty Interview Tips
- UVA's Commitment to a Caring Community of Dignity and Respect
- Having Challenging Conversations with Colleagues
- Processing Your Student Evaluations for the SOPA
- 2024 SOPA Template ( Actual Form is at https://my.uvawise.edu/ICS)
- Time Management Tips for Faculty (Article) and Time Management Worksheet
- Scheduling Your Research and Writing
- UVA Wise Grant Funding Financial Administration | UVA Wise email: grants@uvawise.edu
Tenure and Promotion Resources
- Memo from Dean Cahoon with 2024-2025 Dates
College-wide tenure and promotion standards are stated in the Faculty Handbook on the following pages:
Teaching University of Virginia's College at Wise - Faculty Handbook - Page 46-47 (publitas.com)
Scholarship University of Virginia's College at Wise - Faculty Handbook - Page 48-49 (publitas.com) and University of Virginia's College at Wise - Faculty Handbook - Page 50-51 (publitas.com) Note th chart indicating
Service: University of Virginia's College at Wise - Faculty Handbook - Page 50-51 (publitas.com) and https://view.publitas.com/university-of-virginias-college-at-wise/faculty-handbook/page/50-51
- Pre-Tenure/Tenure/Full Portfolio Requirements: University of Virginia's College at Wise - Faculty Handbook - Page 54-55 (publitas.com)
NOTE: The following (soon to be added!) Addendum explains the eportfolio organization requirements: Addendum to 4.5.4 to Faculty Handbook (Digital Portfolio Policy).docx on Box for Office Online - powered by Box
PDF Version https://uvawise.box.com/s/i99qv51jk34cukhc8x5s5sgluwd17gmo
- Tips to Provide to Students Who Are Writing a Letter of Support for You
- Bruce Cahoon T&P Basics 2022 Presentation
- Tips From the Tenured 2023 Portfolio Overview Presentation ( ePortfolio basics)
- Sample Tenure Materials
- Inside Higher Ed: A Practical Guide to the Teaching Portfolio
- 2024 Mitch Meltzer Pre-Tenure Portfolio Tips & Tour
- Galen Sedo and Julia Weiss Tenure and Full Portfolio Tips and Tour
AI Resources
UVA Wise requires a clear AI policy in your classes that makes every attempt to clarify precisely where AI can and cannot be used in your assignments. Sample policies are linked below.
No AI checker is a smoking gun, and charges of plagiarism with AI are nearly impossible to prove. When in doubt, CEEI suggests inviting the student into your office to talk privately about their work and how it was produced. Many students are unaware that Grammarly and other grammar checker sites are now AI-driven and may not be ethical in some uses. This can be a great teaching moment for them and you.
MLA and CCCC recommend the use of drafts as the single best preventative measure to avoid AI plagiarism in writing, as you can easily track the organic evolution of an assignment.
Be aware that since AI can't easily be proven, charges can create a hostile environment over unprovable accusations, so tread carefully and check with your Chair before making any accusations. When you need to do so, try to be calm and respectful to students and have these conversations privately, as you should when addressing any class concern.
Feel free to contact Emily Dotson at ead2y@uvawise.edu if you have any questions.
- UVA Wise Policy on AI (Approved Spring 2024)
- UVA Wise Sample AI Syllabus Language from Multiple Disciplines
- UVA Charlottesville FAQ on AI ( Great Intro for Beginners)
- Student Handout on Ethical Writing Including AI Generative Text (UVA Wise)
- Teaching AI Literacy UVA Wise Powerpoint for Faculty ( UVA Wise)
- MLA and CCCC Policy Recommendations (Great Lit Review on AI Articles)
- MLA Citation Guide AI Recommendations
- APA Citation Guide AI Recommendations
- UVA Teaching Hub Resources ( Samples of Teaching Opportunities with AI)
- Winston AI Checker ( 7day/ 2000 word trial for free/$12 per month basic)
- ZeroGPT (15,000 words free/$9 pro monthly)
Teaching Writing
- NSSE: Evidence-Based Improvement in Higher Education: Indiana University
- CCCC Position Statements - Conference on College Composition and Communication (ncte.org)
- How to Get Great Student Reflection, Amanda Hall VCU
- Tips for Improving Writing (In Syllabus Policies)
- How to Teach Critical Reading
- Teaching Grammar
- Teaching The Use of Data
- Teaching Higher Level Style (Writing Tips)
- Teaching Team Writing/Peer Editing
- Teaching Arguments: Logic and Support
- Teaching a Literature Review
- Teaching Digital Media
- Purdue OWL Guide to Evaluating Sources
- UVA Wise Library Guide to Finding Information
- Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism
- MLA, APA, and Chicago Basics (with Audio)
Classroom Management
- How to Discuss Controversial/Political Topics with Students
- Risk Management Suggested Release Form
- Engaged Classes
- Tips for Preventing Cheating
- Tips for Assisting Students in Crisis
- Trauma-Informed Teaching
- How to Motivate Students at Midterm
- Active Learning
- Zoom Tips
Syllabus Guides
- Creating Learning Outcomes
- UVA Wise Policy on AI (Approved Spring 2024)
- DEI CORE (Syllabus Language for DEI courses)
- UVA Charlottesville Syllabus Checklist
- UVA Wise Online Learning Committee Rubric for Asynchronous and Canvas Courses
Rubrics, Grades, and Feedback
- Giving Grades and Feedback
- Developing Rubrics
- Rubrics that Improve Writing
- Rubrics for Grading Digital Projects
- Rubrics for Student Reflections
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources
- DEI Office
- DEI CORE (Syllabus Language for DEI courses)
- Tips for Creating Inclusive Spaces
- Sample Accessibility Statement
- DEI Faculty Learning Committee Sample Syllabus and Guide to Resources (Working Document)
- Introduction to DEI
- I Felt That: Microaggressions and Their Impact
Community-Engaged Teaching Resources
- UVA Wise CONNECTS
- The Equity Center at UVA
- Vanderbilt Community Engaged Teaching Step-by-Step
- Assessing CE Amanda Hall, VCU
- Scholarship in CE can be presented at these major conferences, which also are home to peer reviewed journals: AERA , NSEE and IARSLCE. Students can publish their experiences in https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/vaej/about.html
- Funding Resources for CE
Online Training and Resources
- Edutopia https://www.edutopia.org/
- Apple Education Community https://education.apple.com/en
- UVA CTE Teaching Hub (Online Resources on Teaching Topics)
- AACU Webinars https://acue.org/events-and-webinars/