Registration Open: Provost's Award for Diversity in the Curriculum Ceremony
Pitt faculty and staff are invited to attend the fourth annual Provost's Award for Diversity in the Curriculum ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 4-5 p.m. Faculty award winners will be celebrated for their efforts to enhance diversity in the curriculum and inclusion in the classroom. Clyde Wilson Pickett, vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, will serve as the speaker for this year's event. In addition, the development team for the new interdisciplinary course, Anti-Black Racism: History, Ideology, and Resistance, will be honored at the event. Please register for the event to receive connection information, and visit our website for more information on the award and past winners.

Instructional Compassion & Equity
Compassion and equity help foster resilience and respect for one another, especially in times of distress. Your students will benefit from knowing that you not only understand high-quality course content, but that you recognize that it is impossible to know exactly what each student’s life is like right now. Visit our Resources for Teaching page to learn about five instructional compassion and equity reminders for faculty, in order to show students you care while we operate under the Flex@Pitt instructional model.

Register to Attend the 2021 Assessment and Teaching Conference
All Pitt faculty and faculty support specialists are invited to attend the ninth annual Assessment & Teaching Conference on Friday, Feb. 12. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the University Center for Teaching and Learning, the day-long event will be held virtually and include breakout sessions on topics such as academic integrity, mid-course assessments, and more. Dr. Terrell Morton, assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Missouri, is the keynote speaker. The conference will begin with opening remarks from Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Ann Cudd at 9 a.m., then proceed with multiple moderated panels and a faculty poster presentation. You can find additional information and links to register on the conference web page.

Request A Midterm Course Survey
Faculty may request a Midterm Course Survey until Feb. 18. These surveys offer a unique opportunity for faculty to generate feedback from students early in the term, so that necessary changes can be made to the course while it's still in session. You can request a survey through the Teaching Survey Dashboard. Hundreds of Pitt faculty have administered Midterm Course Surveys in previous terms and provided feedback on why it's such a valuable process. You can find more information about these surveys in the OMET section of our website.

Classroom Services Open with Adjusted Hours
Classroom Services, located in B-10 Alumni Hall, is open weekly from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday-Wednesday. Specialists are available, by appointment only, to provide support for equipment loans, returns, technical support, and training on how to use available equipment. Please email Classroom Services to schedule an appointment. Classroom Services also offers in-person Flex@Pitt classroom technology training every Friday. Please visit our workshops page to learn more and register.

Flex@Pitt Classroom Resources
To support faculty who may be teaching in learning spaces with the newly installed Flex@Pitt classroom technology, the Teaching Center has developed several resources:

• Our Zoom Rooms Introduction video provides an introduction to the technology installed in the classroom.
• The Zoom Rooms Technical Overview video provides information on creating Zoom meetings, setting up audio recordings, using screen sharing, and navigating controls.
• Our interactive guided tool will walk you through the steps of how to schedule your synchronous Zoom class sessions in Canvas, associate the classroom technology, and find your class recording afterwards.
• We offer Flex@Pitt: Using Classroom Technology workshops every Friday and offer a live, in-person demonstration on the classroom technology.