UNCG's
Vision for Teaching and Learning
UNCG
embraces student learning as its highest priority and provides exemplary
learning environments. The University establishes a diverse community
of learning in which individual differences are valued and interactions
are encouraged in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
The
faculty are committed to introducing students to the most important
knowledge and research in their disciplines, fostering intellectual
depth and breadth, and opening students to new possibilities for understanding
themselves and the world. The faculty employ the growing body of knowledge
about learning and work continually to evaluate and improve their
teaching methods and materials. UNCG views learning as a shared responsibility,
and accordingly,
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maintains clear, high and consistent learning goals,
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provides
a variety of opportunities which foster intellectual growth,
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empowers
individuals to take responsibility for their own learning,
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recognizes
and supports diverse learning styles and levels of development,
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incorporates
appropriate informational and instructional technologies,
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encourages
the integration of knowledge across disciplines, and
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utilizes
assessment, evaluation and feedback to improve teaching and learning.
UNCG expects
all students to communicate clearly and to make effective use of technology
appropriate to their studies. Students are encouraged to be actively
engaged in their education. UNCG graduates should be ready to continue
as lifelong learners and to face the challenges that will confront them
as responsible citizens of the state, the nation and the world.
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