Last Updated: Nov 24, 2025     Views: 31

To participate in UAGC Faculty and Staff Learning Communities (FLC or FSLC), University of Arizona faculty and staff must participate via UAGC Teams as guests.The following are step-by-step instructions for UA faculty and staff. For UA faculty and staff with UAGC faculty emails, please register for UAGC Learning Communities using your UAGC email. 

If you have any questions or difficulties setting up your account, please contact FacultyHelp@uagc.edu.

  1. Log in to your University of Arizona email in Outlook or Microsoft365.

  2. Look for an email from Microsoft Teams with the subject line: “You have been added to a PLC team in Microsoft Teams.” (PLC stands for Professional Learning Community.)

  3. The body of the email will state that you have been added to the [specific name] PLC team. Select the box near the bottom of the mail that says, Open Microsoft Teams.

    Screenshot of the body of the email UA faculty and staff will receive inviting them to join a Professional Learning Community (PLC).

  4. Next, you will see a pop-up window that asks you to grant UAGC certain permissions to access your data. To proceed, select Accept.

    Screenshot of pop-up window that opens asking user to grant permissions for UAGC to access data, with the Accept button outlined with a red rectangle.

  5. You will see another pop-up box that asks if you want to access Teams through the app installed on your computer or through the web app. For new Teams users, we recommend that you choose the web app. To choose the web app, select Cancel.

    Screenshot of pop-up window asking user to grant access to open Microsoft Teams, with the cancel button outlined with a UA red rectangle.

  6. Next, choose Use the web app instead. If you prefer to use Microsoft Teams installed on your computer, choose Launch it now. If you do not already have Teams installed on your computer, please consult Microsoft Support or technical support at (800) 285-9796 (press 1 for O365/Mobile Classroom Support).

    A screenshot of a web browser window asking the user to select whether to open the Windows Microsoft Teams app or open the Teams webb app instead.

  7. Next, you will need to accept the UAGC Terms of Use for Guest Access. To select the Accept button, you will need to first read the terms of use. To do this, select the drop-down indicator at the far-right of the Terms of Use for Guest Access window, indicated by the red arrow in the image below.

    Screenshot of a browser window requesting the user to agree to the UAGC terms of service with an arrow pointing to a down-arrow on the right-hand edge

  8. Scroll down with the scroll bar(1) to the bottom of the document on the screen and select Accept (2).

    A screenshot of a user interface with a scrollbar on the right, with an arrow and a (1), and Decline/Accept buttons on the left, with a red (2).

  9. Ensure you are in the UAGC Teams by looking for “UAGC” next to your profile image in the top-right corner of your browser window (1). You may need to select your profile image, then select your UAGC account by selecting the corresponding profile image from the dropdown menu (2).

  10. Locate the new PLC team listed under the Your teams section of your Microsoft Teams account.

A screenshot of the Microsoft Teams user interface with a red arrow pointing to indicate the location of the new PLC Team name on the screen.