CTL Faculty Liaison's Monthly - Message #8

Thursday, October 3 | 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon | Wood Fountain
Register » Organizer: Andi Strackeljahn and Presenter: Andi Strackeljahn

Join us for casual conversations, brainstorming, and a little exercise at Wood Fountain loop just south of the IUPUI Library. All you need is your ideas and questions...and maybe a pair of walking shoes. Come for a few laps or stay the whole time! 

This Thursday's theme is "Design welcoming and inclusive classes." Consultants will be ready to chat with you about creating both face-to-face and online learning spaces that are support all students' learning. We can focus on the day's theme or wander into other areas of interest.

We will meet at Wood Fountain (735 W. New York St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202) to walk the University Trail. Register to recieve day-of updates in the case of inclement weather. 

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Curriculum and Course Design (C), Instructional Strategies (IS), Instructional Technology (IT).

Thursday, October 3 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Anusha S. Rao and Presenters: Douglas Jerolimov and Anusha S Rao

Collaborative learning is associated with higher academic achievement and student engagement, in both face-to-face and online learning environments, and has been found to have a positive impact on a wide variety of students.  In this webinar, participants will examine challenges faced by students and faculty in using collaborative techniques, learn about best practices to overcome these challenges, and discuss examples for implementing and assessing collaborative learning techniques for the online and face-to-face learning contexts.

This webinar is part of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s online mini-workshop series focused on foundational teaching skills, Teaching@IUPUI. Designed for new faculty, adjunct faculty, graduate students, and those looking for a refresher on good teaching practices, the webinars are short, with a brief presentation interspersed with opportunities for interaction and questions. Grounded in current research, the workshops address various teaching topics and provide participants with strategies and resources to make instruction more effective, efficient, and enjoyable. Sessions are scheduled with the time of semester in mind, to keep topics relevant for faculty needs at that time.

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Instructional Strategies (IS).

Thursday, October 3 | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | UL 2115E
Register » Organizer: Andi Strackeljahn and Presenter: Noma Maier

Many of us have gotten the memo that something has to change in our diet to keep us on the wellness track. For example, as an alternative to heavy layers of pancakes covered in syrup, you might have discovered the flexible world of healthy smoothies as a way to jump start your day.

Education is no different! What if you could “slim down” your class prep to remove the old model of ordering high-priced books that students struggle to afford (and carry!) with a simpler “recipe” that boosts student engagement, reduces barriers to student success, AND enhances your pedagogy?

Join IU eTexts Consultant, Noma Maier, for lunch (yes, lunch is included!) and learn about how IU eTexts can be one of those “healthy ingredients” in your course. You’ll discover how your course materials--those essential learning elements--can be “blended” seamlessly into your Canvas course, just like a yummy ingredient in a healthy smoothie. 

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Instructional Technology (IT).

Friday, October 4 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | University Library UL 0130
Register » Organizer: Terri Tarr and Presenters: Kimberly Tanner and San Francisco State University

The IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) invites faculty and instructional staff of all ranks and appointment types to Scholars Teaching for Student Success: What Works, What’s Next, an event on October 4, 2019, featuring nationally recognized teaching researcher, Dr. Kimberly Tanner, presenting a research seminar on Collectively Improving our Teaching and a workshop on Order Matters: Becoming Metacognitive about Teaching Choices and Teaching for Brain Changing. Kimberly Tanner is a Professor of Biology and the Director of The Science Education Partnership and Assessment Laboratory at San Francisco State University. A poster session and reception will feature the 2018 Curriculum Enhancement Grant (CEG) scholars presenting their project results.

Dr. Tanner will engage her audiences in looking at what her research shows works as well as the broader approaches that enhance teaching in general and lead to work that is genuinely scholarly and effective. Both her specific research results and her sustained career in examining what works best in classrooms offer faculty a way into improving their work as university instructors. Participants will also see examples of effective and locally significant scholarly teaching in the posters presented by the 2018 CEG scholars.     

 Both Dr. Tanner’s work and the local achievements of the CEG scholars articulate the values and essential elements of scholarly teaching and promise an opportunity for instructors to contribute to student success as scholarly teachers. As Indiana University moves toward strengthening the presence and the profile of scholarly teaching, this CTL event offers an opportunity for all responsible for the University’s teaching mission to expand their broad sense of what is possible for scholarly teachers as well as focus on specific ideas for creating evidence-based instructional strategies that ensure student success.  

The event will take place on October 4, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in University Library UL 0130 (Lilly Auditorium) and in UL 1116. 

The schedule: 

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. - Registration/Coffee (UL Lower Level Lobby)

9:15 – 10:15 a.m - Collectively Improving Our Teaching: Efforts in Evidence-based Teaching that Produced Classroom Transformations, Unanticipated Discoveries, and Scholarly Publications, research seminar by Dr. Kimberly Tanner (UL LIlly Auditorium)

10:15 – 10:45 a.m. - CEG Scholars Poster Session and Reception (UL Lower Level Lobby) 

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. - Order Matters: Becoming Metacognitive about Teaching Choices, workshop by Dr. Kimberly Tanner (UL 1116)

About Kimberly Tanner

Dr. Kimberly Tanner is a tenured Professor of Biology at San Francisco State University. Her laboratory -- SEPAL: the Science Education Partnership and Assessment Laboratory -- investigates what is challenging to learn in biology, how biologists choose to teach, and how to make equity, diversity, and inclusion central in science education efforts. As a Science Faculty with an Education Specialty (SFES), she is engaged in discipline-based education research, directs multiple K-16+ biology education reform efforts, and is deeply engaged in faculty professional development. Trained as a neurobiologist with postdoctoral studies in science education, Dr. Tanner is a proud first-generation college-going student.

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Assessment Methods and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (A).

Friday, October 4 | 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. | Faculty Crossing (UL 1125M)
Register » Organizer: Terri Tarr and Presenters: Terri Tarr and Kimberly Tanner

Join us at the Faculty Crossing for a conversation with Dr. KimberlyTanner about her research talk or workshop, or bring any other questions and thoughts you have about scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Dr. Tanner is the keynote speaker for the 2019 Scholars Teaching for Student Success on Friday, October 4. Dr. Tanner is a tenured Professor of Biology at San Francisco State University. She investigates what is challenging to learn in biology, how biologists choose to teach, and how to make equity, diversity, and inclusion central in science education efforts. 

At the Scholars Teaching for Student Success event, Dr.Tanner will present a research talk on Collectively Improving Our Science Teaching and conduct an interactive workshop on Becoming Metacognitive about Teaching Choices. Dr. Tanner will also share several resources and tools related to teaching, learning, and assessment. 

Wednesday, October 9 | 12 noon - 12:30 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Andi Strackeljahn and Presenter: Quintin Peirce (Top Hat)

Are you and your students ready for midterms? Join us for a 30-minute webinar to learn how Top Hat can help you and your students effectively prepare for midterm season. From discussion forums to anonymous questions and mid-term evaluations to content gamification, Top Hat can assist with all facets of the review process. Help students identify misconceptions and problem areas before an exam so that you can proactively address them. Instructors from all IU campuses are welcome to join this webinar.

Top Hat is a student response system and comprehensive teaching platform that instructors can use to engage students both within and outside of the classroom with interactive slides, graded questions, customized content, videos, discussions, and polls. Students use smartphones, tablets, laptops, or ordinary cell phones to participate in Top Hat activities.

At Indiana University, an enterprise license agreement allows all students to use Top Hat free of charge.

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Instructional Technology (IT).

Thursday, October 10 | 1 - 2:30 p.m. | Wood Fountain
Register » Organizer: Andi Strackeljahn and Presenter: Andi Strackeljahn

Join us for casual conversations, brainstorming, and a little exercise at Wood Fountain loop just south of the IUPUI Library. All you need is your ideas and questions...and maybe a pair of walking shoes. Come for a few laps or stay the whole time! 

This Thursday's theme is "Use feedback to improve learning." Consultants will be ready to chat with you about collecting mid-term feedback and using it to modify your course to best meet your students' needs. We can focus on the day's theme or wander into other areas of interest.

We will meet at Wood Fountain (735 W. New York St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202) to walk the University Trail. Register to recieve day-of updates in the case of inclement weather. 

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Curriculum and Course Design (C), Instructional Strategies (IS), Instructional Technology (IT).

Friday 10/11, Friday 10/25, Friday 11/1, and Friday 11/22 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm | University Library (room tbd) and prework on Canvas
Register » Organizer: Jeani Young and Presenters: Jessica Alexander, Douglas Jerolimov, Kimmaree Murday, and Jeani Young

Participants must commit to participating in all 4 class meetings.

Flipped class [n]: a class where most or all of the direct instruction (lecture, demonstration, etc.) is moved out of the physical classroom to the online classroom and in-class time is used for interactive learning activities . Students still attend all class meetings; there is no reduction in in-person time, as there would be in a hybrid/blended class.

Do you use more class time for lecture than you'd like? Are you interested in getting your students actively participating in class? Do you want to try flipping some of your class sessions but you're not sure where to start? Join us for a 4-session bootcamp and jump start your progress!

During these 4 sessions, you'll learn about and practice with a variety of content creation tools to shift your content presentation out of your classroom and a variety of active learning strategies to optimize your newly available classroom time. Specific topics include classroom technology to support active learning, encouraging active participation, collaborative and cooperative learning, video and audio creation, more effective presentation slides, student motivation, and structuring your class in Canvas.

The Bootcamp is structured as a flipped class so you experience being a student in the style of course you are developing. There will be pre-work in Canvas required for each of the 4 meetings as well as assignments that require you to develop parts of your course. Participants should expect to spend 8 total hours in class and at least 3-4 hours between class sessions on pre-work and developing parts of your course.Participants interested in earning a Flipped Class Development badge from the IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning may submit a final project consisting of the pre-work and classroom activity plans for two consecutive flipped class sessions.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. Do I need to be full-time faculty? No, adjunct faculty are welcome to participate! The Bootcamp isn't appropriate for teaching assistants.

2. Do I need to have a real course or can I just make a hypothetical course? Yes, you do need to be working on a real course that you will teach within the next academic year.

3. Do I need any special equipment? You will need regular access to a webcam, a microphone, and a computer running either Windows 10 or Mac OS Sierra (or more recent). This is a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) class so, if possible, please bring a laptop for at least the 10/23 and 11/22 class meetings. We will be working with media and it is best do that on your own computer so you are comfortable with your set up and we can identify any technical issues up front. If you do not have or have access to a laptop please let us know as soon as possible.

4. What are the class meeting dates again?

   • Friday, October 11, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
   • Friday, October 23, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
   • Friday, November 1, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
   • Friday, November 22, 2:00 - 4:00 pm

5. What if I can't come to all 4 meetings? If you cannot attend all four of the in-person sessions please wait and register for the Bootcamp next summer. If you would only miss part of one session, email us and we'll put you on the waitlist. If the Bootcamp doesn't fill with people who can attend all of all the sessions, we will move the waitlisted people into the class as space allows.

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Curriculum and Course Design (C), Instructional Strategies (IS), Instructional Technology (IT), Learning Theory (L).

Wednesday, October 23 | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | UL 2115-G
Register » Organizer: Terri Tarr and Presenters: Debora Herold and Terri Tarr

As IUPUI continues the process of reviewing general education courses, course coordinators or faculty responsible for preparing course dossiers for review may have questions about the information and materials that need to go into the dossiers. This webinar will provide an overview of the course review process, course dossier requirements, and the rubric that will be used to review the course dossiers. It will also introduce a new option for preparing a simplified course dossier based on using a Mile Marker assignment. Examples from existing course dossiers will be incorporated into the webinar. Questions and discussion will be encouraged.

Thursday, October 24 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Jessica Alexander and Presenters: Jessica Alexander and Douglas Jerolimov

Ensuring your students have sufficient prerequisite knowledge and skills is essential for maximizing their learning in your course. In this webinar, participants will learn strategies to guide students’ pre-class learning, to make explicit the relevance of pre-class work, and to assess students’ preparation and prior knowledge.

This webinar is part of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s online mini-workshop series focused on foundational teaching skills, Teaching@IUPUI. Designed for new faculty, adjunct faculty, graduate students, and those looking for a refresher on good teaching practices, the webinars are short, with a brief presentation interspersed with opportunities for interaction and questions. Grounded in current research, the workshops address various teaching topics and provide participants with strategies and resources to make instruction more effective, efficient, and enjoyable. Sessions are scheduled with the time of semester in mind, to keep topics relevant for faculty needs at that time.

Thursday, October 31 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online- Zoom
Register » Organizer: Jessica Alexander and Presenters: Jessica Alexander and Anusha S Rao

Good assessment practices include checking students’ learning on a regular basis during the learning experience. They provide faculty with feedback on what, how much, and how well their students are learning. Instructors can use this feedback to modify their teaching to improve student learning. It helps students reflect on their learning and identify gaps in their knowledge. In this webinar, participants will learn the difference between formative and summative assessment as well as how to implement formative assessment techniques in different teaching contexts and disciplines. Questions and discussion will be encouraged.

This webinar is part of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s online mini-workshop series focused on foundational teaching skills, Teaching@IUPUI. Designed for new faculty, adjunct faculty, graduate students, and those looking for a refresher on good teaching practices, the webinars are short, with a brief presentation interspersed with opportunities for interaction and questions. Grounded in current research, the workshops address various teaching topics and provide participants with strategies and resources to make instruction more effective, efficient, and enjoyable. Sessions are scheduled with the time of semester in mind, to keep topics relevant for faculty needs at that time.

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Assessment Methods and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (A).