CTL Faculty Liaison's Monthly - Message #49

This year's symposium will feature a keynote address on connecting global learning and diversity, equity, and inclusion to prepare students for today and tomorrow’s challenges and a plenary on impacting student outcomes and self-efficacy through transparency in teaching. It will also include a variety of concurrent sessions showcasing the work of colleagues from IU and other institutions in Indiana in promoting engaging, inclusive, and equitable student learning experiences and student success. The symposium will be held on Friday, March 24, 9 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., at the IUPUI Campus Center.

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The 2023 Plater Institute on the Future of Learning will be held on Thursday, April 6 in University Library at 10 a.m. This year’s theme is High-Impact Teaching and Learning and seeks to elevate the great work that is happening at IUPUI, in Greater Indianapolis, and across Indiana University. Learn more and register for the institute.

The planning committee seeks proposals from faculty and staff across Indiana University who wish to share new, exciting, and innovative ways of engaging students in high impact, engaged learning experiences. Proposals are due by February 19.

Learn more and submit a proposal.

Online teaching is here to stay, and as everyone has recently learned, video is a primary and effective component of teaching online. Using well-produced high quality instructional videos for in-person courses as an asynchronous component of instruction can further enhance the students’ learning experience. If you’d like to learn how to make you and your lessons sparkle on video, this two part webinar series on March 9 and 23 will demystify the process of creating videos.

Learn more and register.

The Course Setup Wizard, collaboratively developed by the UITS eLearning Services and LMS Development teams based on faculty feedback, is designed to help instructors through some of the common processes involved in building new courses. Use the wizard for help importing content from another course, adding a template, or adding the IU Home Page to your course.

The Course Setup Wizard is in pilot phase at Indiana University through March 30, 2023. The pilot will be conducted in the Canvas test environment. To join the pilot, go to Next.IU and select Join a Next.IU pilot. Fill in your information and, from the "Sign up for a pilot" drop-down, select Course Setup Wizard. Choose Submit, and the Next team will be in contact with you.

For more information about the Canvas Course Setup Wizard, visit https://kb.iu.edu/d/bicb.

If you have a TA/grader or know graduate students who are interested in teaching and learning, please encourage them to sign up for the Grad CHAT discussion series! Grad CHAT: Graduate Student Conversations Happening about Teaching are 60-minute discussion sessions where graduate students will engage in conversations with peers and experts on various teaching and learning topics. All Grad CHAT sessions will be held on Zoom.

Visit the Grad CHAT website to learn more about the topics scheduled for this semester and register!

Thursday, February 2 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Anusha S. Rao  and Presenters: Jessica Alexander and Anusha S Rao

Assessing student learning during the pandemic has motivated many instructors to consider flexible, equitable, and creative alternatives to traditional assessments such as exams. In this webinar, you will discuss strategies to design alternative assessments that are aligned to course learning outcomes. You will also consider the benefits and challenges of alternative assessments in your teaching context and review examples of alternate assessments in various disciplines.

This webinar is part of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s online mini-workshop series focused on foundational teaching skills, Teaching Foundations (previously known as 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), Inclusive Teaching (I)

Tuesday, February 7 | 11 - 11:30 a.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: IU eTexts and Presenter: Noma Maier

Want to limit barriers to student success, promote engagement with your required course materials, and reduce costs for students? IU eTexts can help! Join this webinar to learn the basics of the IU eTexts Initiative, discover the many benefits of using digital materials ordered through the Initiative, and learn how to place an order for Fall 2023. This is also offered at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

This event is being hosted by IT Training. If you have questions, they can be reached at ittraining@iu.edu or by phone at (812) 855-7383 or (317) 274-7383.

Wednesday, February 8 | 11 a.m. - 12 noon | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Kimmaree Murday and Presenter: John Ault

Looking for a way to make your course content more accessible and your course more inclusive? This webinar, offered by the IU Campus Teaching and Learning Centers in collaboration with the Assistive Technology and Accessibility Center, will provide a basic understanding of the Seven Simple Steps you can take to improve the accessibility of your course and make changes that will benefit and include all students in the learning process. 

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

Wednesday, February 8 | 1:30 - 3 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Rachel Swinford  and Presenters: Sophie Carrison and Deborah Oesch-Minor

This session will provide an introduction and overview of ePortfolio basics – the Why, What and How of ePortfolios. Participants will actively engage with creating and/or modifying an ePortfolio using two platforms: Wix & Google Sites.

The ePortfolio Community of Practice welcomes faculty and staff from any IU campus who engage in creating, implementing, assessing, and sustaining ePortfolios. 

Friday, February 10 | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | Online-Zoom
Register » Organizer: John Paul M Kanwit and Presenter: John Paul Kanwit

Instructors across the world are understandably worried about ChatGPT, the newest text-generating interactive chatbot. Responses to the tool have ranged from alarm (including doomsday claims that the “The College Essay is Dead”) to hope that artificial intelligence (AI) will prompt a much-needed transformation of college-level writing. While addressing instructor concerns about AI-generated text, this webinar will provide assignment design strategies that encourage intrinsic motivation for student writing. Drawing on both national and local research on what makes writing meaningful and transparent to students, we will discuss a number of assignment options and best practices, including working with students to focus assignment prompts, facilitating multimedia projects, and allowing students to play with AI tools in their writing. Instructors are encouraged to bring their own writing assignments and questions to the webinar to discuss and workshop.   

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

Wednesday, February 15 | 11 - 11:30 a.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: IU eTexts and Presenter: Noma Maier

Need to order digital course materials for your Fall 2023 course? Join this webinar to learn how to place your order using the IU eTexts Order Tool. This is also offered at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

This event is being hosted by IT Training. If you have questions, they can be reached at ittraining@iu.edu or by phone at (812) 855-7383 or (317) 274-7383.

Wednesday, February 15 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Doug Jerolimov and Presenters: Douglas Jerolimov and Randy Newbrough

Slide show presentations prepared in PowerPoint are ubiquitous but don't always support learning. In this session, participants will discover evidence-based slide show presentation techniques that encourage learning and promote engagement.

This webinar is part of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s online mini-workshop series focused on foundational teaching skills, called Teaching Foundations. 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), Curriculum and Course Design (C), Instructional Technology (IT)

Wednesday, February 22 | 11 - 11:45 a.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Kimmaree Murday and Presenter: Sarah Herpst

Looking for a way to make your course content more accessible? This webinar, offered by the IU campus Teaching and Learning Centers in collaboration with the Assistive Technology and Accessibility Center, will introduce a new tool that is intended to help you create accessible content for your students. Join us as we discuss Anthology Ally and walk you through how it can be leveraged in your Canvas course.

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

Thursday, February 23 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Jessica Alexander and Presenters: Jessica Alexander and Meganne Masko

IUPUI’s climate survey has shown that students, particularly those who have been historically excluded, experience microaggressions, which can occur during in-class activities or informal interactions among students and instructors. These situations can lead to decreased sense of belonging, heightened levels of stress, and decreased learning if unaddressed. In this webinar, you will discuss examples of microaggressions and use strategies and frameworks to consider how to respond to them effectively.

This webinar is part of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s online mini-workshop series focused on foundational teaching skills, Teaching Foundations (previously known as 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: Inclusive Teaching (I)

Friday, February 24 | 12 noon - 1:30 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Lisa Kurz and Presenters: Lisa Kurz and Tammi Nelson

The stresses of college life can take a toll on students, and many instructors are reporting more frequent encounters with students with mental health issues. But it’s not always clear what instructors should know about mental health, and how they can help students in this situation while still making sound pedagogical choices. In this workshop, Tammi Nelson (Senior Lecturer, IU School of Social Work) will share some basic knowledge about mental health in college students, explain how to prepare to help a student experiencing a mental health issue, and provide some communication strategies to engage with students in this situation. Pedagogical issues, including managing class assignments and maintaining course rigor, will also be discussed.

This workshop is part of the Teaching Faculty Career Development series, and is open to all instructors.  Faculty who are not on the tenure track (including lecturers, clinical faculty, professors of practice, academic specialists, research scientists, adjuncts, and others with teaching responsibilities) are particularly encouraged to attend.

This event fulfills the following Graduate Teaching Apprenticeship Program requirements:

Associate Requirement 2.3: Attend CITL event on diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or justice

Tuesday, February 28 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Anusha S. Rao and Presenters: Anusha S Rao and Jeani Young

Have you ever had the experience of reading your end-of-semester student evaluations and found yourself surprised by the comments? You don’t have to wait until the end of the semester to find out how students feel the course is going! Gathering mid-semester feedback helps students feel like they are being heard and gives you useful information that allows you to make improvements and address concerns in the current class. In this webinar, we will discuss a variety of ways to gather mid-semester feedback including surveys, focus groups, and classroom assessment techniques, and respond to what your students say.

This webinar is part of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s online mini-workshop series focused on foundational teaching skills, Teaching Foundations (previously known as 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: Inclusive Teaching (I)