CTL Happenings - Message #108

CTL Events
	Professional Development for Teaching Assistants Orientation Thursday, August 16, 2012 \| UL 1126 \| 9:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Register» \| Presenters: IUPUI Faculty and CTL Staff \| Organizers: Jennifer Beasley & Sarah Lang The CTL and the IUPUI Graduate Office welcome graduate students with teaching responsibilities to join us for a morning of discovery, reflection, and learning. You'll find something for you, whether you have taught before or are new to the classroom. The interactive sessions will cover a variety of teaching topics, and you will find something new, exciting, and useful. Topics will include: First Day and Preparing for a Class Session First Day and Preparing for a Lab Session Engaging and Motivating Students Basics of Oncourse There will also be a welcome session and overview of some IUPUI academic policies and procedures related to student academic appointments. Representatives from various IUPUI departments and offices will be on hand to provide information on resources available for you and your students. Schedule for the day: Registration 9:45-10am Welcome and Overview of Policies 10-10:30am Concurrent Session I 10:40-11:30am First Day and Preparing a Class session First Day and Preparing a Lab Session Concurrent Session II 11:40-12:30pm Basics of Oncourse Simple Ways to Engage and Motivate Students
	Oncourse Essentials Friday, August 17, 2012 \| UL 1125M \| 10 - 11:30 a.m. Register» \| Organizer & Presenter: Erich Bauer This workshop is designed for novice to intermediate Oncourse users. Designed to have you up and running quickly with Oncourse, this workshop will focus on the most commonly used tools in Oncourse. Participants will have the opportunity to work with the following tools: course email, syllabus, resources, announcements and gradebook. Bring a digital copy of your syllabus to get the most out of this session.
	Presenting your Syllabus as a PDF in Oncourse Tuesday, August 21, 2012 \| Online - Adobe Connect Meeting Room \| 12 - 1 p.m. Register» \| Organizer & Presenter: Erich Bauer This workshop is designed for novice to intermediate Oncourse users. One of the best ways to display a syllabus in Oncourse is to convert it to a PDF, upload and link it to the syllabus tool. This workshop will show you the steps necessary to achieve this goal. This workshop will be held online using Adobe Connect. You will need working speakers to hear the presenter. It is strongly recommended that you have a high-speed Internet connection to participate in this session. Registered participants will receive an email with instructions for viewing and a link to the Adobe Connect meeting room a day or two before the event.
	Oncourse Essentials Wednesday, August 22, 2012 \| Online - Adobe Connect Meeting Room \| 10 - 11:30 a.m. Register» \| Organizer & Presenter: Tom Janke This workshop is designed for novice to intermediate Oncourse users. Designed to have you up and running quickly with Oncourse, this workshop will focus on the most commonly used tools in Oncourse. Participants will have the opportunity to work with the following tools: course email, syllabus, resources, announcements and gradebook. Bring a digital copy of your syllabus to get the most out of this session. This workshop will be held online using Adobe Connect. You will need working speakers to hear the presenter. It is strongly recommended that you have a high-speed Internet connection to participate in this session. Registered participants will receive an email with instructions for viewing and a link to the Adobe Connect meeting room a day or two before the event.
	Oncourse Advanced Features Thursday, August 23, 2012 \| Online - Adobe Connect Meeting Room \| 12 - 1 p.m. Register» \| Organizer & Presenter: Erich Bauer This workshop is designed for novice to intermediate Oncourse users. One of the best ways to display a syllabus in Oncourse is to convert it to a PDF, upload and link it to the syllabus tool. This workshop will show you the steps necessary to achieve this goal. This workshop will be held online using Adobe Connect. You will need working speakers to hear the presenter. It is strongly recommended that you have a high-speed Internet connection to participate in this session. Registered participants will receive an email with instructions for viewing and a link to the Adobe Connect meeting room a day or two before the event.
	eText/Courseload Overview Friday, August 24, 2012 \| UL 1125M \| 2 - 3 p.m. Register» \| Organizer & Presenter: Mark Alexander This workshop will be a feature demonstration and tutorial of the Courseload software and how it integrates with Oncourse to offer eText access to students. Furthermore, this workshop will emphasize the benefits of using eTexts such as in-text highlighting and annotating, the ability to search across those highlights/annotations (and choose individuals and groups who can view them), pose and respond to specific questions linked directly to specific sections of texts and also view learner analytic data about student activity within the eText.
	Scientific Writing from the Reader’s Perspective (two dates) Tuesday, September 11, 2012 \| Riley Outpatient Center Auditorium \| 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. \|Register» Wednesday, September 12, 2012 \| University Library Lilly Auditorium \| 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. \|Register» Organizers: Terri Tarr (CTL) & Krista Hoffman-Longtin (IUSM) \| Presenter: George Gopen As competition for external funding becomes more challenging, getting one's scholarly work successfully published is more important than ever. Dr. George Gopen's approach is based on a single idea: learning to write for the reader allows the writer to control what readers learn. This year, Dr. Gopen will present this workshop in a new, SINGLE DAY format. Participants will register for EITHER Tuesday, September 11 OR Wednesday, September 12. More about Dr. Gopen’s original approach to scientific writing can be found in his article, The Science of Scientific Writing. About the speaker: Dr. George D. Gopen is a Duke University Professor of the Practice of Rhetoric. Professor Gopen received both his J.D. and his Ph.D. in English from Harvard University. Dr. Gopen is a pioneer in the mastery of scientific writing. His scientific clients have included the NIH, the FDA, Bristol-Myers Squib, Bayer, and Duke University School of Medicine. This event is sponsored by the IU School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, the Department of Emergency Medicine, the IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning. The Center for Teaching and Learning is sponsoring a limited number of people for the workshops. Preference will be given to people who have never attended this workshop.
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	New Faculty Welcome Wednesday, August 15, 2012 \| Fairbanks Hall Rooms 1109/1111 \| 1 - 4:30 p.m. Register» \| Organizers: New Faculty Welcome Committee The New Faculty Welcome includes addresses by Chancellor Charles Bantz and Executive Vice-Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Nasser Paydar. This event is an opportunity for new faculty to learn about what it takes to thrive at IUPUI from campus leaders. Our intention is to engage you in conversation on the most important aspects of your work at IUPUI - research, teaching, and service.
	IU Kokomo Statewide Faculty Conference 2012 Friday, September 7, 2012 \| 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Register and for more information» Program overview» The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (CTLA) is pleased to present our fourth IU Kokomo Faculty Conference this fall. Resident and Adjunct Indiana University Faculty will share their innovative teaching ideas for promoting student learning and engagement in their classes. This event presents and celebrates some of the important work in teaching that IU faculty members are engaged in. Registration is open for the fall IU Kokomo Faculty Conference! Hear about the examples of academic excellence used by Indiana University faculty from multiple campuses. Registration deadline is Monday, August 27 at noon.