CTL Happenings - Message #325

Applications are due by November 15, 2016 for the Reflection in SoTL Faculty Learning Community which will begin in January 2017 and continue through December 2017. The Reflection in SoTL FLC will explore the process of critical reflection and determine specific ways in which each faculty member will incorporate critical reflection in their teaching practices. Applications are available here.

This faculty learning community is co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching.

This three-session series is designed to train participants to communicate complex scientific topics more effectively to non-experts like patients, learners, lawmakers, and funders. This program is free and open to all IUSM and IUPUI faculty and graduate students. 

All participants are asked to commit to the entire three workshop series, as each session builds upon the previous. Please note, if you register for this event, you will be registered for all three sessions. Click here to register.

Connecting with your Audience - Wednesday, November 16

Distilling your Message - Wednesday, November 30

Media Training for Scientists and Physicians - Wednesday, December 14

The Curriculum Enhancement Grant (CEG) provides faculty with technical and instructional support, time, and funds to implement projects designed to improve student learning and successes at IUPUI and IUPU Columbus.  In addition, the grants seek to enhance the conversation about scholarly teaching on campus and increase the practice of the scholarship of teaching and learning.  The request for proposals is now available at http://ctl.iupui.edu/Programs/CEG.   The deadline for submitting 2017 CEG proposals is January 27, 2017 at 11:59 p.m., EST.

The IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning seeks proposals from faculty teaching at universities across Indiana for the 2017 E.C. Moore Symposium on Excellence in Teaching. The symposium brings the Indiana higher education community together to examine teaching excellence and the instructional strategies employed in various disciplines to encourage student learning. Proposals should address one of the following: efforts to improve student learning and engagement, evidence-based practices in teaching, the scholarship of teaching and learning, the innovative use of instructional technology, and initiatives that promote excellence in teaching. Proposals that have application to other disciplines are strongly encouraged. The 2017 E.C. Moore Symposium will be held at the IUPUI Campus Center on Friday, March 3, 2017. 

Proposals will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 6, 2016.

For more information, and to submit a proposal, please visit ecmoore.iupui.edu.

Most new faculty at large public universities enter the professoriate with training and support to conduct research, but few also enter with equivalent preparation and support for their teaching. The Early Career Teaching Academy provides a setting within which faculty members can create and develop a powerful teaching career, one that is rooted in evidence-based active learning strategies and high-impact educational practices, and designed to facilitate student success.

The academy convenes in two intensive sessions:  one full-day, and one half-day session. These sessions focus on the effective development and assessment of active learning teaching strategies suited to IUPUI’s diverse student body. By the second session, faculty are able to articulate the teaching strategies they plan to implement.

The next academy will be held on Friday, February 3, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, February 10, 2017, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.  Click here for more information and to apply.  

As IUPUI begins the process of reviewing general education courses over the coming academic year, faculty who teach these courses will want to ensure that their course assignments are designed and assessed in alignment with their course learning outcomes and IUPUI General Education Competency Domains.  This brown bag workshop will review the process of designing and assessing their assignments in allignment with those outcomes.

Note:  This workshop is also available on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.  Click here to register for the November 8th workshop. 

Turning Technologies recently rolled out TurningPoint Cloud, a new version of their student response system which now allows student to answer questions on wireless devices as well as through the standard physical clickers. In this session, representatives from Turning Technologies will be available for training on how to use TurningPoint Cloud. Come at anytime during this session and ask any questions you have; whether you are currently using TurningPoint or have an interest in using it in your classroom in the future.

A round-table discussion will be held immediately after the workshop.  Lunch will be provided for those who participate in the round-table discussion.

Turning Technologies recently rolled out TurningPoint Cloud, a new version of their student response system which now allows student to answer questions on wireless devices as well as through the standard physical clickers. In this session, representatives from Turning Technologies will be available for any feedback and questions you have about your experience with using TurningPoint Cloud.

Lunch will be provided.

As the semester winds down, take a quick break and come learn about some simple and quick ways to improve your Canvas site for the spring semester. Getting to know the ins and outs of Canvas can take some time. This face-to-face workshop will provide participants with simple tips to make their course easier to navigate, streamline communication, and provide clear expectations for students. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops so that they can enact some of these tips during the workshop under the guidance of CTL's IT consultants.

Top Hat representatives will be visiting the IUPUI campus on November 15th to provide an informational session on getting started with Top Hat.

This session is designed for current or prospective users of Student Response Systems that are wanting to learn more about Top Hat. Top Hat specializes in facilitating engagement in lectures through live feedback using a broad range of question types, discussions and other interactive modules like class wide tournaments and attendance. It also allows students to use devices they already own (anything with WiFi or cell phone reception works, there's even an offline mode). 

Participants will receive an overview of the product and features, a demonstration of the response system, and have time to ask questions of Top Hat representatives. Participants interested in going through the student experience should bring a laptop, tablet, or mobile device with them to the session.

If you cannot attend the session but would like to know more, please feel free to contact Erin Neal from Top Hat directly at erin@tophatmonocle.com  and she will schedule a one-on-one webinar. 

As IUPUI begins the process of reviewing general education courses over the coming academic year, faculty who teach these courses will want to be prepared to put together a course portfolio with the elements needed for the course review. This brown bag workshop will examine the rubric that will be used to review general education courses, the information and documents needed for the review, and the process for assembling a course portfolio as well as show two examples of course portfolios that have been put together to pilot the review process.

Note:  This workshop is also available on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.  Click here to register for the November  29th workshop. 

Learn how to use Canvas, IU's new Learning Management System, at your own pace or in a guided tutorial. The Center for Teaching and Learning, along with IT Training, offers a wide variety of workshops and webinars to help faculty set up Canvas sites for summer and fall semesters.

Upcoming workshops:

• Rubrics & Integration with Canvas (November 21)

Oncourse to Canvas Migration Support

If you have been teaching in Oncourse and are ready to make the move to Canvas, here are some resources you may find helpful:

• Read Using the Canvas Migration Tool Knowledge Base
• Request a consultation with a Consultant
• Request a Canvas Workshop for your school, department or program

Center for Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL), a network of 46 universities including IUPUI, focuses on advancing undergraduate education by preparing graduate students and postdocs to use evidence-based and reflective teaching practices. Visit CIRTL at IUPUI to learn more about how IUPUI graduate students and postdocs can participate in local and cross-network CIRTL activities and earn digital badges through a Canvas course to showcase their teaching development efforts to prospective employers.

Upcoming CIRTL Programming :

• Teaching in the US: This series is designed to help international TAs acclimate to the US higher education system.  Click here for instructions to join the series.
• Workshops:
  • Universal Design for Learning:  Reaching and Teaching Diverse Learners, Wednesday, November 16th, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
  • Developing Work-Life Resilience, Tuesday, November 29th, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
  • Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement, Thursday, December 1st and 15th, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Note: You do not need to be enrolled in the Canvas course to start participating in CIRTL local and cross-network programming.

Ford Foundation Fellowships:   

Through its program of Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

• Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships (Science, Engineering and Medicine)
• Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships (Science, Engineering and Medicine)

The CTL’s Certificate in College Teaching program provides IUPUI graduate teaching assistants (graders, recitation leaders, primary classroom or lab instructors, etc.) with the opportunity to develop and document the college teaching skills that are critical for a successful academic career. Structured to be completed in three semesters, the program requires participants to attend workshops and webinars, as well as facilitated discussions with other program participants. Participants will create the foundational components of a teaching portfolio, including sample course materials, teaching observation reports, and a preliminary teaching philosophy statement. To apply, interested teaching assistants need to submit an online application form, a C.V., a one-page letter of interest, and a letter of support from their advising faculty member. Please note, space in the CCT program is limited; only ten teaching assistants will be accepted into the new cohort. Applications should be thorough and prepared with care and will be reviewed carefully. The application system is now open and applications will be due by 11:59 p.m. on November 6, 2016. Click here to apply to the Certificate in College Teaching Program.

The CCT program is not a K-12 teacher licensing program and is non-credit bearing. As a result, it will not appear on participants’ transcripts; however, it can and should be listed on participants’ C.V.s.

Unizin Snapshot, an early version of a new Canvas-integrated tool for examining student performance in your course, allows you to see students’ performance compared to their peers on quizzes, assignments, overall engagement and current grade, all directly within Canvas. Snapshot also enables you to drill down to look at an individual student’s performance over time in your course.

Faculty are invited to a special Snapshot faculty focus group, to be held November 16th, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (lunch will be provided). So that interested faculty across IU can participate, there will be concurrent focus groups held on every IU campus; however, for our campus, the focus group will be in UL 1130. Given space constraints, we can only accommodate up to 30 faculty, so sign up early to reserve your spot.

Prior to the focus group, all registered participants can experiment with the Snapshot tool in one of their Canvas course sites (you’ll be asked to identify this course on the registration form); when the tool is added to your course, you’ll also receive a brief “Quick start to Snapshot” document. Note: once added to your course, students will not have access to Snapshot – only instructors.

During the focus group, you’ll have the opportunity to provide your feedback in experimenting with Snapshot in your course, engage in additional hands-on activities with the tool, as well as learn more (and share your own ideas, too) on the potential uses of Snapshot for teaching and learning and plans for broader implementation of Snapshot at IU.

We hope you will be able to join us. Please register here if you can attend. If you can’t attend but are interested in learning more about Snapshot or other learning technologies at IU, please contact us at thectl@iupui.edu.

What is Two-step Login (Duo), and How Does it Work?

Email and online scams (phishing attacks) are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Two-step login (Duo), also known as two-factor authentication, adds a second layer of security when you log into secure systems.
Combining an additional verification with your username and passphrase helps prevent anyone but you from logging in.

Duo works like the two-step logins offered by Google, Facebook, and Amazon:
1. Enter your username and passphrase.
2. Use your mobile device or phone to get a passcode.

At Indiana University, Two-step login (Duo) adds this second layer of security for some university systems, and also for your personal information and financial data (Bursar direct deposit, for example).  

The Duo Mobile app for smartphones or tablets is recommended, but if you don't have such a device, regular cell phones and landlines are also supported.
For step-by-step instructions for the various ways to begin, see Getting started with Two-step login (Duo) at IU.

During the months leading up to the end-of year enrollment deadline for Two-Step Login, the UITS Support Center is providing in-person support at various campus events.
Get help with setup, adding a second device to your profile, and any other questions you have about two-step login.
The Support Center will continue adding events throughout November, and December 2016.

Upcoming Opportunities:
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the IUPUI Campus Center
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the IUPUI Engineering and Technology building

Marcketti, S. B., & Freeman, S. (2016). SoTL evidence on promotion and tenure vitas at a research university. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 16(5), 19-31. http://josotl.indiana.edu/article/view/21152/28638