CTL Happenings - Message #350

The IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning and the Graduate Office invite applications from IUPUI graduate students to fill the position of CIRTL Graduate Teaching Assistant to assist in developing and implementing teaching-related professional development programming for graduate students and postdocs at CIRTL @ IUPUI. For details about the position and application requirements, click here.  For more information about CIRTL at IUPUI, click here. 

The Mosaic Faculty Fellows program provides an opportunity, over the course of a full academic year, for faculty to engage in active learning practices in their own teaching and with other Mosaic Fellows, as well as contribute towards the development of learning spaces across Indiana University. For more information and to download the application: https://uits.iu.edu/mosaic

Application deadline for IUPUI Fellows is May 19, 2017.

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 they are prepared to assemble a course portfolio for the review of their course. This workshop will review the process of aligning course student learning outcomes with IUPUI General Education Competency Domains, statewide competency domains and learning outcomes, and of designing and assessing assignments in alignment with those outcomes. It also 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. Finally, two examples of course portfolios that have been put together to pilot the review process will be shown and discussed.

VoiceThread is a tool for enhancing student engagement in online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses. With VoiceThread, instructors and/or students can create, share, and comment on a variety of file formats included PowerPoint, videos, and other types of media.

In this webinar the basic features of VoiceThread will be demonstrated. Participants will learn how VoiceThread works within Canvas and will have the opportunity to review a variety of examples from actual courses. Come learn how VoiceThread can be utilized to support student engagement with course content. Join us at the CTL to watch the webinar together or join from anywhere by registering for the online location.

Note:  If you plan to attend online, this webinar is being offered through GoToWebinar and requires Adobe Flash to be enabled in your browser.

This workshop introduces faculty and staff to the Quality Matters (QM) Rubric and to the QM Process. Quality Matters is a nationally recognized quality assurance organization for online course design, and the QM Process is a faculty-led peer review process that uses the research-based standards (criteria)  of the QM Rubric to certify online courses. Eventually, many online courses within the IU system will undergo the QM Process with the goal of achieving national QM recognition. Faculty may also use the QM Rubric as a guide to design online courses. And, for faculty who are interested, this course serves as a pre-requisite for QM's Peer Reviewer Course, which is a required course for faculty who seek certification as a QM Peer Reviewer, allowing them to participate in QM course reviews for courses created here at IU and at other universities.

The workshop will be offered as an in-person workshop at IUPUI on Thursday, May 18th, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in University Library, UL 1130, with a one hour break for lunch. Participants are free to bring their own lunch or to take advantage of the many options available on campus. To receive the QM certificate of completion for this workshop, participants must be present for and participate in the entire workshop.

This webinar will provide an overview of the more advanced features of VoiceThread, including: comment moderation, private and threaded replies, creating collaborative VoiceThreads, adjusting playback settings, using media sources and commenting on videos. Join us at the CTL to watch the webinar together or join from anywhere by registering for the online location. 

If you are unfamiliar with VoiceThread, review of the Getting Started with VoiceThread webinar recording is recommended prior to attendance. (Recording available after 5/22.)

Please note that if you plan to attend online, this webinar is being offered through GoToWebinar and requires Adobe Flash to be enabled in your browser.

We have a new series of webinars to help you get up and running with Zoom, IU’s new video conferencing tool.  If you are ready to try a more advanced ZOOM workshop, try Zoom:  Getting More from Your Experience.  To register for the workshop offered May 9, 2017, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., click here. 

Watch for additional offerings related to Zoom coming later this spring and during the summer months .

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:

• Canvas:  First Look (May 8)
• Canvas;  Canvas Assignments and Grading (May 8)

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

The Community of Practice on Intercultural Learning sponsored by the Gateway to Graduation Program will be hosting the Spring Gateway Retreat that will focus on intercultural learning. This event will feature world-renowned keynote speaker, Hans deWit, Ph.D. from Boston College Center for International Higher Learning.  The following is a list of the presentations and workshops by campus faculty and staff with passion and experience for intercultural learning.  

• Universal Design for an Inclusive Classroom:  Engaging Students from Multiple Backgrounds (Honnor Orlando, Bronwen Maxson)
• What is DACA and What is a Sanctuary Campus (Kim Stewart Brinston, Angela Adams)
• Global Learning in Classrooms - Activities and Findings (Lingma Acheson)
• International Learning in the Classroom and Curriculum (Leslie Bozeman)
• How to Develop a Study Abroad Course (Stephanie Leslie, Kevanne Monkhouse)
• Diversity and Inclusion (Dennis Rudnick)
  

Tickets for this event are available by clicking here.  For questions, contact Estela Ene or Patrick Gentry.

The 9th Annual, Connecting Campuses with Communities Conference will be held Monday, May 15th through Friday, May 19th, 2017. Featured Facilitators will be Dr. Patrick, Director, Center for Experiential Learning at Loyola University, Chicago, and Dr. Julie Hatcher, Executive Director, Center for Service and Learning, IUPUI.

The conference will include a Service Learning Institute, May 15th – May 17th, and a Research Academy on May 17th through May 19th. For additional information and to register, click here.

The Call for Proposals for the 2nd IU Online Conference is now open. IU Online is seeking proposals from IU faculty and staff from across the state who
are innovators and collaborators in the online space. Proposals are due by 11:59 p.m., Thursday, June 1, 2017.  Read more: https://teachingonline.iu.edu/events/conference2017

Participants will share best practices for teaching and learning with Canvas, discuss recent and upcoming enhancements, and network with other Canvas users.  The agenda is jam-packed with insights from educators, innovators, and thought leaders in both higher education and K-12.

CanvasCon is Monday, June 12, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in the IUPUI Campus Center.  It is sponsored by Instructure, and co-hosted by UITS and the IU School of Education at IUPUI.  Registration is only $49 and includes breakfast, lunch, and the closing reception.  To register and more information, click here.

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