CTL Happenings - Message #352

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. 

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.  Beginners can start with Zoom: The Basics, and if you are ready, try a more advanced ZOOM workshop.

• Zoom:  The Basics; 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon (June 5)
  
• Zoom for Adobe Connect Users; 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon (June 6)
  

Watch for additional offerings related to Zoom coming during the summer months .

• An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching will be offered starting Monday, June 12. This is a CIRTL Massive Open Online course designed to provide future STEM faculty, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows with an introduction to effective teaching strategies and the research that supports them. Click here to register for this course.
  

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.

Nominations are due by Monday, October 16, 2017 for Distinguished Professorships; Distinguished Teaching Awards; Associate Instructor Awards; the Ehrlich, Pinnell, and Ryan Awards; and the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Technology.

Nominations and supporting documentation must be submitted electronically. Recipients will be honored in Spring 2018. Click here to submit an award nomination. 

Weimer, M. (2017, May 17). Taking time to refresh, recharge, and recommit. Faculty Focus. http://tinyurl.com/lczkqux