CTL Happenings - Message #376

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 find and develop their teaching identity, 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 will be able to select teaching strategies they plan to implement, and to articulate how these teaching strategies express their teaching identities.

The next academy will be held on Friday, February 2, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, February 9, 2018, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.  Click here for more information and to apply.  

The Curriculum Enhancement Grant (CEG)  provides faculty with technical and instructional support, time, and funds to implement projects designed to improve student learning and success 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 grant supports a wide range of faculty projects designed to improve student learning and success. See the 2018 Curriculum Enhancement Grant Request for Proposals for more information. The deadline for proposal submissions is Friday, January 26, 2018.

Instructors, sign up for the learningtechnologies-l mailing list to stay abreast of important news and information related to Canvas, Zoom, Kaltura, and other UITS-supported technologies for teaching and learning. To join the list, follow the instructions in https://kb.iu.edu/d/awbu.

Last winter, UITS announced the retirement of Adobe Connect. This will impact Adobe Presenter and Captivate recordings if you have them stored on the Adobe Connect server. All Adobe Presenter and Adobe Captivate content needs to be moved from the Connect server to a new location soon. More information about the retirement of Adobe Connect and the timeline can be found here: https://kb.iu.edu/d/anxl. 

Note:  If you are unsure whether you use Adobe Connect, check your Canvas site for links to content that contain “connect.iu.edu/…”.  

The Center for Teaching and Learning is offering assistance with migrating Adobe Presenter content and has hired additional staff dedicated to this effort. If you would like our assistance in moving your Adobe Presenter recordings or are unsure whether this announcement impacts you, fill out this form and one of our consultants from the CTL will contact you: http://go.iu.edu/1ASK.  

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us directly at thectl@iupui.edu.

In this faculty teaching showcase, Brian Krohn will discuss ways that technology can assist in using active learning and collaborative learning in medium to large classrooms. The showcase will feature a conversation between Brian Krohn, a Senior Mosaic Fellow and associate professor in the Department of Tourism, Conventions, and Event Management, IU School of Physical Education and Tourism Management at IUPUI, and Tracey Birdwell, principal consultant with the Mosaic Initiative. A university-wide active learning initiative, the Mosaic Initiative explores the intersections of space, technology, and pedagogy. Additionally, the Mosaic Initiative supports active and collaborative learning in all classrooms, and contributes to the development of learning spaces at Indiana University.

Collaborative learning is associated with higher academic achievement and student engagement, in both face-to-face and online learning environments, and has been found to have a positive impact on a wide variety of students.  In this webinar, participants will examine challenges faced by students and faculty in using collaborative techniques, learn about best practices to overcome these challenges, and discuss examples for implementing and assessing collaborative learning techniques for the online and face-to-face learning contexts.

This faculty teaching showcase will feature a conversation between Dennis Watson, associate professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Science in the School of Public Health and Anusha Rao, CTL's STEM instructional consultant. Dennis will share examples of how he has used the fishbowl discussion strategy to promote student engagement and learning in undergraduate and graduate-level courses.  

As IUPUI begins the process of reviewing general education courses, course coordinators or faculty responsible for preparing course portfolios for review may have questions about the information and materials that need to go into the portfolios. This workshop will provide an overview of the course review process, a review of course portfolio requirements, the process for assembling and submitting the portfolio, and the rubric that will be used to review the course portfolios. Examples from existing course portfolios will be incorporated into the workshop. Questions and discussion will be encouraged.

The newly designed taxonomies offer instructors guidance on quality course design, implementation, assessment, and improvement.  We view the taxonomies as an instrumental faculty/staff professional development tool and are pleased to announce that the RISE Program and the Center for Teaching and Learning have created this series of workshops for the 2017-18 academic year to introduce faculty/staff to the taxonomy guides and share more widely the value of HIPs.  Presenters will include but not be limited to those who participated in the creation of the taxonomies, members of the RISE Community of Practice, and instructors who have successfully used them. 

All taxonomies may be found here:  https://rise.iupui.edu/taxonomies.

The QM 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.

Click here to view and register for upcoming workshops

This faculty teaching showcase will feature a conversation between Zeb Wood, lecturer in the Media Arts and Sciences program of the School of Informatics and Computer Science, and Doug Jerolimov, a CTL instructional consultant. Zeb will share how he systematized the professional and portfolio development of undergraduate students who worked with real-world clients and their media projects.  

As IUPUI begins the process of reviewing general education courses, course coordinators or faculty responsible for preparing course portfolios for review may have questions about the information and materials that need to go into the portfolios. This workshop will provide an overview of the course review process, a review of course portfolio requirements, the process for assembling and submitting the portfolio, and the rubric that will be used to review the course portfolios. Examples from existing course portfolios will be incorporated into the workshop. Questions and discussion will be encouraged. 

Dr. Gopen's workshop is designed to teach participants a new, strategic approach to creating, analyzing, and editing scientific writing. Dr. Gopen is the Creator of "The Reader Expectation Approach" and his article, The Science of Scientific Writing, was selected by American Scientist as one of 36 "classic articles" in its 100 years of publications.

To attend the Introductory workshop, click here: Tues., Dec. 5, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

To attend the Advanced workshop, click here: Wed., Dec. 6, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

If you have questions about this event, please contact OFAPD at (317) 278-3089 or by email at ofapd@iu.edu.

Have you ever struggled to find the number of credit hours taught in your school?  What about the number of majors in your department or the number of staff in your unit?  All this information is readily available to IUPUI faculty and staff if you know where to look! This session will teach about a variety of resources, including IUPUI Data Link, Point-in-Cycle, EAB, and a variety of other reports that provide information right at your fingertips. Participants will also learn how to interpret the information they find and use it for decision making, analysis, and prompt reporting.

This will be a hands-on workshop. Please bring your own devices. Tablets or laptops are ideal.

This workshop will be repeated on Thurs., Jan. 11, 2018, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. (click date for information and registration)

Fall 2017 CIRTL Cross-Network Programming information is now available!  Learn from presenters from across the country as they share their expertise on teaching and learning topics in STEM education. Sign up for a free CIRTL network account to enroll in upcoming CIRTL cross-network courses and events. 

Join the Office of International Affairs and Dr. Andrew Riess, Assistant Director, Outreach, Fulbright Scholar Program and find out if it’s time for YOU to apply for the Fulbright Scholar Program.  Reception to follow at 4:00 p.m. for all current, past, and aspiring Fulbright recipients. RSVP encouraged but not required.   

For questions and to RSVP, click here. 

Community engagement doesn't have to be an area of teaching, research, and creative activity that waits until you get tenure.  However, to advance successfully does call for alternative strategies involving how faculty plan for, document, and communicate their work.  Join us for a session that illuminates tips and strategies that early faculty, including tenure line, clinical and lecturers, can use to advocate for their work as community-engaged scholars.  

This event is sponsored by Faculty Learning Community on Public Scholarship, Center for Service and Learning, and the Office of Academic Affairs.  

To register, click here.

Michael Ashby 
SEIRI and the Assessment Institute
Advancing Graduate Education in the Natural Sciences 
Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 4:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 
Hine Hall, President's Room - Details & Registration

Upcoming SEIRI Events:  

For questions or more information, contact Sheila Summers.

Abaci, S., Quick, J., & Morrone, A. (2017, October 9). Student engagement with e-texts: What the data tells us. Educause Review. https://goo.gl/qPSjb4.

This case study of Indiana University's e-text initiative reports on students' actual use of and engagement with digital textbooks.  Research found that higher engagement with e-texts (reading and highlighting) correlated with higher course grades.