CTL Happenings - Message #380

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.

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. 

Top Hat, IU’s student response system, will have representatives on the IUPUI campus offering Top Hat Certification workshops along with drop in sessions for you to come and ask your questions.  There will also be a lunch time session (with lunch provided) offering an opportunity to talk with IU faculty who have successfully implemented Top Hat in their courses.  

These sessions are open to current Top Hat users and those who are interested in getting started with Top Hat.  For more information and to register for the Top Hat Certification session, the drop in Q & A sessions, or the  lunch time chat session, go to: https://tophat.com/edtech/become-iu-top-hat-expert/.

9:00 to 10:30 a.m. -  Registration and Top Hat Office Hours

10:30 to 11:30 a.m. - Top Hat Foundations Level I and II

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Top Hat Foundations Level I and II *Repeat*

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - Free Catered Lunch and IU Professor Success Stories

1:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Elective Session: Tactics for Real-Time Assessment

2:30 to 3:30 p.m. - Elective Session: Flipping the Classroom and Active Learning

3:30 to 4:30 p.m. - Top Hat Office Hours

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)

If you are thinking about developing a new or redesigned course, program, or co-curricular experience, we invite you to attend this workshop on teaching and learning grants available to IUPUI faculty and staff. Grant opportunities include Curriculum Enhancement Grants, ePortfolio Grants, RISE to the IUPUI Challenge Curriculum Development Grants, and RISE to the IUPUI Challenge/ePortfolio Initiative Curriculum Development Grants.

This workshop will be repeated on Jan. 10, 2018, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Click here to register.

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.

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 the spring semester.

Upcoming workshops:

• Canvas:  Getting Started (webinar for instructors)   (December 13)
• Canvas:  Getting Started (webinar for instructors)  (December 18)

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. 

What laws govern university faculty and copyright in teaching settings? What images are appropriate for use in your lectures? How can you share materials with your learners appropriately on Canvas? In this online session, Jennifer Westerhaus Adams, JD, IU's Associate General Counsel, will provide brief background on the laws that govern these issues and answer specific questions for faculty.

McMurtri, B. (2017, November 9). Why faculty members still aren’t sure what to make of education technology. The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://goo.gl/KT2K8a

The rapid progression of educational technology is a difficult challenge for today's faculty. It's often difficult to understand the definitions and use of the technologies... and the evidence of its effectiveness often doesn't exist yet. How do we choose technologies that really benefit students when the technology outpaces the research?