CTL Happenings - Message #422

Held to honor and celebrate the successes of the 2017 Curriculum Enhancement Grant (CEG) awardees, the 2018 CEG Symposium will feature a keynote address titled Scholarly Teaching, SoTL, and Campus Conversations that Matter   by Nancy Chick, director, Endeavor Foundation Center for Faculty Development, Rollins College, and co-editor, Teaching & Learning Inquiry, Journal of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

The purpose of the CEG initiative is to provide faculty with support, time, and resources to implement projects designed to improve student learning and success as well as to enhance the conversation about scholarly teaching on campus and increase the practice of the scholarship of teaching and learning. The 2019 CEG Request for Proposals will be available at the symposium. For more information on the CEG initiative, go to http://ctl.iupui.edu/programs/CEG.

Attending the CEG symposium is especially recommended to faculty who may be interested in submitting proposals for CEG funding in the future, but all faculty are encouraged to attend.

CEG Symposium Schedule

Registration: 1:45 – 2 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions: 2 - 2:15 p.m.

Keynote Address: 2:15 – 3:30 p.m.

2017 CEG Awardees Poster Session and Reception: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Click here to register.

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Active learning strategies in the classroom have shown to increase student' motivation, improve critical and higher-order thinking skills, and stay engaged and attentive during the class session. It helps create a three-way interaction among the students, the subject content, and the instructor. In this webinar, we will discuss a broad spectrum of research-based active learning strategies that can be adapted into different learning environments and disciplines.  

Join this webinar to learn how first year Spanish students explored various cities and countries virtually, using their smart phone and Google Street and Google Cardboard Apps. This allowed students to feel immersed in a real culture by walking down streets, viewing billboards and signs on the street, as well as seeing people going about their real daily lives. Students reported feeling more engaged and instructors felt the classes were more interactive and dynamic. Come and learn about the challenges and solutions to these challenges from two seasoned instructors.

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Instructional Technology (IT).

Examity is IU's online proctoring service that mitigates many of the issues surrounding the administration of tests to online students at a distance. Examity offers multiple levels of service to deter cheating, provide authentication, give students live support in using online tests, and provide a complete recording of both the student and all activity on the student's computer during a proctored testing session. In this workshop, instructors will learn about:

• Basic functions of Examity
• The Examity multi-modal levels
• Faculty experience with Examity in Canvas

Note: Students enrolled in one of the courses listed on the IU Distance Education Classes Search Tool will have no additional cost to use Examity. All other students will be required to pay for each exam administered through Examity.

Note: This workshop is also offered October 10 at 2:00 p.m. Click here to register. 

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Instructional Technology (IT).

Slide show presentations such as ones prepared in PowerPoint are ubiquitous but not always supportive of learning. In this session, participants will discover evidence-supported slide show presentation techniques that will encourage learning and promote engagement. To make the most of this session, participants should have proficiency with PowerPoint, Keynote or similar slide show authoring tools.

How can we encourage students to engage deeply in all of their potential learning experiences, whether in the classroom or in experiential or informal settings? How can we design in- and out-of-class learning opportunities that will elicit student engagement? 

In this workshop, participants will consider ways to close the divide between traditional academic learning experiences and those in the workplace and community.  Participants will then participate in a series of activities that allow them to apply the ideas to design a meaningful, evidence-based approach in their own context. 

In the second session of this CIRTLCast series, Dr. Sarah Eddy will discuss reactions to implicit bias in STEM as well as reflecting on our own biases. Discussion will cover such topics as, affinity bias, confirmation bias, and attribution bias and how the impact STEM students and instructors. Visit the CIRTL website to register for this event.

Presenters from across the country share their expertise on teaching and learning topics in STEM education to prepare graduate students for future faculty careers. Sign up for a free CIRTL network account to enroll in upcoming CIRTL cross-network courses and events.

As part of the campus commitment to student learning and success, the purposeful pathway project is designed to assist IUPUI to become a “student-ready campus.” The first professional development event will be held Thursday, October 4, and feature Dr. Tia McNair, Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Student Success, AAC&U). Click here to register.

Join the Center for Service and Learning for an Open House showcasing their landing space for faculty and staff. Come, meet the CSL staff, learn more about resources to support your community engaged teaching and research while enjoying coffee and refreshments.

The open house is Wed., Oct. 10 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., and Thurs., Oct. 11, from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.  For more information, click here.

The Polis Center at IUPUI is offering a series of free workshops to build data literacy skills and use the SAVI community information system as a resource. SAVI Training is a hands-on curriculum focused on data literacy from end to end. It features four groups of modules that teach one to ask the right questions, find the right data, find meaning in the data, and then use the data to make and communicate decisions. Workshops are offered weekly. Check it out, and share with students.  See upcoming workshops below: 

• Create and Use Focus Group Data, October 11, 9:00-11:00 a.m. Register
• Framing the Problem | October 18, 8:30-10:30 a.m. - Register
• Find Existing Data | October 18, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Register
• Avoid Data Pitfalls   |  November 1, 9:00-11:00 a.m. - Register

Mack Fellows join the community of Mack Center SoTL scholars. Fellows not only work on their own research with the mentorship of the community, but also have additional opportunities for collaborating on additional research projects. The call for proposals is  posted on the FACET website. Click here for more information on Mack Fellow Proposals. 

Back by popular demand! 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.

The Communicating Science program is part of IU's affiliation with the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, in partnership with the IU School of Medicine, IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning, IUPUI Department of Communication Studies, and the IUPUI School of Science.  

All participants are asked to commit to the entire three workshop series, as each session builds upon the previous. The cohort will meet on October 18, October 25, and November 1.   Please note: if you REGISTER for this event, you will be registered for all three sessions.  

Session 1: Oct. 18, 4:00- 6:00 p.m.: Connecting With Your Audience

Session 2: Oct 25, 4:00- 6:00 p.m.: Distilling Your Message

Session 3: Nov 1, 4:00- 6:00 p.m.: Media Training for Scientists and Physicians

This event is sponsored by the Professional Development. If you have questions about this event please contact the office at (317) 278-3089 or by email at fapdd@iu.edu.

Registration is open for FACET’s Associate Faculty and Lecturer Conference which will be held on November 9-10 at the Sheraton Indianapolis Center. More information and registration is available on the FACET website.

Register now for the National Symposium on Universal Design in Instruction and Learning (NSUDIL).   This event will be held November 16 - 17, 2018 in Columbus, Indiana. Keynote speakers will be Drs. Sheryl Burgstahler and Loui Lord Nelson, both of whom are experts in the field of Universal Design in Instruction and Learning. 

The symposium will be comprised of two concurrent tracks, a Higher Education track and a Teacher Education track. We welcome proposals for either or both of the tracks and that align with any of the following themes: 

• Universal Design for Instruction
• Universal Design for Learning
• Teaching all Learners
• Transparent Teaching
• Active Learning Environments
• Design Thinking in Teaching and Learning 

A reduced registration fee of $125 will be offered to those selected to present.  For more information on the symposium, visit the NSUDIL webpage.   To submit a proposal, visit the online submission form page.  Direct any questions to Karen Garrity.

The Office of International Affairs has a small fund available to offset a portion of the associated costs of these professional development opportunities.

For information about the opportunities, click here: http://international.iupui.edu/global-learning/grants

For information about funding, contact Dr. Leslie A. Bozeman, Director of Curriculum Internationalization lbozeman@iupui.edu

Save The Dates:  Thursday - Saturday, June 6 - 8, 2019 for the 8th Annual Conference of the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society.  Watch for the Call for Presentations that will be posted by September 1, 2018 at www.pltlis.org.  This event is hosted by IUPUI STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute (SEIRI).  For more information:  info@pltlis.org

Huang, L. (2018, September 20). Students riding on coattails during group work? Five simple ideas to try. Faculty Focus. https://goo.gl/2DjPY8.

As instructors in the 21st century, it can be easy to make assumptions about our students’ technical skills and abilities. In this brief article, Kirschner and Bruyckere debunk the notion of digital natives and discuss the instructional problems these dangerous assumptions create.