CTL Happenings - Message #430

The Center for Teaching and Learning will close for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Wednesday, November 21st at 3:00 p.m. and reopen on Monday, November 26th at 8:00 a.m.

On February 8, 2019, the Plater Institute on the Future of Learning and Leap INdiana will present the Indiana Digital Learning Summit. We seek proposals for fast-paced, dynamic 10-minute presentations/demonstrations focused on the use of digital courseware and adaptive learning technologies to enhance student learning and reduce achievement gaps. Proposals are due on Monday, December 10, 11:59 p.m. Click here for more information.

The IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning seeks proposals from faculty teaching at higher education institutions across Indiana for the 2019 E.C. Moore Symposium on Excellence in Teaching. We would especially welcome proposals that address topics such as: efforts to improve student learning and engagement, inclusive excellence, integrative learning, novel general education courses or curricula, creative use of instructional technology, and initiatives that promote excellence in teaching. Proposals should clearly demonstrate relevance to a broad range of disciplines. The 2019 E.C. Moore Symposium will be held on Friday, March 8th at the IUPUI Campus Center.

Proposals will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. Click here for more information and to submit a proposal.

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, IUPU Columbus, and IUFW. 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 2019 Curriculum Enhancement Grant Request for Proposals for more information. The deadline for proposal submissions is Friday, January 25, 2019, 11:59 p.m.

A best practice is to formulate and put your teaching philosophy into writing. However, it can be challenging. This workshop will enable anyone who teaches to begin a step-wise process based on critical reflection to discover and articulate their teaching philosophy. Participants will receive a workbook to guide them through completing the process on their own. This event is co-sponsored by FACET. Click here for more information and to register.

SIS courses for the spring 2019 term were added to Canvas last Thursday, November 1, and if you take a close look at one of your spring courses, you’ll notice some subtle changes.  There have been updates made to the default course navigation menu and settings to better reflect faculty preferences and tool utilization patterns.  The updated defaults will be applied to all new SIS courses as well as new manually-created courses.  For complete details, see About Canvas course defaults.

The Piazza University Engagement team will join CITL staff to discuss using the wiki-like features of Piazza, a Q&A platform integrated into Canvas. This session will demonstrate Piazza, including specific use cases, how Piazza facilitates participation among hesitant students, and how Piazza can save time by supplying an instructor-monitored platform for peer problem-solving. Q&A with participants will follow.

Have you heard of IUPUI+ but aren’t sure how or if to incorporate IUPUI+ in your courses or programs? In this workshop, you will learn what IUPUI+ is, how it was developed, and why it’s important for our students. You also will find out how and where IUPUI+ should be implemented. Resources will be shared to assist you in incorporating IUPUI+ in programs, courses, and assignments.

A best practice is to formulate and put your philosophy of teaching into writing. Many applications for grants, fellowship, award, or position that requires a statement of your teaching philosophy. The purpose of this workshop is to help you discover and articulate the assumptions that guide your teaching practices. Through a process of critical reflection, you will grow in awareness of the assumptions you make about teaching and learning, which is the first (and ongoing) step toward articulating your philosophy of teaching. Becoming aware of your teaching philosophy has several benefits:

• You can align your teaching methods with who you are and what you believe
• You can explore whether this is the philosophy you want to have
• It can highlight aspects of your teaching you want to change
• You can more fully develop your teaching persona

After the workshop, you will be able to see what patterns emerge. Then, you will use these patterns to discover and write down your teaching philosophy.

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.

This workshop is being offered in two formats: in person and online.  When you register, you will be prompted to choose how you would like to attend.

GoReact is a video coaching, assessment, and observation tool that is now available at Indiana University.  Faculty can embed time-coded feedback into virtual and face-to-face presentations and observations.  This workshop will introduce you to the GoReact tool and how it works in Canvas.

GoReact will allow faculty to:

• provide time-coded feedback for live presentations;
• use video comments to correct pronunciation or vocabulary in foreign language or pitch in performing arts;
• create a feedback loop where student self reflect, receive peer feedback, and instructor feedback all in one place;
• access GoReact directly through Canvas for use with posting grades to the gradebook

Watch this short video for a quick overview of what GoReact can do. 

NOTE:  This event is also repeated from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 12, 2018.  Click here to register for this 2:30 p.m. session.

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

GoReact is a video coaching, assessment, and observation tool that is now available at Indiana University.  Faculty can embed time-coded feedback into virtual and face-to-face presentations and observations.  Lunch is provided during this workshop as you are introduced to the GoReact tool and how it works in Canvas.

GoReact will allow faculty to:

• provide time-coded feedback for live presentations;
• use video comments to correct pronunciation or vocabulary in foreign language or pitch in performing arts;
• create a feedback loop where student self reflect, receive peer feedback, and instructor feedback all in one place;
• access GoReact directly through Canvas for use with posting grades to the gradebook

Watch this short video for a quick overview of what GoReact can do.

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

Good assessment practices include checking students’ learning on a regular basis during the learning experience. They provide faculty with feedback on what, how much, and how well their students are learning. Instructors can use this feedback to modify their teaching to improve student learning. It helps students reflect on their learning and identify gaps in their knowledge. In this webinar, participants will learn the difference between formative and summative assessment as well as how to implement formative assessment techniques in different teaching contexts and disciplines. Questions and discussion will be encouraged.

This webinar is part of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s online mini-workshop series focused on foundational teaching skills, Teaching@IUPUI. Designed for new faculty, adjunct faculty, graduate students, and those looking for a refresher on good teaching practices, the webinars are short, with a brief presentation interspersed with opportunities for interaction and questions. Grounded in current research, the workshops address various teaching topics and provide participants with strategies and resources to make instruction more effective, efficient, and enjoyable. Sessions are scheduled with the time of semester in mind, to keep topics relevant for faculty needs at that time.

This event aligns with the Assessment Methods and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (A) competency for the IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program.

Are you responsible for creating a new fully online course or revising an existing one?

Will you be teaching that course in the next academic year?

If you answered "yes" to both of those questions, the Online Course Design and Development Bootcamp may be for you. The Bootcamp is an 8-week intensive, interactive online course offered by the IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning in the spring and summer sessions. It provides

• a structured introduction to online course design theory, research, and practice, including visual design, accessibility, usability, and media use and development.

• weekly assignments where you will create parts of your asynchronous online course and share them with facilitators and peers for feedback and discussion.

• the experience of being an online student in an interactive, asynchronous, online course.

Participants are expected to make active progress on their course development every week. Previous participants report spending at least 6-7 hours each week working with Bootcamp materials, interacting with other faculty participants, and developing their online course. Course activity occurs throughout the week so you will need to check in regularly.

The Final Project is due the week after the end of the Bootcamp. The Final Project includes a welcoming, usable, and accessible Canvas course site complete with your course structure, student orientation/getting started information, syllabus, and at least 1 week of your course assignments, instruction, and content plus your plan for completing your course development. 

Participants who successfully complete the Bootcamp will earn the Designing an Online Course badge from the IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning.  For more information and to register, click here.

These presentations investigate questions about teaching and learning, including assessing the effectiveness of specific learning activities and tools, examining the learning process, or characterizing the student experience in the classroom. Register for this online event on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 5-6:30 p.m. 

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.

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. See the workshops offered below: 

• Make Decisions with Data   |  November 29, 9:00 -11:00 a.m. - Register
• Frame the Problem   |  December 13, 8:30 -10:30 a.m. - Register
• Find Existing Data    |   December 13, 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. – Register 

Call for Presentations, workshops and posters deadline is Friday, February 15, 2019 for the 8th Annual PEER-LED TEAM LEARNING INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY.  Among the threads to be explored are:  (1)Sustainability of PLTL campus programs; (2)Critical thinking, meta-cognition, and PLTL; (3)Discourse analysis including cyberPLTL; (4)PLTL and the sense of belonging; (5)Workplace skills development and PLTL; (6)Implementations in non-STEM disciplines.  For more information, contact Dr. Ne'Shaun Jones

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

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

Mulnix, A. (2018, November 12). The power of transparency in your teaching. Faculty Focus. 

It is sometimes difficult to articulate higher-order thinking processes to our students. This article provides an example of how a biology instructor made their thinking visible to students and simultaneously engage in metacognition about their own teaching.