CTL Happenings - Message #439

Google’s wide array of tools—both the familiar and the cutting edge—can energize your teaching and enhance student learning. On February 27, 9-11 a.m. at the Idea Garden, Hine Hall IP106, 875 W. North Street, experience these tools firsthand when Google representatives visit IUPUI for the Google Higher Ed Roadshow. In these sessions, geared toward faculty as well as academic technology staff, you’ll explore new ideas for bringing Google tools into the classroom. You’ll discover how Google can facilitate creative problem solving, collaboration, and communication. 

These sessions will cover:

• G Suite tools, such as Docs, Drive, Calendar, Chat, Meet, and Jamboard—the new interactive whiteboard from Google
• Google Course Kit,  which provides a seamless experience across GSuite apps within Canvas
• Google’s Virtual Reality (VR) tools  like the immersive, 360° Tour Creator and Poly

The Google Higher Ed Roadshow is an event you won’t want to miss! Registration is limited, so please RSVP if you plan to attend.

IUPUI’s student body has become increasingly diverse. However, students of color continue to face barriers in the classroom related to their sense of belonging, representation, and retention. The Teaching Towards Racial Equity Workshop Series, which is part of The White Racial Literacy Project, is designed for instructors who are currently teaching and are aspiring to promote racial equity in their courses. Whether you have encountered challenges related to racial equity in the classroom or you are new to this topic, we invite you to engage with colleagues. Participants will reflect on how their identities, lived experiences, and worldview impact their teaching and students’ learning. Participants will also have opportunities to refine their courses and implement strategies to achieve racial equity in the classroom.

Instructors who are interested in this workshop series need to submit an online application by February 3, 2019. Click here for more information and to apply.

Discover new ways to enhance student learning and reduce achievement gaps. William M. Plater Institute on the Future of Learning and LEAP INdiana Conference will feature speakers Laura de Abruna, Ph.D., New York College of Pennsylvania and Casey Green, Ph.D. The Campus Computing Project.  Faculty will also experience: 

• Fast-paced dynamic presentations
• Digital courseware & adaptive learning technology demonstrations
• Digital sandbox exploration with Q & A

Join colleagues from across Indiana at the 2019 on February 8, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information and registration, visit platerinstitute.iupui.edu.

Registration for the 2019 E.C. Moore Symposium on Excellence in Teaching is now open. This year’s symposium will feature a keynote address by Dr. Nancy Budwig, Professor of Psychology at Clark University. The plenary address will be delivered by Keith Anliker, Senior Lecturer of Chemistry in the School of Science at IUPUI and recipient of the 2018 IUPUI Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. 

The E.C. Moore Symposium brings the Indiana higher education community together to examine teaching excellence and the instructional strategies employed in various disciplines to encourage student learning. This year’s symposium will feature concurrent sessions, a poster session and presenters’ reception, , and other opportunities to interact with students and colleagues. The 2019 E.C. Moore Symposium will be held at the IUPUI Campus Center on Friday, March 8, 2019.

For more information and to register, please visit ecmoore.iupui.edu. 

With the recent opening of the Idea Garden, a new, collaborative innovation space for students, faculty, and staff at IUPUI and the recent addition of a Virtual Reality Station in the IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning, there are now more opportunities to begin learning about and experiencing how you might integrate virtual reality and augmented reality into your teaching and learning.

Participants in this workshop will have the opportunity to learn about and experience a variety of virtual reality and augmented reality tools and applications such as:

• Google Expeditions
• Virtual Reality applications
• Virtual Reality headsets and equipment for experiencing VR
• Cameras for creating VR experiences

Space is limited so be sure and register soon! 

Open Educational Resources (OER) are a great solution for making class material affordable (or free!) for your students. In this webinar we will discuss definitions of OER, Creative Commons licensing, and OER resources available at IU. 

One of those resources is Pressbooks, a tool that allows you or your students to write manuals, articles, books, and more for a variety of uses including sharing with others as open educational resources. It can also be used to adopt existing OER into your courses. Learn how you can integrate Pressbooks into your classroom. 

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

Have you had a student involved in academic misconduct in your class and are unsure how to address the situation?  This webinar will introduce instructors to the steps in how to handle different types of academic misconduct.  We will also look at how to avoid common problems in classrooms by being proactive when designing assessments, and emphasizing academic integrity in the classroom from the first day.

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

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.

• Multicultural Leadership Empowerment Program 
The MLEP cultivates leaders to engage in issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion; developing knowledge, awareness, skills, and practices that respond to the challenges and possibilities of learning, working, and living in a diverse world. Apply for the second Spring 2019 cohort (running March 21st-April 19th) by clicking here!  More information can also be found here. 

• Join CIRTL at IUPUI to build your resume and more. 
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.

• Culturally Responsive Teaching Learning Community  
During five, 90-minute, weekly sessions, we will critically reflect on the challenges and opportunities of creating an inclusive, equitable learning environment. We will cover topics such as, cultural competence, allyship, and stereotype through a series of short readings, activities, and discussions. Meeting times will be determined based on members’ availability. Registration closes February 10, 2019 and is limited to 15 members on a first-come, first-served basis. Register at http://go.iu.edu/29lo.

The Mosaic Faculty Fellows program provides an opportunity across two semesters for faculty to explore and reflect upon active learning approaches with other Mosaic Fellows. The call for the next round of Fellows is out and can be found on the Mosaic Initiative site. The deadline for application is March 22. Click here for more information.

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: 

• Create and Use Client Data |January 31, 9 – 11 a.m. - Register
• Create and Use Survey Data  |February 14, 9 – 11 a.m. - Register

Join IU Online for a continued conversation with Jenny Deranek from IU South Bend. Jenny will be sharing her online service learning course tools. She uses Google Docs to capture student reflections throughout their service learning experience to build on their involvement in the project. Zoom is used as a platform to meet with students as needed and to perform mock interviews.

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.

Session 1: Feb. 12, 4:00 -6:00 p.m., Connecting With Your Audience 
Session 2:  Feb. 19, 4:00- 6:00 p.m., Distilling Your Message 
Session 3: Feb. 26, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Media Training for Scientists and Physicians

All participants are asked to commit to the entire three workshop series, as each session builds upon the previous. For class descriptions and to register click here.  Please note: If you register for this event, you will be registered for all three sessions. 

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.  This event is hosted by IUPUI STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute (SEIRI).  For more information, click here.

Shortlidge, E. E., Rain-Griffith, L., Shelby, C., Shusterman, G. P., & Barbera, J. (2019). Despite similar perceptions and attitudes, postbaccalaureate students outperform in introductory biology and chemistry courses. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 18(1), ar3. 

This article describes a study that reinforces the general advantages of active learning in STEM classrooms, but also that these strategies seem to have different outcomes among various student groups and it is important to understand the factors that may influence these inequitable outcomes.