CTL Happenings - Message #441

Register for the 2019 E.C. Moore Symposium on Excellence in Teaching scheduled for March 8, 2019. 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 other opportunities to interact with colleagues. For more information and to register, please visit ecmoore.iupui.edu. 

Institutional Research and Decision Support (IRDS) will once again be collaborating with the Center for Teaching and Learning to offer a series of training sessions on IUPUI data available to faculty and staff.  This year’s sessions, listed below, are organized around specific topics designed to give you more in-depth, detailed knowledge of an area of interest. 

• I Heart Surveys: Where to Find IUPUI Survey Results and Best Practices for Crafting Your Own,   February 14, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Register 

• Faculty and Staff Data,   February 27, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Register

• Understanding Course Enrollment Trends and Information,   February 28, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Register

• Admissions and Enrollment Point-in-Cycle,  March 6, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Register

• Using Blue Online Course Evaluation at IUPUI: Benefits, Challenges, and Lessons Learned for Improving Teaching and Learning,  April 2, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Register

The Profiles of Learning for Undergraduate Success (IUPUI+), our new institutional undergraduate learning outcomes, have replaced the Principles of Undergraduate Learning (PULs) and Principles of Co-Curricular Learning (PCLs). They are written with an active orientation, using student-facing language, and are applicable to all student-facing units. Administrators of all undergraduate programs, and instructors of general education courses and capstone courses, are expected to be among the first to map their learning outcomes to IUPUI+. 

In this hands-on workshop, facilitators will provide a brief overview of IUPUI+, share examples of academic and co-curricular programs and courses that already have been mapped, and introduce tools, resources, and processes that participants can use to map their own learning outcomes. Register for one of the following: 

•   Thursday, February 21, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.    
•   Tuesday, March 19, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.  
•    Monday, April 15, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. 
•    Thursday, May 2, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

There are some recent updates to the IU Photo Roster. They're all about increased usability:

• View two sizes of official photos (both larger than the current photos) in SIS courses – or take advantage of the Canvas photo option for non-SIS courses. 
• Access the Photo Roster while you're on the go – it's now mobile-friendly.   
• Listen to NameCoach recordings of students' names, indicated by the sound icon (just click to play)
• Filter by section and/or role. 
• Search by name or username.

Looking to gather data through a survey to better inform decision-making in your department/unit? What you are needing may have already been collected and is waiting for you to find it! This session will show you where to find results for past Institutional surveys such as the 2014 Campus Climate Survey, Faculty/Staff Satisfaction Surveys, Entering Student Survey, and the First Destination Survey to name a few. If the information you are seeking is not available we plan to give helpful tips and best practices for crafting surveys to effectively gather needed data. This event is co-sponsored by Institutional Research and Decision Support and the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Do you know the headcount and demographic breakdown of faculty and staff in your school or unit? What about the retention rate of new faculty hires? What about the zip codes or counties of faculty and staff at IUPUI? All this information can be readily found by faculty and staff at IUPUI using online tools, which you can easily access. This session will show you where and how to obtain  information related to faculty and staff using reports and a variety of other sources from IUPUI Institutional Research and Decision Support (IRDS). Those who take part in this session will be able to find and use a variety of reports and information for decision making within their respective department, school, or unit. This event is co-sponsored by Institutional Research and Decision Support and the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Are you looking to find information about the students enrolled in your courses? What about information on students enrolled in past semesters? Do you know where to look for information as students begin to register for fall? A lot of information on course enrollment is available if you know where to look and who to ask. This session will show you currently available online tools from the Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support (IRDS) to display information on course enrollment, both in real time and at crucial decision points.  Staff from the Registrar’s Office and IRDS will also discuss other resources readily available to help you find the information you need. Those who take part in this session will be able to find and use a variety of resources related to course enrollment that will help you get the information you need for critical decision making. This event is co-sponsored by Institutional Research and Decision Support and the Center for Teaching and Learning.

• 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 19, 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.

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.

Warner, J. (2019, February 11). Guest Post: Yes, Your Whole Class Can Work on the Same Research Paper. Inside Higher Ed. 

Are you tired of reading and grading the same assignments every semester? John Warner shares his experience (both the good and the bad) with having an entire class write a collaborative research paper.