CTL Happenings - Message #447

As a classroom instructor, from time to time you’ll have a student that you’re worried about. Their attendance and behavior may be erratic or there may be a significant change in the quality of their work or participation. 

Dr. Julie Lash of IUPUI Counselling and Psychological Services will discuss student mental health concerns in the classroom and helpful ways for faculty to both address classroom situations and connect students with support and resources.  For more information or to register click here.

At this event, organized as a number of forum sessions, associate faculty join their colleagues from other departments to brainstorm and explore different strategies to approach commonly encountered teaching issues. The AFTF event will take place on the evening of Wednesday, September 18, 2019 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., in the University Library (UL), in and about the offices of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL).

Mark your calendar now: the CTL’s Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology (ATLT) Symposium will be Friday, November 8, 2019. Come and learn how technology can influence teaching and learning, and how you can take advantage!

Interested in presenting? We will be accepting proposals for concurrent sessions, as well as space in the interactive technology “playground” area, in the coming weeks. Keep an eye on https://atlt.iupui.edu for updates.

High-impact practcies (HIPs) are educational experiences that improve appreciation for diversity, student persistence, learning outcomes, and student success, particularly for underserved student populations. Kuh identified 11 HIPs, including service learning, diversity/global learning, internships, undergraduate research, and others.  One of our campus priorities is to increase the numbers and to enhance the effectiveness of HIPs courses. This webinar will provide an introduction to different types of HIPs, HIPs taxonomies developed at IUPUI, and resources on how you can design a new HIP course or improve an existing one. 

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 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.

Hypothes.is is a tool that allows collaborative annotation and discussion of texts within the text itself. Everyone can stay in the context of the pdf document or public webpage without the need to use a separate discussion tool. IU faculty can use Hypothes.is is with their students via an integration with Canvas or with Pressbooks. Join us to learn more about using Hypothes.is in your class.

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

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. Participants are expected to bring copies of or have access to their own learning outcomes during the workshop so they can begin to map their program or course learning outcomes to IUPUI+. Ample time will be given for participants to engage in discussion and ask questions.

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Curriculum and Course Design (C).

VoiceThread is a visual discussion that can help support social presence and a collaborative learning community in online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses. With VoiceThread, instructors and/or students can create, share, and comment on documents, slides, images, and videos.

In this hands on-webinar, participants will learn how to create a VoiceThread and setup a VoiceThread assignment in Canvas. Additionally, use of Kaltura content and inline video annotations will be demonstrated.

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

• The workshop, Teaching Portfolio Guide for Graduate Students and Postdocs will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2019, 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in Taylor Hall, Room UC 2110. Click to get more information and register.

• The workshop, Drafting Your Diversity Statement will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. at University Library, Room UL 1126. Click to get more information and register.

• A CIRTL cross-network webinar on Understanding Diversity and Inclusive Teaching in the Community College Setting will be held on Thursday, April 11, 1:00 -2:30 p.m.

If you are interested in exploring a career at a community college, then understanding the diversity of this student population is crucial to being a competitive job applicant and a requirement in order to be able to teach effectively. This panel consisting of faculty and administrators will share insight on the differences between community college and 4-year settings with regards to student diversity. Click here for more information and to register. 

• A CIRTL cross-network workshop on Faculty Advising in a Community College Setting: What You Need to Know and How to do it Well will be held on Monday April 22, 1:00 -2:30 p.m. 

Advising students is a key role that many faculty play in addition to engaging students in classroom or research settings. This workshop is designed to help all future and current faculty learn how to advise effectively. Click here for more information and to register. 

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.

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.  Workshops are offered every other week.

• Frame the Problem | April 4, 8:30 -10:30 a.m. – Register
• Find Existing Data | April 4, 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. – Register
• Create and Use Survey Data | April 18, 9:00 -11:00 a.m. – Register 

FACET recognizes teaching excellence, values innovation and critical reflection, fosters personal renewal and creates opportunities for faculty development and scholarship in teaching and learning. Wondering if you and FACET are a good fit? Join us for lunch and conversation at the IUPUI FACET Information Session on Tues., Apr. 30, 2019, 12:00 noon -1:00 p.m. in University Library 2115E. RSVP for lunch at: lromitoc@iu.edu.

The 8th Annual Conference of the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society will be held Thursday - Saturday, June 6 - 8, 2019. This event is hosted by IUPUI STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute (SEIRI).  For more information, click here.

Lieberman, M (2019, Mar 13). Going digital by knowing digital, Inside Higher Ed.

Some colleges have decided that students need more than just experience with technology – they need digital literacy. The push for more digital learning at the university level can engender some pushback from faculty, however.