CTL Happenings - Message #458

New graduate student teaching assistants (TA) for the 2019 - 2020 academic year are invited to participate in the 2019 IUPUI TA Orientation to learn more about their new position and develop strategies to confidently and effectively interact with faculty and undergraduate students. The in-person training session is scheduled for Thursday, August 22, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the online Canvas course will be available from August 1. Successful participation includes completing the in-person training and the online course. Click here for more information and registration details.

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 takes 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).  Click here for more information and registration details.

The Center for Teaching and Learning is requesting proposals for Learning Environments Grants. These are grants for up to $25,000 per project that can be used to support the creation of innovative, engaging formal and informal learning environments for students. Proposals are due September 20, but they require that you submit a request for design assistance by June 28.  Please help us spread the word this opportunity.  Go to the Learning Environments Grants page on the CTL website for more information.

Kaltura interactive video quizzes, now part of the Kaltura integration in Canvas, lets you embed multiple choice questions and class feedback polls at any point in a video. Flexible settings mean you can choose whether to allow students to repeat sections, request hints, receive explanations, or skip questions. For instructions, visit the Kaltura knowledge base.

Rubrics make grading consistent and speedy, and increases transparency of assignments to students. Rubrics also make concrete a course’s and assignment’s learning objectives, which helps students become critical thinkers and to assess their own work. In this webinar, participants will learn basic principles to streamline the creation of effective rubrics and will think about ways to use rubric as a foundational element of a teaching and learning practice. Participants will evaluate and discuss the merits of sample rubrics.

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.

Have you ever considered how you could keep teaching if there were an unplanned campus closure? A variety of circumstances might require you to temporarily take your class online with minimal notice: a campus closure due to a natural disaster, increased absenteeism during a flu outbreak, or a family emergency requiring your presence elsewhere. In this webinar, we'll discuss some general principles that can help you prepare for the unexpected and adapt as quickly and smoothly as possible, as well as the various university resources that are available to support you.

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

A syllabus is often the first impression that students form of a course, and it serves both faculty and student as a guide to and contract for the semester. A well-designed and personalized syllabus can help faculty set the proper tone while simultaneously helping them avoid having to repeatedly answer basic student questions about expectations, policies, and deadlines. By examining syllabi from various disciplines, this webinar will offer tips and considerations for effective syllabus design, show example syllabi, and include time for questions and discussion.

Diversity and inclusion play an important role in promoting student learning.Today’s college students are increasingly diverse compared to prior generations. Traditional teaching strategies have also been shown to lead to lower academic achievement for underserved students compared to majority students even when differences in GPA and other factors are controlled for.

By considering the diversity of the classroom and implementing equitable teaching strategies, instructors can increase student learning and sense of belonging for all students, not just those who are underserved. In this webinar, participants will learn how to leverage student diversity and incorporate inclusive teaching strategies in their classrooms. Questions and discussion will be encouraged.

Creating assignments that align with and allow for the accurate assessment of learning objectives requires careful planning. Such planning can help improve student understanding of your expectations, student achievement of your learning objectives, and can also set the stage for a smoother assessment process. This webinar will review methods for designing or refining assignments to target specific objectives, for communicating critical assignment components to students, and for scaffolding assignments to help students achieve intended learning outcomes.

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| June 20, 8:30 -10:30 a.m. - Register

• Finding Existing Data| June 20, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Register   

• Create and Use Client Data| July 11, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Register    

• Create and Use Survey Data |  July 25, 9-11:00 a.m. - Register

Applications are being accepted for the Service Learning Assistant Scholarship program to support faculty and staff community engagement.  The deadline is June 30, 2019 and will be for the ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-2020. (Please note that this is for our general application period; those who applied during our priority window have already been awarded). We do still have funding for the AY and encourage you to apply.  There is NO SPRING ONLY application period. The current application window is for ANY FUNDING for either ALL Of AY 19-20 OR just Fall OR just Spring. 

To find out more about this program, please visit https://csl.iupui.edu/resources-support/grants/faculty-staff/assistant

Friday, July 12  | IU South Bend, Education and Arts Building 
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Sign up now for Teach, Play, Learn, Indiana University's academic conference on game-based teaching and learning!

Born from IU's interest in games as effective tools for teaching, the conference goals include:

• Highlighting changing technologies and pedagogies in educational games and playful learning
• Demonstrating benefits of using games in the classroom
• Showcasing practical solutions for creating and using games in education

The conference keynote speaker is Dr. Seann Dikkers, author, education researcher, design consultant, speaker and founder of Dikkers Appraisal, LLC.

When: Friday, July 12, 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. 

Where: IU South Bend, Education and Arts building

Savini, C. (2016, May 4). Are You Being Rigorous or Just Intolerant?The Chronicle of Higher Education. 

We want to make sure our students are ready for the real world, and that means requiring students to be on time, pay attention in class, and meet deadlines, right? This article suggests that we might want to consider the mental health side of student behavior, and take that into account as we decide how rigidly to enforce rules.