CTL Happenings - Message #479

Center for Teaching and Learning Holiday Schedule:

• Monday, December 23, 2019 - Closing at 2:00 p.m.

• Thursday, January 2, 2020 - Reopen at 8:00 a.m.

Apply to the Early Career Teaching Academy if you are an early career full-time faculty member at IUPUI, IUPU Columbus, or IU Fort Wayne! The Academy will help you to lay a foundation for an effective teaching career, one that is anchored in a teaching philosophy and evidence-based teaching practices.

For more information or to apply for the academy

Please join us for our inaugural Celebration of Teaching and Engaged Learning.  This event will recognize faculty and staff who have participated in sustained professional development during the 2018-2019 academic year that resulted in a change to a course or experience that increased student engagement, learning, and success. Their efforts have had an important and meaningful impact in elevating the importance of effective teaching and student engagement at IUPUI. Chancellor Paydar and Executive Vice Chancellor Johnson will offer welcoming remarks at 3 p.m. followed by distribution of recognition pins to honorees and a light reception with drinks and appetizers.

The 2020 Curriculum Enhancement Grant (CEG) Request for Proposals is now open. The CEG provides faculty with technical and instructional support, time and funds to implement projects designed to improve student learning and success at IUPUI, IUPUC, and IU Fort Wayne. The deadline for submitting proposals is January 24, 2020.

Teaching for Student Success: An Evidence-Based Approach is a new module series developed in response to President McRobbie’s call for supporting excellence in teaching and learning at IU. 

Created expressly for IU faculty, by members of the IU faculty, this professional development series provides a framework for education grounded in empirical research, combined with opportunities to document evidence-based practices
Module topics include:

1. Course Design
2. Assessment
3. Science of learning
4. Active and interactive learning
5. High-impact practices
6. Creating positive first impressions 

To learn more about the module series click here.

IU eTexts includes digital learning tools and electronic textbooks from more than 30 publishers, available through the Unizin Engage e-reading platform and accessible in Canvas courses.
Ready to order?

• Go to One.iu.edu and search for Textbook Orders
• Click the “Order tool” button
• Select your class, choose your eText or digital learning tool for each course section, and check out.

To learn more about IU eTexts.

On November 8, 2019, the IU Bloomington campus experienced a power outage that impacted a large portion of campus.  Classrooms, labs, and administrative offices were without power from approximately 10:00 a.m.– 9:00 p.m. A one-day outage is a minor problem, but what happens if a crisis kept you from teaching more than one day?  Visit the Keep Teaching website to start making plans now for how you would keep your classes active during a longer disruption.   

In this webinar, offered by the Centers for Teaching & Learning, we will explore and discuss the structure of Canvas, IU’s learning management system. The presentation will give instructors an understanding of the interactivity of Canvas tools and how that influences the way courses are set up.  You will learn how to

• share your syllabus
• create and grade assignments 
• communicate with your students
• get to know your students
• effectively use Canvas for teaching

Have you had a student involved in academic misconduct in your class and are unsure how to address the situation?  In this webinar, participants will learn about the different types of academic misconduct and how to handle them. We will also discuss strategies to avoid academic misconduct by being proactive when designing course policies and assessments and leveraging Canvas tools to promote academic integrity in your course.

Have you heard about Kaltura but aren't sure why or how you might use it in your course? IU Bloomington's Kim Arnold and Meghan Porter will share how they use Kaltura paired with Doceri to create annotated lectures and review videos that are highly used and valued by their students. Kim and Meghan will also discuss how their use of these technologies has afforded greater interactivity during class and created a more equitable course. Following the discussion of their courses, Nate Pairitz of Collaboration Technologies will demonstrate how to use Kaltura to create media for your courses.

IUPUI’s student body has become increasingly diverse over the past several years. Given this increase in the diversity of our students, it is critical that we consider our students’ backgrounds and experiences and how that can impact their academic experiences. In this webinar, you will discuss the diversity of IUPUI’s students, reflect on the diversity of students in your courses, and identify resources you can use to inform your teaching.

Our fall 2019 Community Trends report: Food Access Across Groups, Neighborhoods, and Time is now available.  Last fall, our research found an estimated 200,000 Indianapolis residents live in low-income neighborhoods with low food access. This new report looks at food access from different perspectives: time, population, transportation modes like walking and transit, and food systems. This will allow us to see how different places and populations in Indianapolis have been affected by store closures in recent years, , how not having a car might affect a household’s access to fresh produce, and where secondary food outlets (like convenience stores)and emergency resources (like food pantries) increase food access for those in need.

Upcoming SAVI Data Literacy Skills Training: SAVI data literacy training empowers you to find, use, and understand data. Classes are as follows:

• Frame the Problem | January 9, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Register
• Find Existing Data  |  January 9, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Register
• Create and Use Client Data  |  January 23, 9:00 -11:00 a.m. – Register

Gannon, K. (2019). How to create a syllabus: Advice guide. The Chronicle of Higher Education. 

Creating a new syllabus or want to reexamine an old one? This comprehensive guide will show you how to design a syllabus so that it’s not only an effective map of your course’s nuts and bolts logistics but also an invitation to actively engage in the learning process.