CTL Happenings - Message #481

The deadline for submitting 2020 Curriculum Enhancement Grant (CEG) proposals is this Friday, January 24, 2020.  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.  Sample proposals and recordings from the Applying for a CEG Webinar Series are available here.

Join us February 7, 2020, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., for the 2020 William M. Plater Institute on the Future of Learning to learn about student mental health and well-being. Dr. Bernice Pescosolido, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Indiana University Bloomington, will deliver a keynote address on College, Mental Health Issues, and Creating a Culture of Learning.

The institute also will feature concurrent sessions and panels by campus experts and students on a broad range of topics focused on classroom practices and campus experiences that support student mental health and well-being and showcase resources from various campus units that work directly with students and faculty on supporting students’ mental well-being. More information and to register.

The CTL will not be offering the Online Course Design and Development Bootcamp or the Flipped Class Design and Development Bootcamp this spring due to scheduling issues. In their place, we will be offering a series of Digital Course Design webinars and workshops designed for instructors teaching online, hybrid, and flipped classes. 

Spring semester 2020 schedule:

• Strategies for Engaging Online Presentations (Webinar, 1/28, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.)
• Multimedia Activities for Online Learning (In-person, 2-part workshop, 2/14 and 2/21, 10:00 a.m. – Noon)
• Purposeful Online Discussions (Webinar, 3/26, Noon - 1:00 p.m.)
• Setting up Canvas for an Online Course (Webinar, 4/22, Noon - 12:30 p.m.)

Curious about teaching online? Looking for tips to make your online classes more engaging? Join us for “Continuing the Conversation”, a webinar series that continues conversations begun during the IU Online Conference. The series features faculty across IU campuses and disciplines who share their experiences as online instructors.

The first webinar in the series is Friday, January 24, 2020 from 12 – 1:00 p.m., EST and features John Gosney, Director of Faculty Engagement & Outreach for the UITS Learning Technologies division, and is also a Lecturer in American Studies, IUPUI School of Liberal Arts. The webinar topic is “Student Interaction with Course Material: How online tools can be used to excite the online student with the course topic.”

Click here to learn more and to register for this webinar or others in the series.

Want to improve your online or hybrid course? Join us at one of the workshops below to learn how to evaluate your course using the Quality Matters (QM) rubric—get some quick ideas to improve your course and also learn the QM process of continuous improvement! To register for an event or for more information, click on one of the dates listed below. 

April 3, Friday 
May 14, Thursday 
August 14, Friday 
December 18, Friday

The workshop listed above are held at UL 1130 (University Library), 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Akindi is a cloud based tool that integrates with Canvas and allows instructors to generate and grade paper based test and quiz answer sheets. The IUPUI Testing Center is hosting a “Lunch & Learn” on February 4, 2020 from 12 – 1 p.m. in UC104.

Representatives from Akindi will be on hand to demonstrate the software, allow participants to try out the software, and to answer any questions. Food will be provided for the event so please click here to register here if you plan on participating. 

If you are interested in piloting the software during the spring 2020 semester, sign up here for the pilot.

Are you tired of watching your students’ eyes glaze over? Are you interested in knowing more about what your students know (or don’t know)? In this webinar, Top Hat trainers will share everything you need to know in order to implement basic active learning into the classroom. Instructors from all IU campuses are invited to participate in this webinar.

Top Hat is a student response system and comprehensive teaching platform that instructors can use to engage students both within and outside of the classroom with interactive slides, graded questions, customized content, videos, discussions, and polls. Students use smartphones, tablets, laptops, or ordinary cell phones to participate in Top Hat activities.

At Indiana University, an enterprise license agreement allows all students to use Top Hat free of charge.

This workshop will also be presented on Wednesday, January 29, go here for more information and to register.

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.

This short webinar will introduce Open Educational Resources (OER), high-quality free and openly licensed course materials that you can adapt to your classroom. The session will focus on how instructors can find and evaluate OER.

Have you ever had the experience of reading your end-of-semester student evaluations and found yourself surprised by the comments? You don’t have to wait until the end of the semester to find out how students feel the course is going! Gathering mid-semester feedback helps students feel like they are being heard and gives you useful information that allows you to make improvements and address concerns in the current class. In this webinar, we will discuss a variety of ways to gather mid-semester feedback including surveys, focus groups, and classroom assessment techniques, and respond to what your students say.

The CTL and the Graduate Office has two open positions for graduate assistants, Teaching-as-Research focus and Diversity and Learning Community focus, to develop the CIRTL program at IUPUI. Click here to learn more about position, requirements, and application process.

Are you a graduate student or a postdoc looking for new teaching strategies or getting ready to apply for faculty positions? The Center for Teaching and Learning is offering a series of webinars and workshops for graduate students and postdocs on various topics of teaching and learning and the academic job search. Click here to learn more about the topics and register.

Grad students and postdocs: Making the most of guest lecturing experiences (Webinar)
Monday, March 2
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Register here

Teaching portfolio guide for graduate students and postdocs (Workshop)
Tuesday, March 24 in UL 1126
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Register here

Grad students and postdocs: Preparing and delivering a teaching demonstration (Workshop)
Thursday, March 26 in UL 0110
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Register here

Drafting your diversity statements: workshop for graduate students and postdocs
Tuesday, April 7 in UL 1126
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Register here

Please join us for an exciting new LEAP Indiana program which brings colleagues from around the state to host a Digital Coffee Hour on the Fourth Monday where they will share a brief presentation on a particular topic and then facilitate conversation about it.   Dr. Andrea Quenette will be leading the coffee hour on Monday, January 27, from 12:30-1:30 p.m., in the IUPUI Faculty Crossing space (University Library 1125-M). Come in person or connect via Zoom at http://tinyurl.com/LEAPMondays.

Academic Integrity looks and is handled differently across Indiana University. The Gateway Academic Integrity Faculty Community of Practice (CoP) created two online Canvas courses on academic integrity for students, faculty, and teaching assistants to provide information about academic integrity and recommendations on how to prevent and handle academic misconduct situations.

Workshop participants will learn more about these Canvas courses and how they can be used in promoting academic integrity in their classrooms. Participants will also reflect on example scenarios presented in the courses and how to engage with students and colleagues on conversations around academic misconduct. Prior registration is not required for this event and faculty are welcome join us at the Faculty Crossing in the University Library, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., 1125 M on Friday, January 31, 2020 for a conversation on academic integrity.

Do you know of an instructor at IUPUI that created or uses an open educational resource (OER) in the classroom? If so, please nominate them or yourself for the annual IUPUI.

Open Education Award are any educational materials that are in the public domain or licensed for adaptation and reuse. OERs may include textbooks, chapters, online modules, assignments, audiovisual works, etc.

Nominees will be featured on posters showcasing their work. The winner will receive a $500 cash prize, and the University Library will hold a celebration event honoring their work on March 5, 2020 at 4:00 p.m..  Nominations are due on February 7, 2020 by the end of the day.

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

• Create and Use Survey Data   |  February 6, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. - Register
• Frame the Problem  |  February 13, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Register
• Find Existing Data  |  February 13, 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. - Register
• Avoid Data Pitfalls | February 20, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. - Register

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck explores research which shows that students who believe their intelligence can grow (growth mindset) with effort do better in school and in life. Students with a growth mindset understand that they have control over their own success, are more motivated to work hard, and are more resilient in the face of obstacles. In contrast, students who believe intelligence is set at birth have a fixed mindset and tend to do worse academically because they give up when challenged. The good news is that mindsets can be changed, and when they are, students show a significant increase in their academic achievement.

Kick-off Event:
Guest Speaker – Kevin Bross of Mindset Works
Friday, Feb. 7, 10:00 am to 11:30 am in the Lecture Hall
Lunch and table conversations follow in the Student Commons (11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)

Other Book Discussion Series: 
Book Discussion 1: Tuesday, February 18 at 3:00 to 4:30 pm in the Summerville Meeting Room, IUPUC 
Book Discussion 2: Friday, February 28 at 11:30 to 1:00 pm in the Summerville Meeting Room, IUPUC 
Book Discussion 3: Thursday, March 26 at 3:00 to 4:30 pm in the Summerville Meeting Room, IUPUC
Book Discussion 4: Tuesday, April 7 at 3:00 to 4:30 pm in the Summerville Meeting Room, IUPUC

Sponsored by:the Center for Teaching and Learning, FACET, IUPUC, and the Gateway Community of Practice.

Dr. Michael Loui, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present two projects: Structured Pairing in an Electronics Laboratory, and A Model of Research Mentoring.  The event will be held Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Lilly Auditorium, University Library.  For more information and to register.

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.

Eskridge, S. (2020, January 14). Managing Politically Charged Classroom Conversations Through Technology. Inside Higher Ed.

Not sure about how to facilitate a discussion on a challenging or controversial topic? In this article, the author shares how she used anonymous polling to foster objectivity and engage all students in political discussions.