CTL Happenings - Message #483

Register for the 2020 E.C. Moore Symposium on Excellence in Teaching on Friday, March 6, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the University Tower. This year’s symposium will feature a keynote address by Dr. Jane Fernandes, President of Guilford College, and a plenary address by Lingma Lu Acheson, senior lecturer in the School of Science at IUPUI. This year’s symposium will also include a track for IUSM Education Day.

In addition to concurrent presentations and a poster session, this year’s symposium will also feature TED-like talks and other opportunities to interact with colleagues. To read more and to register, visit: ecmoore.iupui.edu. 

The Teach, Play, Learn Conference, an annual academic conference on game-based teaching and learning, is accepting proposals for presentations on real-life usage, empirical studies, and theoretical discussions. We are particularly interested in interactive workshops involving the best practices of teaching with games or playful elements in the classroom.

The conference will be held on Friday, June 26, 2020, at IU South Bend’s Education and Arts building.  Proposals must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on March 2, 2020.   For more information and to submit your proposal go to https://tpl.iu.edu/ .

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:

• Multimedia Activities for Online Learning (In-person, 2-part workshop - 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.)

Join us for a new faculty IT water cooler event featuring a 20 minute keynote presentation and three to four 10 minute lightning round presentations.

The goal is to expose you to tech tools and resources you might not know about, and give you opportunities to network with colleagues (beverages and Light snacks provided!).

Each campus teaching and learning center will be hosting a location for this event.  The IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning will be hosting this event in University Library, UL2115E on Wednesday, February 26, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Go to “Coffee with the Connected Professor” to register.

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.

A new feature in Canvas called Direct Share is now enabled in all courses.  This feature allows you to share individual content items – meaning assignments, discussions, quizzes, and pages with specific users or courses.  To find out more, visit this Direct Share link.

Civic learning is a form of integrative learning that supports students, as citizens and professionals, for lives of informed and active participation in society.  Arguably, civic learning is a pervasive element of much of the teaching we do in universities, however, it often lies dormant inside many of our most common learning goals such as critical thinking, communication and quantitative reasoning skills. 

Making our courses “civic-rich” can help students explore and examine their experiences in light of larger public purposes, adding relevance to concepts that can feel very abstract.  In addition, civic learning can be cultivated using a variety of high impact practices. In this webinar, participants will be introduced to civic learning frameworks and strategies to make it visible in their disciplinary and general education courses.

How well do you understand Fair Use?  It may surprise you to learn that most faculty and graduate students are not properly applying the Fair Use Exemption when it comes to making decisions about how scholarship and various multimedia resources can be applied in their classes. If you would like to have a firmer understanding about Fair Use, this is the Webinar for you! We will discuss the common misconceptions that arise when individuals try to apply Fair Use, discuss the role of a framework analysis and how it can be implemented in making determinations of Fair Use Exemptions.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify pre-existing misconceptions on what the Fair Use exception is, what it is not, and how it can be used.
• Apply a Fair Use Analysis to several scenarios, developing a broader understanding of the nuance that undergirds the determination of a Fair Use Exception.
• Measure the framework of Fair Use Exception and judge if it best fits into your own unique instructional situations.

Join colleagues for Digital Coffee Hours on the Fourth Monday Series sponsored by LEAP Indiana and hosted by colleagues from around the state who will share a brief presentation on a particular topic and then facilitate a discussion about that topic   Participate in person in the Faculty Crossing, UL 1125M, or via Zoom at http://tinyurl.com/LEAPMondays.

Come have lunch and chat about ePortfolio. Learn how to use CourseNetworking (CN) ePortfolio in your course or program to help students further their learning, develop competencies, and prepare for jobs. You will also see use cases from students and colleagues at IUPUI.  Lunch will be provided so please be sure to register!

Slide show presentations prepared in PowerPoint are ubiquitous but don't always support learning. In this session, participants will discover evidence-based slide show presentation techniques that encourage learning and promote engagement.

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 webinar will give you an in-depth look into the CourseNetworking (CN) ePortfolio. The IUPUI CyberLab Team, who continually develop the tool, will share existing use cases, steps to create ePortfolio assignments, and answers to frequently asked questions (such as the differences between CN ePortfolio vs. LinkedIn). 

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.

CIRTL is the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning. Come chat with graduate students and post-docs from our IUPUI CIRTL community about how you can use CIRTL to enhace your resume, engage with diverse groups, and network with others through teaching development. We will have free food, music, games, and prizes! RSVP at http://go.iu.edu/2h9x.

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

SAVI data literacy training empowers you to find, use, and understand data. Classes are as follows:

• Avoid Data Pitfalls | February 20, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. - Register
• Find Meaning in the Data | March 5, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. - Register
• Tell Stories with Data | March 19, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. - Register

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 next in the webinar series, Student Interaction with Instructor is Friday, February 28, 2020 from 12 – 1:00 p.m., EST.  The series features Stephanie Cox, Manager, Application Virtualization, UITS, and Ellyn Pruitt, Virtual Application Engineer, UITS. 

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

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.

Book Discussion Series Dates: 
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
Lunch and table conversations follow in the Student Commons (11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.)

Sponsored by:the Center for Teaching and Learning, FACET, IUPUC, and the Gateway Community of Practice. For more information, contact Lori Montalbano, IUPUC.

In this session, we will share tools and resources aligned with Democratically Engaged Assessment (DEA) to explore how we can make assessment less hierarchical and more about reciprocity and partnership. DEA is a research based framework that calls for full participation among stakeholders in designing, implementing and interpreting assessment. Click here for more information.  Register here.

In this hands-on workshop we will explore very concretely the why, what, and how of critical reflection. Facilitators will introduce a conceptual framework for critical reflections and a particular approach that can be used with and learners, in any context, to generate and provide evidence of learning. You'll leave this session with concrete and practical ideas for critical reflection. 

Here, for more information and to register.

Developing innovative and effective pedagogy is easier than you think when you put yourself in your students' shoes. You can Improve how you teach by meeting your students where they are. Learner Experience Design can help you gain empathy, develop deeper connections, and create better educational experiences.

In this workshop series, you will learn how to include your students as a part of the course design process. Using this human-centered approach, you will increase engagement and effectiveness. Participants will take part in three one-hour sessions with some light work in between each. The workshop sessions will kick off on March 9, 2:00-3:30 p.m.  Interested? Email Christian Rogers at rogerscb@iupui.edu. 

This workshop is supported by the AAC&U Bringing Theory to Practice program and the IUPUI Institute for Engaged Learning.

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.