CTL Happenings - Message #527

The 2022 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. This year we especially seek proposals focused on the High-Impact Practices (HIPs) of Course-Based Undergraduate Research and ePortfolios. The deadline for submitting proposals is January 31, 2022. Read RFP and submit a proposal.

Willett, M. (2021, October 19). 4 Simple ways to help your most-disconnected students. The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Students who feel disconnected from their college or university are more likely to leave. Individual faculty members, administrators, and staff members can make a difference to students’ feelings of connection by engaging in a few key practices. This article can be accessed for free when on the IU Network or by signing up for a free Chronicle account.

Are you tired of reading the same discussion posts or reflection responses? Are you interested in other ways students can create course artifacts? 
IUPUI faculty, Kathy Berlin, will share how she has utilized Adobe Spark to deliver course content and also incorporate it into students’ assignments. By using Spark as a webpage, students access narrative, lecture, videos, and other course content in a seamless, familiar experience. Using Spark, students are able to construct visual and creative reflections that allow for a broader range of expression beyond text. Kathy will also share examples of course content created in Spark, her experiences learning how to use the technology, and experiences from her students. Following Kathy’s presentation, Adam Maksl of eLearning Design and Services will provide a brief demonstration of how you, or your students, can easily create content in Spark.

As IUPUI continues the process of reviewing general education courses, course coordinators or faculty responsible for preparing course dossiers for review may have questions about the information and materials that need to go into the dossiers. This webinar will provide an overview of the course review process, course dossier requirements, and the rubric that will be used to review the course dossiers. It will also address the option for preparing a simplified course dossier based on using a Mile Marker assignment. Examples from existing course dossiers will be incorporated into the webinar. Questions and discussion will be encouraged.

If you are interested in applying for a 2022 Curriculum Enhancement Grant (CEG), you should attend this informative and interactive webinar series! You will engage with presenters to discuss the proposal requirements, review examples from past successful proposals, and examine the components of a strong CEG proposal. This webinar will focus on developing an assessment and evaluation plan for your CEG project. In addition, you will learn about the expectations for the CEG budget, timeline, and dissemination plan.

CEG proposal submissions are due by Monday, January 31, 2022. For more information, visit the 2022 Curriculum Enhancement Grant webpage.

This session introduces faculty and graduate students to the practice of documenting one’s teaching. Participants will examine different kinds of evidence and documents to capture, and to make the case for, teaching achievements.  Participants will consider how to shape their evolution as teachers through the use of many kinds of documents that include—but do not rely on—student evaluations of teaching. This webinar is the 3rd webinar in a 3-webinar series designed to introduce faculty and graduate students to the process of creating, refining and documenting one’s teaching practices.

This workshop introduces faculty and staff to the Quality Matters (QM) Rubric and to the QM Process. Quality Matters is a nationally recognized quality assurance organization for online course design, and the QM Process is a faculty-led peer review process that uses the research-based standards (criteria)  of the QM Rubric to certify online courses. Eventually, many online courses within the IU system will undergo the QM Process with the goal of achieving national QM recognition. Faculty may also use the QM Rubric as a guide to design online courses. And, for faculty who are interested, this course serves as a pre-requisite for QM's Peer Reviewer Course, which is a required course for faculty who seek certification as a QM Peer Reviewer, allowing them to participate in QM course reviews for courses created here at IU and at other universities.

Each semester, the Faculty Forum offers writing groups that provide encouragement, accountability, and a sense of community for faculty and staff. Join us for any of our two weekly online groups. In the first 30 minutes, participants will discuss a writing-related topic and share specific writing goals.  The remaining 90 minutes will be spent quietly writing. There are two online options: Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m., and Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Membership is open to IUPUI, IUPUC, and IU Fort Wayne faculty and staff of all ranks, appointments, and schools/centers. Sign up for one day or both days.

26th Annual FACET Associate Faculty and Lecturer Conference (FALCON), Nov.13

IU Southeast Adjunct Faculty Scholars Conference Call for Proposals due Nov.15

University Library’s Using Course Materials to Enhance Racial Equity in the Curriculum Award; nominations due Nov. 15

LEAP Indiana Spring Book Club, Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto, Kevin M. Gannon, Jan. 21 – Feb. 25, 2022. Registration Deadline, Nov. 30

Help cultivate digital literacy across IU! Learn more about fellowship opportunities. Apply by Dec. 5  

ePortfolio Studio at IUPUI is open!

Upcoming SAVI Data Literacy Skills Trainings:
   • Module 2E: Avoiding Data Pitfalls, Nov. 11
   • Module 1A: Frame the Problem, Dec. 2