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Academy members will develop a teaching philosophy and ePortfolio, laying a foundation for a powerful teaching career rooted in reflective and evidence-based teaching approaches.  Applications are due by January 16, 2022.

Fuentes, M. A., Zelaya, D. G., & Madsen, J. W. (2020). Rethinking the course syllabus: Considerations for promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion. Teaching of Psychology, 48(1), 69-79.

Writing your syllabus using an equity and inclusion-centered lens can invite students into a welcoming learning space from day one. This article provides a comprehensive and useful guide for developing a syllabus that assists with the integration of equity, diversity, and inclusion to communicate your philosophy, expectations, requirements, and other course information.

In this webinar, we will discuss how we can use instructional technologies to combat potential problems associated with large classes. We’ll discuss some principles and easy to use tools. Lastly, we’ll end with some discussion time in which you can share your common difficulties with large classes; this discussion will guide the programming and resources we create for spring 2022.

Join this webinar to learn how to integrate InScribe into your Canvas course. InScribe allows students to post their questions anonymously, and can also endorse students’ answers.  InScribe is also available to all IU students at no additional cost.  To learn more about how InScribe can be used with your courses, especially in large courses, please join us for this webinar.

Matthew Brennan is a PhD candidate in the Indiana University School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering. His research involves the application of technologies, particularly virtual reality, in humanities fields such as art and architectural history, and the design and investigation of virtual experiences. This talk will cover the design and creation of virtual reality experiences for use in an Italian Renaissance Art History course taught at IUPUI. Two separate strategies for operationalization of the VR experiences, and lessons learned, will be discussed as well.

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.

A teaching philosophy presents a faculty member’s reflection on the experiences and beliefs that shape his or her teaching and learning strategies. Often used as part of a job application, a promotion and tenure dossier, a teaching award nomination, or course syllabi, a teaching philosophy captures and documents a teacher’s values and aspirations in teaching. This webinar will review one model for structuring a teaching philosophy and will also examine some example philosophies. Webinar participants will take the first steps in articulating their teaching philosophy; those who have already begun to craft a philosophy will have an opportunity to continue that work. This webinar is the 1st 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.

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.