CTL Happenings - Message #541

Office Academic Affairs seeks two faculty fellows to serve as Faculty Advancement and Leadership Development Fellows. Chosen fellows will provide leadership for developing and delivering workshops in support of promotion and tenure for faculty (both tenure-track and non-tenure-track), supporting the Leading and Inspiring Faculty Together (LIFT) Mentoring Circles, and collaborating with the IUPUI Next Generation 2.0 program. The combination of responsibilities will be determined based upon the interests, preferences and expertise of the candidates chosen to serve as Fellows. The Faculty Fellow position is a part-time appointment and should be ideal for an individual interested in gaining experience working with campus-wide academic administration and devoted to the work of mentorship and faculty development in higher education. Candidates should submit the following information to oaa.iupui.edu by June 30, 2022.

1. A letter of 1-2 pages providing evidence of the qualifications outlined above and describing special projects or areas of interest to explore in this position;
2. An abbreviated curriculum vitae; and
3. Indication of support from department chairperson or dean.

Questions may be directed to Margie Ferguson at mferguso@iupui.edu.

The IUPUI Office of Academic Affairs and the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) invite interested IUPUI faculty to join the Forum Fellows. The purpose of the Fellow position is to generate a greater sense of community among faculty on the Indianapolis, Columbus, and Fort Wayne campuses, to support professional development in areas that intersect with teaching (e.g., mentoring, inclusive teaching, multicultural competency) and to encourage innovation in teaching and SOTL scholarship. Supporting projects that involve interdisciplinary sharing and exchange among faculty from different schools is particularly valued. The Forum Fellow position is a part-time appointment for one-to-two years and should be ideal  for an individual devoted to student learning and interested in gaining professional development, 
experiences that could help provide a foundation for future leadership positions. 

Candidates should submit the following information to oaa.iupui.edu by June 30, 2022.

1. A letter of 1-2 pages providing evidence of the qualifications outlined above and describing special projects or areas of interest to explore in this position;
2. An abbreviated curriculum vitae; and
3. Indication of support from department chairperson or dean.

Questions may be directed to Margie Ferguson at mferguso@iupui.edu

Have an idea for an inclusive and equitable student learning space or communal space? The Learning Environments Grant program offers up to $25,000 per project to make it a reality!

Supiano, B. (2022, May 13). Semester wrap-up. The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Although you may be ready to put the semester behind you, you might find that following the suggestions in this article for documenting your teaching success, reflecting, and taking a break will make your life easier and happier in the fall semester.

Two new learning communities will begin the first week of June. The goals are to increase confidence and skill in applying inclusive teaching practices, strengthen community among teaching colleagues, and provide an opportunity to document professional development in teaching. What Inclusive Instructors Do will serve as a guide to generate reflection, discussion, and practical strategies. Each learning community will have five, 75-minute sessions and be capped at 10 participants. Registration is open to anyone in a teaching role at IUPUI, IUPUC, and IUFW, and each participant will receive a copy of the book. This learning community will meet weekly on Thursdays: June 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30; 1 – 2:15 p.m.

Two new learning communities will begin the first week of June. The goals are to increase confidence and skill in applying inclusive teaching practices, strengthen community among teaching colleagues, and provide an opportunity to document professional development in teaching. What Inclusive Instructors Do will serve as a guide to generate reflection, discussion, and practical strategies. Each learning community will have five, 75-minute sessions and be capped at 10 participants. Registration is open to anyone in a teaching role at IUPUI, IUPUC, and IUFW, and each participant will receive a copy of the book. This learning community will meet weekly on Tuesdays in-person: June 7, 14, 21, 28, and July 5; 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Rubrics make grading consistent and speedy, and increases transparency of assignments to students. Rubrics also make concrete a course’s and assignment’s learning objectives, which helps students become critical thinkers and to assess their own work. In this webinar, you will learn basic principles to streamline the creation of rubrics for equitable and effective assessment of student learning. You will also evaluate and discuss the merits of sample rubrics.

Would you like to learn about how the practice of curriculum mapping can help maintain your program’s accreditation or improve student learning outcomes? Curriculum mapping helps you gain greater clarity about what students are expected to learn in your program, and in which courses. Mapping makes visible the gaps and redundancies of your program’s curriculum, and is the first step to assessing your program’s effectiveness in bringing about student learning. Join us for this introductory webinar on curriculum mapping!

Take your presentation skills to another level when you learn how to create and present in the fast-paced PechaKucha format. Sign up for the PechaKucha workshop series and present at PechaKucha Night!
Learn more and apply today!

June 8 - 9: The REMOTE virtual summit, hosted by ASU, where faculty, staff, and administrators share strategies for all learning modalities, is free again this year

June 15: LEAP Indiana Teaching Awards Nominations Due 

June 24: Teach, Play, Learn Conference