CTL Happenings - Message #545

Do you know anyone who will be a new graduate teaching assistant (TA) in fall 2022 and/or spring 2023? Have them register for the 2022 TA Orientation, to learn about the expectations and responsibilities of their new position and develop strategies to confidently and effectively interact with faculty and undergraduate students. Learn more and register.

Are you a part-time faculty member at IUPUI, IUPUC, or IUFW? Join the conversation on September 28, from 4 to 8 p.m. about teaching at the Associate Faculty Teaching Forum (AFTF)! This year’s theme is Re-engaging Students and Faculty.

UITS Learning Technologies is launching a new opportunity for faculty to work one-on-one with educational technologists/developers to explore and help build new tools that support student success. Built as an offshoot of the Next.IU website/initiative, the Next.IU eLearning Faculty Fellowship is a year-long program open to all faculty, and fellows will receive a $5,000 stipend to help us develop, pilot, and assess their idea.

You can find out more on the webpage for the fellowship, including exploring the criteria for which we will evaluate proposed projects.

Fanshawe, M., Burke, K., Tualaulelei, E., & Cameron, C. (August 31, 2020).Creating emotional engagement on online learning. Educause.

If you are wondering how to keep your online students engaged, this data-driven article has some important tips for you. Yes, keeping your course clear and well organized is a must. Make sure your students know how your assignments align with your course outcomes, so they don’t assume they’re inundated with busywork. But do not neglect their emotional engagement; this is a crucial component of online teaching effectiveness.

Looking for a way to make your course content more accessible? This webinar will introduce a new tool that is intended to help you create accessible content for your students. Join us as we discuss Anthology Ally and walk you through how it can be leveraged in your Canvas course.

In this 30-minute webinar, learn about the basics of Canvas and get your course set up for the semester. This workshop will give you an overview of Canvas navigation, how to adjust your home page, and other basic settings to familiarize you with this learning management system. This webinar is repeated on August 12, 1-1:30 p.m. and August 15, 10 - 10:30 a.m.

Join this 30-minute webinar to learn how to set up your Gradebook in Canvas using assignments. We’ll show you weight grades, how to drop lowest scores, and other tips and tricks to ensure that Canvas calculates your grades just the way you want.

This webinar is repeated on the following dates/times:
 August 5, 2 -2:30 p.m., August 12, 2 -2:30 p.m., August 15, 11 -11:30 a.m., August 16, 2 -2:30 p.m., and August 19, 10 -10:30 a.m.

Decisions about course design, such as late policies, grading structure, learning activities, and assessments, significantly impact students’ learning experiences and outcomes. In this webinar, you will be introduced to evidence-based practices for equitable course design, reflect on the rationale for your course design, and articulate changes that consider your identities, teaching philosophy, and course context.

Sign up for Canvas Office Hours to meet with a consultant about your Canvas questions.
Common topics include, but are not limited to:
• Adapting the IU Canvas template to suit your needs
• Creating various assignments including papers, discussions, and quizzes
• Setting up your gradebook correctly
• Using SpeedGrader to efficiently grade and comment on assignments
• Optimizing modules for the best experience for you and your students
• Communicating with students
• Integrating other tools into Canvas to engage your students

Visit the CTL events calendar  for additional office hours dates and times.

Join this 30-minute webinar to learn 3 ways to share your feedback on Canvas assignments. Using Speedgrader, rubrics, and feedback in quizzes, you can ensure that your students have the feedback they need to improve their performance in your class. This webinar is repeated on August 15, 2- 2:30 p.m.

Well-organized Canvas modules provide an effective way for both you and your students to navigate through your course content. This 30-minute webinar will show you how to set up a Canvas course using Modules to organize your assignments, discussions, files, and more. This webinar will be repeated on August 16, 10 - 10:30 a.m. and August 19, 11 - 11:30 a.m.

Canvas offers instructors many ways to communicate with their students. Join this 30-minute webinar to learn strategies for introducing your course to your students. We will also discuss best practices for reaching your students in customized ways using the inbox, announcements, notifications, and other tools and options. This webinar is repeated on August 16, 11 -11:30 a.m.

Learn how to create a memorable, immersive experience for your students with interactive 360-degree images.  This workshop will lead you from taking photos with a 360-degree camera to editing and then sharing them with your students.  See how others have used these images to engage their students from lab safety to virtual fieldtrips.  You will also have the opportunity to brainstorm ideas with your colleagues for adding this active learning technology to your course.

Regardless of the course format in which you are teaching and the types of assignments you use, academic misconduct could be a concern for you. In this webinar, we will discuss tools and teaching strategies to mitigate and address academic misconduct. You will create your recipe for promoting academic integrity that takes into consideration your course context.

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.

Take your presentation skills to another level when you learn how to create and present in the fast-paced, storytelling/presentation known as PechaKucha. The purpose of this workshop series is to give participants an opportunity to reflect on their personal journeys in academia, teaching or research and prepare a compelling PechaKucha to present during PechaKucha Night.  To learn more and to sign up for the PechaKucha workshop series, visit the Faculty Crossing website.

August 1: FALCON Call for proposals. Review the call and submit a proposal.

August 19: Procter & Gamble Higher Education Grants available (Aug. 19 is internal application deadline)