CTL Happenings - Message #548

Are you a part-time faculty member at IUPUI, IUPUC, or IUFW? Join the conversation about teaching at the Associate Faculty Teaching Forum (AFTF) on September 28, from 4 to 8 p.m., at the University Library! This year’s theme is Re-engaging Students and Faculty. Jerry Daday, executive associate dean of the Institute for Engaged Learning will give a keynote address, "Engagement for Professional Well-Being and Student Success." We'll have 6 forum sessions, a resource fair, a book give-away, food, and beverages. Register now!

Registration is now open for FACET’s conference dedicated to the professional development of adjunct faculty and lecturers (FALCON). It will take place October 1, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Indianapolis. Make your hotel reservations online by September 5. The theme is “Belonging and Mattering: Meaningful Relationships for Faculty and Student Learners” and our keynote will be Peter Felten, co-author of “Relationship-Rich Education.” Felten’s presentation will be livestreamed for those who can’t join in person.

Consider nominating a worthy colleague (or yourself!) to the Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET). Nominations are due by September 10. Submit a nomination via our online form. Those who are interested are encouraged to review the membership eligibility and assess their readiness prior to nomination. Questions? Email IUPUI's FACET co-associate director Rob Elliott (elliott@iupui.edu).

If you’re submitting your general education courses for a review this fall, be sure to check out the resources provided by the Undergraduate Affairs Committee (UAC). Please note that the fall deadline for submitting gen. ed. course dossiers for review is September 15. Resources include a recorded presentation, templates, checklists, and guidelines about the review process, assessment of student learning, and submission requirements. Sample gen. ed. dossiers from recently reviewed courses from a few disciplines are also provided. If you have any questions about the process or the documentation, please contact your school’s UAC representative. For more information or questions about the resources, contact the CTL.

If you advise, mentor, or work with graduate students who have demonstrated excellence in teaching with positive impact on student learning and success as an associate instructor or teaching assistant, please consider nominating them for Indiana University’s Lieber Memorial Associate Instructor Award. This award recognizes distinguished teaching by IU graduate students with an appointment as an associate instructor/ teaching assistant. Nominations should be submitted by department chair or dean and are due Thursday, October 6, 5 p.m. More information about the award and the nomination dossier is available in the 2022- 2023 Indiana University Teaching and Service Awards brochure. The Center for Teaching and Learning can assist Lieber award nominees with the preparation and review of their nomination dossier. Review the Lieber Memorial Award resources webpage for a set of compiled resources and for more information, contact thectl@iupui.edu.

Greenhoot, A.F., Austin, A., Cornejo Weaver, G., & Finkelstein, N.D. (May 20, 2022) How Peer Review Could Improve Our Teaching. The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Faculty peer review may not be something we look forward to, but perhaps it should be. This article encourages us to reimagine peer review as an opportunity to enhance the value of teaching as part of our academic portfolio. Not only that, with a modest investment of time and energy, we could resolve the inherent problems of over relying on course evaluations and student ratings. Peer review, as the authors emphasize, is a scholarly act, and no one-size-fits-all solution will work, but they provide several valuable considerations. 

This article can be accessed for free when on the IU Network or by signing up for a free Chronicle account success.

Looking for a way to make your course content more accessible? This webinar, offered by the IU campus Teaching and Learning Centers in collaboration with the Assistive Technology and Accessibility Center, 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 leverage in your Canvas course. This webinar will also be given on Wednesday, September 28

Thursday, September 1 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Jessica Alexander and Presenter: Jessica Alexander and Douglas Jerolimov

Transparent assignment designs have been proven to motivate increased student effort and to promote student success. Clarification and elaboration of an assignments’ purpose, task, and grading criteria works to scaffold student learning activities. Doing so helps all students, but especially students from underserved populations and students who are unfamiliar with college success strategies. In this webinar, participants will be introduced to the transparent design framework, analyze sample transparent assignments, and will begin drafting or revising a transparent assignment.

This webinar is part of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s webinar series focused on foundational teaching skills, Teaching Foundations. 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 event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Assessment Methods and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (A)

Tuesday, September 13 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Douglas Jerolimov and Presenter: Douglas Jerolimov and Richard Turner

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.

This webinar is one of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s online mini-workshops focused on foundational teaching skills, a series of webinars called Teaching Foundations. 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.

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. Apply for this workshop series by Thursday, September 22, 2022.

We are accepting registrations for our writing groups! The fall writing groups meet on Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon, or Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon. Both meeting are simultaneously online and at the Faculty Crossing. You can join either Tuesday or Wednesday sessions, or both! Sign up today for a writing group.

September 8: Data and Drafts: High-Need, High Paying Jobs 

September 15: SAVI Training at Polis Center: Frame the Problem

September 20: Seminar by SEIRI: Dr. Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University

September 22: Analyze and Visualize through Charts

September 26: Find Existing Sources (this workshop is also given on September 29)

Global Voices Program: Add global perspectives and intercultural learning experiences to your course