CTL Happenings - Message #552

The IUPUI Faculty Council Technology Committee and UITS Learning Technologies are partnering to host “listening sessions” to learn more about faculty members’ needs, identify gaps, and ideate probable solutions with technology tools and services for teaching and learning at IU. Multiple 45-minute Zoom sessions will be held the week of November 7. In addition, an in-person listening session will be held at the ATLT Conference on Friday, November 4 at 10:40 a.m. Instructors of all ranks are invited to participate.

Register for your preferred session. Zoom connection information will be sent via email after registration submission.

The IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning seeks proposals from instructors teaching at higher education institutions across Indiana for the 2023 E.C. Moore Symposium on Excellence in Teaching. A key component of the symposium is the communication and sharing of new ideas in teaching and learning that promote engaging, inclusive, and equitable student learning experiences and student success. We invite proposals for three types of sessions — interactive presentations, TED-like talks, and Show and Tell sessions — showcasing your latest endeavors in teaching. The 2023 E.C. Moore Symposium will be held on Friday, March 24, 9 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. at the IUPUI Campus Center.

Are you a graduate student interested in an academic career? Do you strive to improve the learning experiences of your students? Apply for the Emerging Scholars of College Instruction Program (ESCIP) to develop and document your teaching skills! Learn more and apply by November 29.

Pryal, K. R. G. (2022, October 6). When ‘rigor’ targets disabled students. The Chronicle of Higher Education.

It’s natural to worry that students are not taking their studies seriously, and to want to set policies that will require them to attend class, participate, and meet deadlines. However, Katie Rose Guest Pryal urges you to think twice about how these policies may be inadvertently targeting disabled students precisely when they need our help most. The author discusses several ways in which she has adjusted her own pedagogy to make her own class more universally accessible without sacrificing intellectual rigor.

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

Wednesday, October 26 | 11 a.m. - 12 noon | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Kimmaree Murday and Presenter: Sarah Herpst

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. This will also be offered on November 30.

Thursday, October 27 | 4 - 5 p.m. | Both in-person--Ashby Room (University Library 2nd level) and zoom
Register » Organizer: Valli Sanghami Shankar Kumar and Presenters: Duaa H. Alwan, Valli Sanghami Shankar Kumar, and Alejandro Jaume-Losa

If you have a TA/grader or know graduate students who are interested in teaching and learning, please encourage them to sign up for the Grad CHAT discussion series! Grad CHAT: Graduate Student Conversations Happening about Teaching are 60-minute discussion sessions where graduate students will engage in conversations with peers and experts on teaching and learning topics. 

The October Grad CHAT is a hybrid session (both zoom and in-person) and will be facilitated by three experienced graduate student instructors on classroom management, including topics such as time management, teaching strategies, efficient grading techniques, navigating conflicts, and managing student concerns.

Tuesday, November 8 | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | UL0110
Register » Organizer: Randy Newbrough and Presenter: Norma Fewell and Steven Graunke

How many students have applied to your program?  Are you looking to find information about the students enrolled in your courses? Do you know where to look for information as students begin to register for fall? A lot of information is available about students at all levels who applied to IUPUI and how courses are filling.  
This session will show you currently available online tools from the Office of Institutional Analytics to display information on students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled. Data on course enrollment, both in real time and at crucial decision points will also be shared.

Attendees will be able to find a wide variety of information on current admissions and enrollment for benchmarking, trend analysis, and decision making, and will learn who to go to if you can’t find what you need.

Wednesday, November 9 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Debbie Oesch-Minor & Rachel Swinford  and Presenter: Melanie Lo & Elery Rojas and Wix.com

In this session designed specifically for faculty, Wix.com experts Elery Rojas and Melanie Lo, PhD will introduce you to the Wix Academic Partnerships team and how they partner with universities to integrate ePortfolios into university curriculums—with emphasis on resources that are FREE to faculty and students. You will come away from the session with a deeper understanding of the Wix platform and with web building resources that you can implement in your own courses as you teach ePortfolio creation.

The ePortfolio Community of Practice welcomes faculty and staff from any IU campus who engage in creating, implementing, assessing, and sustaining ePortfolios. Note: this session will be recorded and shared with the ePortfolio Community of Practice. 

Wednesday, November 9 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Anusha S. Rao and Presenter: Douglas Jerolimov and Anusha S Rao

Metacognition refers to how learners think about and monitor their own knowledge, a process which has been shown to improve students’ learning. Metacognitive skills involve assessing the demands of a task, evaluating one’s own knowledge and skills, planning an approach, monitoring one’s progress, and adjusting strategies as needed to complete the task. Participants will learn how to blend metacognitive skill instruction with content instruction by using strategies such as instructor modeling of reflection, student self-reflection, visual organizers, formative assessments, and more.

Teaching Foundations (previously known as Teaching@IUPUI) is an ongoing series of online mini-workshops focused on foundational teaching skills. Designed for new faculty, adjunct faculty, graduate students, and those looking for a refresher on good teaching practices, the workshops consist of brief presentations 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: Learning Theory (L)

Tuesday, November 15 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Douglas Jerolimov and Presenter: Douglas Jerolimov and Richard Turner

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 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@IUPUI. 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.

Wednesday, November 16 | 11 a.m. - 12 noon | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Kimmaree Murday and Presenter: John Ault

Looking for a way to make your course content more accessible and your course more inclusive? This webinar, offered by the IU Campus Teaching and Learning Centers in collaboration with the Assistive Technology and Accessibility Center, will provide a basic understanding of the Seven Simple Steps you can take to improve the accessibility of your course and make changes that will benefit and include all students in the learning process. 

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Instructional Technology (IT)

Thursday, November 17 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Anusha S. Rao and Presenters: Jessica Alexander, Douglas Jerolimov, and Anusha S Rao

Active learning strategies in the classroom have shown to improve student outcomes broadly, but may unintentionally cause disparities in student learning experiences and outcomes if not implemented in an inclusive and equitable manner. Implementing active learning strategies can present opportunities and challenges, while benefiting students and instructors in many ways.  In this webinar, we will introduce examples of research-based active learning strategies and discuss recommendations for inclusive and equitable implementations.

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: Instructional Strategies (IS)

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.

October 27: SAVI Talks - Equity Report Card for City of Indianapolis

November 4: SAVI Training - Find Existing Sources (this workshop is also given on November 29)

November 16: SAVI Training - Frame the Problem 

November 17: DATA & DRAFTS: Indianapolis Racial Equity Report Card

December 9: SAVI Training – Tell stories with data

December 15: SAVI Training – Analyze and Visualize with Maps

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