CTL Happenings - Message #560

This year's symposium will feature a keynote address on connecting global learning and diversity, equity, and inclusion to prepare students for today and tomorrow’s challenges and a plenary on impacting student outcomes and self-efficacy through transparency in teaching. It will also include a variety of concurrent sessions showcasing the work of colleagues from IU and other institutions in Indiana in promoting engaging, inclusive, and equitable student learning experiences and student success. The symposium will be held on Friday, March 24, 9 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., at the IUPUI Campus Center.

Register now.

The Center for Service and Learning supports community-engaged faculty and staff to receive funding to employ students to provide support for courses, programs, or projects that advance the community-engagement mission of IUPUI through the Community Engagement Associates (CEA) program. Applications are open through March 15.

Apply for the Community Engagement Associates (CEA) program.

The 2023 Plater Institute on the Future of Learning will be held on Thursday, April 6 in University Library at 10 a.m. This year’s theme is High-Impact Teaching and Learning and seeks to elevate the great work that is happening at IUPUI, in Greater Indianapolis, and across Indiana University.

Learn more and register for the institute.

The Faculty Crossing presents Teach Talks with Herron School of Art + Design associate instructor, Sarah Jones. Sarah is this semester’s Teaching Resident at the Faculty Crossing.

March 2: Teach Talk (online & in-person) 3 to 4 p.m. 

Join Sarah in a Teach Talk hosted on Zoom or join us at the Faculty Crossing to the watch the Zoom session. Her Teach Talk will focus on the importance of fully engaging in each stage of the creative process, and embracing so-called “mistakes" as both a valuable visual element and as a way to expand hand-eye skills for faster artistic growth.

April 6: Teach Talk - Process is Progress: A No Mistakes Approach to Drawing (in-person hands-on workshop) 12 noon to 1 p.m.

This hands-on Teach Talk includes a series of approachable and fun drawing exercises to create a layered image. No drawing experience required.

Online teaching is here to stay, and as everyone has recently learned, video is a primary and effective component of teaching online. Using well-produced high quality instructional videos for in-person courses as an asynchronous component of instruction can further enhance the students’ learning experience. If you’d like to learn how to make you and your lessons sparkle on video, this two part webinar series on March 9 and 23 will demystify the process of creating videos.

Learn more and register.

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 various teaching and learning topics. All Grad CHAT sessions will be held on Zoom.

Visit the Grad CHAT website to learn more about the topics scheduled for this semester and register!

Susan D'Agostino (2023, February 10) ‘Procrastination-friendly’ academe needs more deadlines. Inside Higher Ed.

Do you have large assignments with a single end-of-semester due date? This article reports on cognitive psychology research on student procrastination and the how small changes to assignment-submission protocols can minimize procrastination distress, support students with mental health issues and still-developing executive function skills, and help them stay focused on course content.

Thursday, March 2 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Douglas Jerolimov and Presenter: Douglas Jerolimov and Richard Turner

Documenting one's teaching effectiveness is much easier after an instructor recognizes and can explain the teaching/learning process for an assignment or course. In this session, participants will categorize the learning goal for an assignment or course, and then identify the steps of its teaching/learning process, a sequence of learning events. Participants will then build on this understanding of their learning goal and sequence of learning events to imagine documenting a change made to an assignment. Faculty members may continue to work with CTL consultants to create a plan to document their own course or assignment. This webinar is one of a series of 4 webinars designed to introduce faculty and graduate students to the process of creating, refining, and documenting one’s teaching practices and teacher development.

Tuesday, March 7 | 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Debbie Oesch-Minor & Rachel Swinford  and Presenters: Melia Donner, Quinton Farrell, Michael Peck, Kristina Sheeler, and Amy Vaughan

Join us to hear ePortfolio stories from both faculty and students from various disciplines. They will share their experiences with ePortfolios and how this high impact practice has influenced their teaching/learning. The panelists are eager to share their experiences and look forward to answering your questions.

The ePortfolio Community of Practice welcomes faculty and staff from any IU campus who engage in creating, implementing, assessing, and sustaining ePortfolios. 

Tuesday, March 7 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Jessica Alexander and Presenter: Jessica Alexander and Kimmaree Murday

Creating accessible course materials is critical to support all students, particularly those with visual or audio impairments. In this webinar, participants will be introduced to tools, resources, and best practices for developing accessible course materials.

This webinar is part of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s online mini-workshop 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: Inclusive Teaching (I), Curriculum and Course Design (C)

Wednesday, March 8 | 1 - 2 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Emily Oakes and Presenter: Emily Oakes and Jeani Young

When teaching with Canvas, learning analytics can help you better understand student engagement with your course materials and activities. Learn how to effectively and ethically identify indicators of success or challenges in your courses using previously inaccessible data about your students' behaviors and start thinking about how you can design materials and interactions to provide more usable data. The webinar will also address ethical considerations and provide recommendations for promoting student agency, trust and success.

Thursday, March 9 | 11 a.m. - 12 noon | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Jessica Alexander and Presenter: Lauren Easterling

For many graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, a guest lecturing experience may be an important means of gaining experience related to teaching in a university setting.  This session will address fundamental knowledge required for being successful as a guest lecturer, present the experiences of a guest lecturer or guest paper discussion leader in a STEM discipline, and discuss how to succeed in these opportunities and leverage them for future career opportunities and development.

This webinar is co-sponsored by Graduate Division, IU School of Medicine and the IUPUI Preparing Future Faculty and Professionals program.

Wednesday, March 15 | 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)

Wednesday, March 15 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Faculty Affairs and Professional Development and Presenter: Krista Longtin

Qualitative methods are effective for understanding complex social issues in medical education research in ways that both differ from and complement what is possible within quantitative research.

This session provides an introduction to qualitative research with a focus on:

• Distinguishing qualitative research from quantitative methods
• Examining various uses for qualitative research in medical education
• Identifying useful data gathering methods for qualitative research
• Recognizing measures for quality and credibility for qualitative research projects

Through their engagement in discussion and case studies, participants will strengthen their ability to recognize the multiple types of qualitative research, such as case study, grounded theory, and mixed methods. They will also become more familiar with what is needed to setup a credible qualitative research study and become better equipped to recognize the benefits of incorporating qualitative research into future research studies.

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Assessment Methods and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (A)

Tuesday, March 21 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Anusha S. Rao and Presenter: Douglas Jerolimov and Anusha S Rao

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.

This webinar is part of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s online mini-workshop series focused on foundational teaching skills, Teaching Foundations (previously known as 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.

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Assessment Methods and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (A)

Wednesday, March 22 | 11 - 11:30 a.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Jeani Young and Presenter: William Orme and Jeani Young

Interested in instructional materials outside of a publisher’s catalog? Come spend 30 minutes learning about Open Educational Resources that are free for your students, and open for you to customize to your course. There’s more out there than you may think! In addition to finding alternate textbooks to use as-is, you can mix and match chapters from multiple books and resources or customize materials to reflect your class’s needs. 

This webinar will introduce you to the current landscape of OER and provide resources for you to find OER in your discipline.

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Instructional Strategies (IS), Inclusive Teaching (I), Curriculum and Course Design (C)

Tuesday, March 28 | 1 - 2 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Jessica Alexander and Presenter: Debora Herold

Candidates for academic positions are often asked to give a teaching demonstration as part of an on campus interview. This webinar will be facilitated by faculty members from IUPUI and University of Pikeville , some of whom have recently done a successful teaching demonstration and others who have been part of faculty search committees and evaluated teaching demonstrations. You will learn about a framework for planning a teaching demonstration and some example approaches to teaching a given topic. You will also discuss the importance of considering the institutional and pedagogical contexts and situational factors such as the pandemic when preparing a teaching demonstration. if you will be on the faculty job market in the near future, this is a great opportunity to ask questions and learn about tips and strategies to deliver a stellar teaching demonstrations!

Note: This workshop is offered as a part of the Preparing Future Faculty and Professionals program.

Wednesday, March 29 | 11 - 11:45 a.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Kimmaree Murday and Presenter: Sarah Herpst

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 leveraged in your Canvas course.

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

Wednesday, March 29 | 12 noon - 12:45 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Jeani Young and Presenter: Emily Oakes and Jeani Young

When you use Canvas to provide instructional materials, engage students in activities, or assess student understanding, Canvas gathers data about it. Using built-in dashboards, you can easily access a variety of data and see how students are engaging with your Canvas course site. This kind of data is a good starting place to identify indicators of success or challenges in your courses. Combined with other sources of student feedback, data can become information you can actively use to support student success.

In this webinar you will learn how to access various types of Canvas data, what they do and don’t mean, and how to supplement that data to paint a fuller picture of your course. We will also discuss ethical considerations, thoughts on revising materials and interactions to provide more usable data, and recommendations for promoting student agency and trust.

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

The writing group program provides a structure that encourages progress toward publication by promoting regular writing. Sign up is open to faculty, teaching staff of all appointments, and graduate students from IUPUI, IUPUC, and IU Fort Wayne.

The spring writing groups meet from 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Both meetings 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.

2023 SEIRI Seed Grant Request For Proposals are now posted: Apply by March 31, 20203.

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