CTL Happenings - Message #576

Wong, W. (2022, Nov 30). Virtual reality helps students experience healthcare scenarios. EdTech.

Universities are increasingly using VR, augmented reality, and other immersive technologies as part of their curriculum, with medical and nursing schools among the early adopters. Although the article provides examples of programs using VR headsets, computers, and software in the health professions, VR/AR are becoming more prevalent across the disciplines. Learn more about what you can do with this technology in your teaching at the VR Lab in University Library.

The new Instructional Design (ID) Clinic can help you get started or level up your online teaching. Simply let the team know what you’re looking for and share a link to your Canvas site, and they will come to the meeting ready with ideas and how-to’s. Pick a 30-, 45- or 60-minute timeslot from the ID Clinic calendar on the website. The clinic is open 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. weekdays and noon – 8 p.m. on weekends. The ID Clinic is a service of IU Online and UITS eLearning Design & Services.

Wednesday, October 18 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Anusha S. Rao and Presenter: Anusha S Rao

Looking for ways to re-engage distracted learners? Do you have a student who dominates discussions? Discover effective strategies for managing disruptive behaviors while promoting a positive and inclusive classroom environment. Gain insights into the underlying causes of disruptive behaviors, develop proactive approaches to prevent them, and explore restorative practices to support student growth. Leave with a toolkit of practical techniques to create a harmonious and engaging classroom for the instructor and all learners. 

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Inclusive Teaching (I)

Friday, October 20 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online-Zoom
Register » Organizer: Valli Sanghami Shankar Kumar and Presenters: Marilee Brooks-Gillies, Kevin Jones, and Valli Sanghami Shankar Kumar

Graduate students encounter academic integrity questions and concerns in their roles as students, researchers, and teachers/graders. Join us for this panel discussion where you will hear from faculty and fellow graduate students about their perspectives on upholding academic integrity in these roles and navigating issues of plagiarism, cheating, using generative AI in assignments, and more! This event is for graduate students.

Wednesday, October 25 | 1 - 2:30 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: DEPI and Presenters: Michele Kelmer, April Law, and Yvonne Wittmann

Speed Dating with Learning Technologies encourages participants to date a range of potential technology tools and services, gaining exposure to a lot of resources within a short period of time. Participants at the event will have nine minutes to speed date a specific tool or service. Each Zoom breakout room will feature a resource and matchmakers (presenters).

Wednesday, October 25 | 2 - 3 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Debbie Oesch-Minor & Rachel Swinford  and Presenter: Deborah Oesch-Minor and Rachel Swinford

Faculty can support student ePortfolio building by taking the mystery out of the technical skills needed for basic website builds on popular platforms. Our homegrown strategy? ePortfolios on the fives. Students can build websites using five tools, design engaging pages following our three-by-five strategy, and better tackle course-based ePortfolios when they engage with ePortfolios five times during their semester. Oesch-Minor and Swinford have used these strategies in their courses and will share samples of student ePortfolios that demonstrate the wide range of ePortfolio designs students create using these simple guidelines.

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

Thursday, October 26 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Marie Brown and Presenter: Marie Brown

How do you find out if your students “got” what you taught today? How do you determine if you need to do something different for the next class meeting? Formative assessment helps you check in on students’ understanding and continuously calibrate your own teaching from an equity lens. Learn how to design and implement formative assessments that provide timely feedback and guide instructional decisions. Leave with two to three simple and effective formative assessment strategies.   

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

FACET Associate Faculty and Lecturer Conference (FALCON) is a few short weeks away on October 28 Indianapolis! Registration is free and must be completed by October 13. This year’s theme is Trends, expectations, and challenges: What it’s like to be an educator in 2023. Visit the event webpage for the full schedule. Discounted hotel rates are also available.

The University Library invites all instructors of record to apply for OER Development Grants. The grants promote the development and use of open educational resources, including textbooks and other digital learning materials that use Creative Commons licensing and/or public domain content. Open educational resources reduce costs to students and provide instructors opportunities to create more inclusive and diverse learning materials.

Applications can be made for one of three levels of support: $5,000 for the creation of a new OER, $3,000 for the adaptation of an existing OER product, or $1,000 for adopting an existing OER product in a course. Applications accepted through September 29.

Learn more about open educational resources, and apply for an OER Development Grant.

Questions? Contact Bill Orme, OER Liaison at orme@iu.edu