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In support of IUPUI 2030 strategic goals with respect to creating inclusive learning environments, join Dr. Tracie Addy, co-author of the bestseller What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching (2021), for an interactive exploration of what inclusive instructors do to facilitate welcoming course environments that foster equity.
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Featured webinar
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Teach Talk by Herron Faculty Teaching Resident Asli Narin
Visual artist and educator Asli Narin will discuss how image-making and book-making teaches conceptual thinking, visual literacy, curation, and design skills in art and non-art majors and encourages students to articulate their learning and ideas in creative ways with visual narrative.
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Featured resource
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Strategies for Encouraging Connections in the Classroom
As you and your students are getting to know one another, try these strategies to build strong connections and trust in your classroom. Research has shown that social connectedness is a key component to supporting student learning and sense of belonging.
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Indecision About AI In Classes Is So Last Week
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Ward, D., Gibbs, A., Henkel, T., Loshbaugh, H.G., Siering, G., Williamson, J., Kaysar, M. (2023, Dec 1). Indecision about AI in classes Is so last week. Inside Higher Ed.
Wondering about how to address students’ use of AI in your course? Consider this article for advice about how to talk about A.I. with your students, establish course policies, and think about how to prevent unproductive uses of generative A.I. Come see your CTL for more!
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Extended Reality Initiative (XRI) Faculty Fellows Grant - Proposals Due Friday January 19
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The Extended Reality Initiative (XRI) Faculty Fellows Grant provides faculty with technical and instructional support and funds to implement Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR) assignments/projects/activities into their course(s) that are designed to improve student learning and success at IU. Proposal submission is now open!
Learn more about the initiative and submit a proposal!
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Apply to the Early Career Teaching Academy (ECTA)
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Are you in the first three years of your full-time appointment and interested in developing a teaching career and teaching identity that’s learning-centered, evidence-based, and equity-focused? Apply to the Early Career Teaching Academy to lay a foundation for a powerful and well-documented teaching career that addresses the teaching goals of departments and learning goals of students.
Applications due Wednesday, January 24, 2024.
Learn more and apply.
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Curriculum Enhancement Grant – Proposals Due January 31
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The 2024 Curriculum Enhancement Grant (CEG) Request for Proposals is now open! Faculty from IUPUI, IUPUC, and IU Fort Wayne are invited to submit a proposal to enhance their course/curricula for inclusive and equitable student learning experiences using innovative pedagogies and technology, including the high-impact practice of ePortfolios.
Read RFP and learn more.
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2024 Plater-Moore Conference on Teaching and Learning – Registration is Open!
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Registration is now open for the Plater-Moore Conference on Teaching and Learning, scheduled for Friday, April 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the IUPUI Campus Center. More than 18 peer-reviewed concurrent sessions, in a variety of engaging formats, seek to disseminate best practices and innovation in teaching and learning within higher education. Secure your spot today for this day of learning, networking, and professional development that is free for IU instructors, staff, and graduate student instructors from all academic units.
Register today!
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CTL Workshops and Webinars
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This series meets on 1/25, 2/22, & 3/28 from 2 to 3 p.m. | UL 1125M - Faculty Crossing
Register » Organizer: Center for Teaching and Learning and Presenter: Lesli Amaya and Douglas Jerolimov
In preparation for the keynote address at the Plater-Moore Conference on Teaching and Learning, the Center for Teaching and Learning will host two reading groups of “Equality or Equity: Toward a Model of Community-Responsive Education,” the title of Jeff Duncan-Andrade’s much-acclaimed book. Duncan-Andrade argues that students deserve more than equal access; they deserve meaningful educational experiences no matter their diverse interests and needs. The reading groups (one online, one in-person) will start in January and meet once a month prior to the conference.
Registration for the reading groups is limited. Participants will receive a personal hard copy of Equality or Equity prior to winter break and will have the opportunity to meet Jeff Andrade-Duncan at the conference.
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Tuesday, January 30 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Anusha S. Rao and Presenter: Anusha S Rao
Ever wondered how to make your assignments crystal clear, ensuring students understand not just what to do but why it matters? Transparent assignment designs have been proven to promote equity and student success. Clarification and elaboration of an assignments’ purpose, task, and grading criteria works to scaffold student learning activities, especially now with the widespread use of AI in learning. Doing so helps all students, but especially students from underserved populations and students who may be unfamiliar with college success strategies. In this webinar, participants will be introduced to the transparent design framework (TiLT), analyze sample transparent assignments, and will begin drafting or revising a transparent assignment.
This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Assessment Methods and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (A)
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Tuesday, February 13 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Douglas Jerolimov and Presenter: Douglas Jerolimov
Your courses include students of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and preparation, and you aspire to build supportive communities of learning that motivate and maximize each student’s learning. Does your teaching philosophy express and communicate values of inclusion and equity? Your teaching philosophy statement can be a powerful tool for articulating this connection. Join this 1-hour webinar to consider this question. Leave with new ideas for communicating your commitment to inclusive pedagogy.
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Book a Virtual Instructional Design Consultation!
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The Instructional Design (ID) Clinic is staffed with experts who can help you level up your online teaching! You can schedule a virtual meeting to review your course and share ideas and how-to’s. Pick one (or several) 30-, 45- or 60-minute time slots from our calendar, and we’ll see you online. The clinic is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and noon to 8 p.m. on weekends (EST). The ID Clinic is a service of IU Online and UITS eLearning Design & Services.
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PRAC Grant Proposals Due Jan 31, 2024
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Faculty can receive support of up to $5000 for grant proposals that promise innovative approaches or improved practice in assessment and/or program review. Learn more and submit a proposal.
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Submit a Proposal for the 2024 Midwest SoTL Conference
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We invite you to submit a proposal for the 2024 Midwest SoTL Conference, which will be held in person on April 12, 2024. Our conference theme is Teaching Everyone Everywhere and our keynote speaker will be Peter Felten, who has published seven books about undergraduate education, including Connections are Everything: A College Student’s Guide to Relationship-Rich Education (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023). We are accepting proposals that describe empirical studies of SoTL, theoretical discussions of SoTL, descriptions of best practice of teaching, and interactive workshops on implementing best practice. Proposals are due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 1, 2024. (There will be a later call for 5-minute Quick Hits presentations.) See the conference website for details.
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2024 Spring Teach Talks
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The Faculty Crossing presents 2024 Spring Teach Talks with visual artist and educator, Asli Narin. Asli is this year’s Herron Faculty Teaching Resident. Her Teach Talks will focus on how creating photobooks teaches conceptual thinking, visual literacy, curation, and design skills.
Register:
Teach Talk (In-Person): Wednesday, February 14, 12 noon – 1 p.m.
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Faculty Award Nominations
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The Division of Undergraduate Education are currently accepting nominations for the following awards through 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 1, 2024.
Nominate a colleague for one or more of these awards. If you have questions please contact Jerry Daday.
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IUPUI Open Education Award
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The IUPUI Open Education Award recognizes instructors that contribute to student success by using free, open, digital materials in the classroom. Open educational resources (OERs) are any educational materials that are in the public domain or are licensed for adaptation and reuse. OERs may include textbooks, chapters, online modules, assignments, audiovisual works, datasets and other digital products. Nominators or nominees are encouraged to include additional relevant materials (student survey results, documented changes in DFW rates, etc.) within the nomination form.
Nominations are encouraged for products that:
- Have an open license, such as Creative Commons, GNU, Public Domain, etc.
- Have been used in a classroom environment at IUPUI during the past three academic years
- Are publicly accessible
We would like to recognize the work of instructors from a variety of IUPUI schools and departments. Please feel free to nominate more than one person or yourself. The winner will receive a $1,500 cash prize, a certificate, and public recognition. The University Library will announce the winner during Open Education Week.
Nominations are due on February 2 by the end of the day. View the award rubric. Completed forms should be sent to Bill Orme.
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